Yup. What I do now is just get it as true as possible mechanically, and not worry about it. You can hear the difference, though, between drive shafts. Andy "M. Adam Davis" on 04/12/2000 04:21:19 PM Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU cc: (bcc: Andrew Kunz/TDI_NOTES) Subject: Re: [OT] INVERTE THE WAVE Veeery carefully... and in a concrete/cinderblock room with safety glass... ;-) I assume this is a drive shaft on one of your boats? -Adam Andrew Kunz wrote: > > My problem is how to figure exactly how to balance a 12" rod 1/8" dia rotating > at 20K-30K RPM. > > Andy