This it was ordered before his new balancer. However, after reading his post on how they balance, and seeing the "matched to within .2 grams" that the box of rods says...I dont want it balanced by 440source. That's my choice and my opinion. The set of rods comes with a sheet with the big and small end weights written in by someone. The total weight of the rod is what is "within .2 grams". The differences in the weights of the ends of the rods is the problem. A rod has a rotating weight end, and a reciprocating weight end. They are valued differently in the balancing work. In the case of this set, the big ends had differences of up to 4 grams from lightest to heaviest, and the small ends had differences of 2 grams. So those had to be equalized and that required grinding the ends slightly. The procedure Brandon uses does not match weights on the seperate ends from what I saw and read. If it does, my apologies. The operator uses one rod, the machine weighs it and spits out the specs for the bob weights. Without weighing each end of each rod, it cant be done as accurately as I would like it to. So I prefer to have my shop do it to my satisfaction. Balancing is like torque convertors...Some guys are fine with the cheaper ones, some want more. Some places do more for the cost, some do what will get them by, some guys see no need for a good one, some demand it.
