Originally Posted by polyspheric
When balancing ends, the subject end must be on the scale, a line through both pin and journal centers must be horizontal, and the opposite end suspended (weightless).
Unless the same process is used on both ends, the exact point where metal is removed may add an error.
iagree
That is the only way I've seen good balancing shops balance rods scope
It seems to me that they also tried to have the rod halfway between scale and the suspending tool both times weighing each end work scope

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