Every. Single. Time...

So far, I've attempted to rebuild a handful of watches. Mostly watches I didn't expect to be able to resurrect just to get the hang of manipulating tools and parts, but there have been a half dozen or so that I should have been able to get back on the road. To a one, every single watch ends up with abysmally low amplitude. The one time I didn't have low amplitude, it was so high it rebanked due to an incorrect mainspring; once I got the correct mainspring in it, like clockwork (rimshot), low amp

I have no balance tack. I've been wondering if I should get one, and what all would be done with it. But so far, I also have just been getting by with carefully placing the balance complete upside down in the parts tray. I will read a bit more about these balance tacks, but I don't know if I will get one if I do not need it. I like my brass tweezers very much. They require attention sometimes to keep them straight and the tips lined up. But I don't mind that. They grip fine and do not