I'm so sad with my MS cleaning/oiling results!
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By RichardHarris123 · Posted
Hello and welcome from Leeds, England. -
Yes, you'll have to be extremely careful with pivot diameters less than about 0.12mm. They are all too easy to dent even with a very, very light hand. I have the Bergeon version with the adjustable table too but I must say I prefer the JKA Feintaster. Also, the JKA has a dial that I find to be very pleasing, both from an aesthetic and practical perspective. I always feel a little extra happy when I get the chance to use it. I'm not being nerdy now, am I!? 🤣 There's a Swedish watch that reminds me of the JKA named Strayer. I love its dial but way, way too expensive for me. We'll all soon be there! 😆
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By Neverenoughwatches · Posted
You do, there was a bench one on ebay last week that had a small adjustable resting table which mine doesn't have but it was nearly 10 times what i paid. I think i do ok with mine and have measured lots of staff and some jewel, i have a very light touch and stable hands which is one of the reasons ive stayed with the hobby. I have yet to get my head around how "EVERYTHING" works 😅 -
Hi all of you, I've just got a new pocket watch, a Wyler, which seems to have a very unusual shock protection. I've read that this Incaflex system is very efficient, but I don't know when that kind of Watch was made. https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmSEWqSryKqAnAb7mbsiJzG4-xdi?e=jErjHQ https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmSEWqSryKqAnAfGKtL43Fb-ip8F?e=Rb1KMn
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By rjenkinsgb · Posted
Re. rust removal: I'm using a formula created by one of the science channels on youtube (Elementalmaker). It's cheap, not acidic and works in a similar way to evaporust, but seems milder. It has worked well on everything I've tried it with so far, with no detrimental effects. The formula is: Per 100ml deionised water; 5g Tetrasodium EDTA [from amazon or ebay etc] then enough citric acid to bring it to ~6.5ph, testing with ph paper, plus a few drops of washing up liquid / dish soap. I've only made one, 100ml batch so far and it shows no signs of stopping working, though it is starting to look a bit murky! These spring winding arbours were the worst rusted items I've put in it - they had quite heavy scaled rust patches; you can see the darker grey areas where the rust ate in to the metal, compared to the untouched areas. The small clock parts are unaffected by the solution, other than the rust having gone. (I've also used it on such as setting levers & other keyless components, that had quite significant rust from water ingress).
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