Drilling for a repivot

[LittleWatchShop]

I am not really happy with this but it could have been worse.

This is a sweep second pinion that had a broken pivot.  I already found the replacement and really do not need this, but I thought it would be fun to try.

I started without doing any annealing.  Then realized that I needed to.  Just heated it over an alcohol burner.  I know there is an art to knowing when to stop...give me some time.

Also, failed to center properly.  Tomorrow, I will turn a pivot--needs to be 0.2mm.

I was thinking about @nickelsilverwhile I was doing this...knowing he could do it in minutes...likely with his eyes closed.

One thing I got from this was some confidence building (even though I broke the 0.1mm drill bit grrrrr).

[grsnovi]

At least you're not afraid to try stuff. It sounds like you have the tools needed to tackle some of these little projects. I'll be happy if I can service an un-working pocket watch with parts from a donor.