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  1. jdrichard
    Just grab the impulse jewel carefully with tweezers and see if it moves at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    I had the same problem on a pocket watch. Turned out to be a loose impulse jewel. Re-shellaced it and all was good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    I have. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Hey, thanks for referring my video:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Here you go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Still scarred. I used to use this stuff to clean my guns when I was in the army. No gloves either, naphtha bath they called it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    A toothpick could bend the pivot. Pith Wood is the best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Didn’t think last lighter fluid had oils, perfumes and other additives. I do have a large container of naphtha...just afraid of it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    I usually clean vintage watch parts in lighter fluid with an art brush. Then I finish it off by tapping the pivot ends with pith wood. Never had an issue. I did look up the method in the web and it would be ok if you didn’t use the lighter fluid at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Agree. Will re-stake with staking set. The JB Weld “chemical” solution will also add weight to the balance: may be indiscernible. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    A Marc Response Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    R.I.P. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    And it was so good!!! If I don’t have enough material to rivet it on, I could use a dab of JB Weld, carefully applied using my new Stereo Microscope. Here is a picture of the eye of a lady bug, just to show you how close it gets. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    That is crazy good amplitude. You could add a bit of weight to the balance and see if you can still regulate it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    I was reassembling the hairspring and the balance cock on PW I was working on and I noticed that the balance popped off the staff. Ahhhhh! I made the staff of course but obviously did not stake it on well enough. I friction fit it but will now have to see if there is enough material left to form a rivet. Ahhhhhh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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