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Old 11th Jun 2018, 09:00
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Originally the blades were made in sets then balanced and tracked as a set in a large caged tower. It meant that should a single blade be damaged then all three had to be changed.

They could still be tracked; the tarred broom being propped vertically underneath the disc so that it marked the lowest blade was the technique.

I should imagine that Flying Bull used an electronic tracking and balancing system.
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