Picked up my L&R re-furbished machine yesterday. It now cleans without smoke from the motor is wired safely and cleans & drys watch parts a treat.See below before & after pics.
Highly recommend Graham Baxter @ http://www.delphelectronics.co.uk. Very knowledgable guy and has an interesting site to visit.
Here one of my Omegas that I rarely wear because its old and I don't want to put too much wear on it. It keeps phenomenal time--I mean, really spot on throughout the day. I wore it today in the house just to give it some wrist time, but its raining out and I won't wear it when I step outside later.
JC
Welcome to the forum Tony and 10 out of 10 for ingenuity with the tape recorder/watch winder!
Regarding the stem problem, I don't know what movement is giving the problem. But I suspect it is an issue that the boss has made a video of.
Have a look at this:- http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0b83l-1DmlQ
Don't unscrew them - screw them down and this loosens the movement - then turn the movement in the case until the screws reach the gaps in the case and the movement is free.