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Balancing your handwheels

carlsbad said:
Anybody balance their handwheels? I've been meaning to do this for a while but keep tossing around methods in my head that will be least intrusive. I'm tired of the weight of the handle affecting feel.
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how bout you take it to the tire shop and have them put it on the spin balancer machine:D
 
carlsbad said:
Anybody balance their handwheels? I've been meaning to do this for a while but keep tossing around methods in my head that will be least intrusive. I'm tired of the weight of the handle affecting feel.
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seriously ive seen many cast pulleys for v belts that have been balanced and have the holes drilled in them from balancing-- also they do have the magnetic weights to do this with
 
Again, I have always thought if I can spin it I can balance it; but there is kinetic balancing, there is dynamic balancing and there has always been static balancing from the beginning. If you are referring to a feed on lathe I suggest you use magnets. Not a good ideal to make them permanent unless you glue then; if you are going to use magnets weigh them, the magnets can be used to hold extra weight when adding weight. And then there is trimming to decrease weight.

F. Guffey
 
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fguffey said:
Again, I have always thought if I can spin it I can balance it; but there is kinetic balancing, there is dynamic balancing and there has always been static balancing from the beginning. If you are referring to a feed on lathe I suggest you use magnets. Not a good ideal to make them permanent unless you glue then; if you are going to use weight the magnets can aid in determining how much weight to use.

F. Guffey
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Can you please post some detailed pictures of your entire shop?
 
ridgeway said:
Can you please post some detailed pictures of your entire shop?
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As usual not much help, but many replies.
Just set the wheel up on live centres or a mandrel with a little clearance or a shaft on bearing-blocks and the heavy spot will fall.
Add weight or drill out, which ever is suitable.
LC
 
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