Originally posted by pelligrini
Naa, that was just what the thermal expansion might be at 230 degrees.

I don't know how fast a 10-20 pound mass would dissipate heat. All that would be subject to the ambient temp and a few other factors too.

I could do some experiments with my old greasy balancer and my wife’s pots and meat thermometer, but I think she'd want to try out some impact studies with her new rolling pin and my skull.

When you first mentioned how a balancer would cool down I really was just thinking about my experience with the big aluminum shift handle on my vertical-gate, it seems to never cool off after baking in the sun.
I wouldn't want you to get beat up over this. if i keep talking it looks like i might though. I really cant see the advantage you get compared to the time it would take to do this. a com. mechanic would go Hungary doing it this way.