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Gunner Asch[_4_] Gunner Asch[_4_] is offline
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Default can anyone tell me what this thing is really really used for?

On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:34:27 GMT, "Carl Byrns"
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"William Noble" wrote in message
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I made my best guess, and listed it on ebay, but maybe one of you folks
knows if I guessed right or if it is really something else - thanks:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=300214104853

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bill


Just what you said: to balance wheel/tire assemblies. Before spin balancers,
this was an accepted method of statically balancing a wheel.

-Carl


Arnt there some adapter rings missing though?

Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner