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I'm getting better. Really enjoying myself. However, as most beginners do, I have started on cheap watches. They are more prone to damage, wear and tear. Many of them have problems with the barrel bridge. The barrel hole for the arbour is worn and too large. On many of them I can insert the tip of the tweezers there is that much movement. I need a Staking set, I think to myself. On my £10 a week spends  that is 3 month saving and not purchase anything in between. Boohoo.

Why not DIY?

I have a hand press for £11. I purchased a set staking punches for £11. Cut holes in a plastic holder. Woohoo! A staking set.  A rubbish one compared to proper standards. But I have to tell you it worked. I closed my first arbour hole and it has worked. Hammer time was gentle.

 

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5 hours ago, watchweasol said:

Hi Ross full marks for ingenuity and thinking out side the box. A creditable diy solution to your problem. That will suffice untill you get a proper one. Well done.

A proper one? I'm hurt. 

Seriously though. Thank you for the comment. Forgot to mention that I use Rodico under the wood to hold a centre. Does that make it professional. Har har.

Still loving the hobby.

Regards to all

Ross

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A solo ugly aprofessional fixing. To be sure.  😊

Hi Ross  disregard the previous text, fat finger trouble and a duff predictive text on the ipad. What I meant to say It is a professional fix using the rodico. You will probably be able to do lots of jobs on that rig.   I used a 36 hole stake and a set of punches for quite some time and even managed to re staff watches with it, now got a couple of staking tools to do the job.  I you keep an eye out on the bay they do have small sets turn up and you can add to them in the future.  well done.    cheers

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10 hours ago, watchweasol said:

A solo ugly aprofessional fixing. To be sure.  😊

No umbrage taken in in any form. It's not often you are wrong, but you are right again. I have been looking on ebay, and the sets usually start at £100+ but then sell in excess of £300. I can only dream. However, at least I can try my 'DIY 'fix' when I need to. 

I see the YouTube videos of the 'fixers' who always seem to be able to obtain Omega, Rolex watches to attempt their restorations. Galling when the current prices of the 'Mumbai' watches exceeds my pricing strategy. Have you noticed how prices have crept up over the last year?  Even my learning items, Seiko are now out of my league. Ah well.

Thank goodness for my bride who obtained a 1/2 price digital Microscope with a 7" screen for me as a Christmas present. It's brill.

Regards. I am keeping the faith.

Ross

 

 

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Hi Ross sure the prices are on the up, when I started  and got tools from an English company (TG Loader in Oxford)  Bergeron tools were the issue later on there were other cheaper versions , French, Japanese . As more and more hobbyists take it up of course the demand rises and the price accordingly, that’s why some improvisation is needed.  I  rebush clocks by hand  using a vertical drill press not a Bergeron one costing two grand.    All the best 

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3 hours ago, rossjackson01 said:

I see the YouTube videos of the 'fixers' who always seem to be able to obtain Omega, Rolex watches to attempt their restorations

That's because on YouTube you're the king. I've seen now or know of two separate examples of people on YouTube who the viewing audience sent them a Rolex to restore. So if you want nice watches to work on getting YouTube channel. Don't worry if you think you don't know anything that doesn't stop a lot of people on YouTube just look convincing Sound like you know what you're doing.

3 hours ago, rossjackson01 said:

Even my learning items, Seiko are now out of my league.

Yes Seiko is they used to be cheap but now their collectors items. Even the current Seiko watches are very very popular. But somebody on the group relatively recently picked up something for $50 which seems expensive for Seiko. I think I remember buying Seiko's long time ago for five dollars each that's reasonable price. But the $50 Seiko turned out to be relatively rare and should really go for several hundred dollars. Which made for a really nice learning watch for somebody to break stuff. Oh and of course the much older say goes like this getting parts are nearly impossible. So yes interesting Seiko's are out there but getting them cheap probably more of an accident than anything else.

 

 

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