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That did it. Though, I made a slight mod to the procedure. I placed the donut over the barrel and secured both to the bench by running strips of strong packing tape of the edges of the donut.

The barrel arbor is steel so it will disappear like the screw (well, be severely damaged at least). The screw is often rather loose once the head breaks off, you may well be able to get in there with a broken oiler or number 5 tweezers and spin it out.

No worries, I've spent plenty of time just thumbing through the books reading about odd looking tools that the pictures have caught my eye, the Riveting thimble and stand being one of those tools, you won't regret buying it for $20. A lot

Mark did a video about building own watch. Sort of inspired me to build up a custom watch. The dial and hands are custom handmade from raw material. The movement is automatic TY2706. The case 316 stainless modified a bit. Worn everyday and a great timekeeper

I agree, Its always a good idea to asked moderators. I have done so before, asked of OH about spare parts fellow forumers often need. The dials in bulk are vintage Oris calender pointer, some eight hundered genuine plates in two diferent aizes, all with good sturdy feet. My question is, what do you recommend? Will post pix within a day. Nearly six hundered genuine plates all vintage selfwinder fortis of various models and sizes already on hand, yet the quanrity can rise considerably. Fifty rare plates of various brands. Some guy here in Tehran refurbishes, prints are good paint or decal quality is not as good as the pic shown earlier in this thread. I heard his equipment involves laser and such. I wounder if good quality raw material is the problem or his tech shortcomings? Perhaps your advise would improve his work. Pix will be posted within 24 hrs. Thanks in advance.

In my opinion there should be more oil on the pallet stones. Have a look at the BHI lubrication guide. However, it should run well with that amount only. Did you use an actual breaking grease on the mainspring and did the barrel wall show signs of wear?

It's a pedestal stand and riveting stakes. It allows you to hold the stake with one finger and support the item with the rest of your hand. Basically it lets you do work that you would normally need a thirs hand for. That picture is showing a minute hand been driven onto a pocket watch. I'll take a photo of the page from Britten's Watch and Clockmakers handbook