Re: [ihc] Harmonic Balancer Marking

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel,

So simple and such a good idea!

Steve
--- Joel M Brodsky <jmbrodsky@domain.elided> wrote:
> Instead of trying to just paint the small line, I've
> had pretty good luck
> as follows.
> Mask the counterweight on the balancer with tape so
> that one half of the
> balancer is masked and the
> other half exposed.  Paint one entire half of the
> balancer weight with
> white paint up to the line.
> Remove masking tape.  Now you should have half the
> weight painted white and
> the other half
> red.
> 
> It is UNBELIEVABLY easy to spot the line now and
> really easy to see it
> compared to the timing scale.
> 
> I encourage everyone to use this technique.
> 
> JoelB