Convert moment force at lever support

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The discussion centers on whether a clamp holding a lever can experience zero or reduced torque by balancing forces or converting rotational torque into linear tension. It is noted that while adding mass on the opposite side can counteract the weight, the goal is to achieve counterbalance without additional mass. The idea of converting clockwise moment force into linear spring tension through a mechanism at the clamp is proposed, with the lever pivoting at the center. A solution is suggested that requires a mechanism to maintain horizontal stability under applied forces. Ultimately, for the moment not to transfer to the clamp, it must be converted to a pivot.
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Is it possible to balance or convert the rotational force felt by a clamp holding a lever?
I am trying to determine if a clamp holding a lever with a mass at one end can experience zero or reduced torque either by balancing the forces or converting the rotational torque into another form such as linear, I’ve looked at counterbalance with Steadicams etc. but I believe this just counteracts the weight on the end of the lever and doesn’t reduce the torque at the clamp

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Obviously the mass added to the end of the lever will create a cw moment on the clamp and one way to counter the force would be to add another mass onto the other side of the clamp, however is it possible to achieve a counterbalance without adding another mass, while balancing out the moment forces

Would it be possible to convert the CW moment force to a linear spring tension by adding a mechanism at the clamp could this convert the torque seen at the clamp into spring tension?

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Lever would be pivoted at centre of clamp and would then rest on mechanism at front

Any help much appreciated, Thanks
 
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For moment not to be transferred to the clamp, it has to be converted to a pivot.
Your solution is good, as long as the force is able to keep direction by itself.
If a platform, some mechanism to keep it horizontal regardless the applied force will be neccesary.
 
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