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Having my oilers constantly in the pithwood holder annoyed me so I thought I'd make a little swivel stand for them. I had an old screwdriver holder from a very cheap set I got ages ago. A bit of modifying and presto! And with my oilers safely stowed in a re-purposed item that had no further use.

Here's a nice inexpensive storage solution for those that want to keep their workbench clear of clutter. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141771044689?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D141771044689%26_rdc%3D1

A splendid solution to the oiler holder. On an awful wet afternoon, not having the nice screwdriver stand, I resorted to using a block of Teflon that has been in the cupboard for many years. Drilled and chamfered to 4.5mm it takes the oilers without those plastic covers and being a dense material it stands firmly on the bench. Thanks, Jim, for providing this useful tip and a means to forget the weather.

I bought four watches from Tradera(Swedish Ebay) and one of them was this wristwatch with integrated compass. It looked pretty nifty and it actually worked after i replaced the battery, i would like to know a bit more about the company and backstory of the watch. I have tried searching for the name on the dial but came up empty. Anybody familiar with the brand/watch? I attached some pictures, hopefully the quality isn't too bad. The markings on the movement are bulova watch company 7 jewels unadjusted puw 24on 243n (I found the movement online but that didn't really help) w-germany spaceline The brand on the dial i believe is Louis Ficher Thanks in advance Markus

I was asked to look & see if I could get working again a friends watch that was his fathers . It is a Rotary with a Peseux 320 movement. I always put such watch on my Timograph just to see what I am up against well see below. The big issues with this watch was getting the back off to say the least it was very difficult & I had to prise it off using my case opener tool. This tool is invaluable with a tight case back Not my one but the same design The other issues was the movement was very,very dirty & it was a mile out of beat (9.0 ms). The cleaning assembly & lube very straight forward but adjusting the beat was tricky as adjustment was only achievable by moving the hairspring collet. However this pic was after a few tweeks. I did eventually get the beat error down to 0.8ms & settled for that. Fitted a new high dumb cystel job done apart form a new strap required.

Nice display Steven, I don't suppose you can get those chopstick stands anywhere, do you? Cheers, Bob

I've spent about one grand on some tools from eBay last month. So many nice tools caught my eye during that time and couldn't resist it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I too bought from China . Didn't like the sloppy shaft and the non straight dies . So i redone mine with a stainless steel rod . And a bushing so i slides perfect . Bought some new dies from Cousinsuk . Even the hole for the shaft was out of line. Lot of work that i would not do again. If i would buy one today i probably would look for a better quality press .

I have been greatly enjoying this thread, and I would like to thank Stefan and everyone who cotributed by posting their projects and comments. On page seven of this thread Mark posted some photos of the inside of his microphone, and on that same page someone else posted a link to a piezo sensor similar to the one in Marks' microphone. I followed the link and ordered the sensor, installed it inside an old watch microphone I had and the results are better than I could have hoped. IMG_0056 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr IMG_0046 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr IMG_0058 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr IMG_0060 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr IMG_0050 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr IMG_0051 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr IMG_0097 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr IMG_0101 by Lavardo Forbes, on Flickr

That's exactly what I am saying Louis. My method for oiling the the escapement is done before I fit the balance. I to put the tiniest drop on each of the pallet stones, then with a dry oiler operate the lever four times to allow the escape wheel to rotate. This operation is done four times to ensure that the escape wheel has completed one revolution. I do not apply oil directly onto the teeth of the escape wheel, the oil gets there from the teeth contacting the pallet stones. Here is a picture of an Omega's lubrication chart that clearly shows that you do not oil the pallet fork pivots.

I found that most enlightening, thanks for posting it Ray, especially what he said about dealing with companies from the East as against those in Europe. I found that an eye opener!