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Default Welding cast magnesium?

On Dec 21, 5:53*pm, wrote:
Any god tig welder should be able to do this. *Check your local bike
or boat shops. *Liberty Alloys has fillers for this alloy.http://www.dynamictechnologies.net/magtig.htm

Looks like that part was designed to fail. Eliminating the cross hole
would make a big difference. *Radiusing and polishing the inside of
that slot will make a difference.


The holes are a design legacy from steel frames. The newer models do
not have them. I was quite surprised when I saw how thin it actually
was once I could see inside!

Joseph