I have been playing with balancing for a while now and thought I would put out a few thoughts for comments. The comments may give me confidence in my ways, or change them . I am working with an older Hines HC500

A couple of times now when I have had a crank that needs a small amount of weight added, I have looked at the opposite side removed weight to throw the correction point onto the edge of the counterweight, then made the required correction.  I realize there can be issues with stress relieving the surface tensions which could cause some warping of the crank. I possibly may have run into this on one crank where I significantly removed the casting lines. There may have been a .0005" misalignment as a result. As an afterthought, the removal of the casting line  did not contribute significantly to moving the correction angle anyway.

When adding tungsten, I find it can be challenging to stake the crank especially if you drill the hole through. I have tried keeping the hole blind so that only the more accessible side needs staking. This does mean that you cannot ream for a good fit. I find in most cases the 1/2" tungsten taps in nicely, the .438 is more of a challenge to get tight. I have used red locktite to ensure the weights stay secure.

If you are one who firmly believes in a through hole so that it can be reamed, do you have any suggestions for staking the hard to access side?
Thanks for your thoughts
 

Last edited by rcull (1/20/2016 6:05 pm)