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somewhere else on the group I know there were discussing the punches and there appears to be some size variations. In other words there is not a necessarily a universal size that fits all at least that was a thought was in this discussion. then here's a link to cousins they sell individual punches

https://www.cousinsuk.com/search?searchTerm=Staking Set Individual Punches

 

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10 hours ago, TwistyHairspring said:

I have a basic staking set. Does anyone know of a good source of individual punches?...other then eBay?

There is a big NAWCC event in Mesquite this weekend.  I was planning to go and that was one of the items on my list to look for.  Looks like I am gonna skip the trip because it is a 4hr drive, and I have so many other things going on right now.  Hate it...but gotta keep priorities straight.  Only 3.5hr drive for you.

14 minutes ago, TwistyHairspring said:

there is a 100# minimum order.

I don't see that.  The last time I ordered, I did not see this minimum requirement.

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21 minutes ago, TwistyHairspring said:

It is a K&D set, so the diameter of the punches is common (4.7mm).

Cousins UK looks like a great resource, but there is a 100# minimum order.

Anyone have a spare triangular punch on hand?

There's no minimum order from Cousins -you can buy a single item if you want.

As an aside - I've asked this before but didn't get an answer:

Does anyone know ( you must @JohnR725 ! ) what this thing does, with a plastic cap one end, and flat brass at the other?

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27 minutes ago, mikepilk said:

There's no minimum order from Cousins -you can buy a single item if you want.

As an aside - I've asked this before but didn't get an answer:

Does anyone know ( you must @JohnR725 ! ) what this thing does, with a plastic cap one end, and flat brass at the other?

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What is the diameter?  It looks like a lathe tailstock runner which would have a diameter of about 7.6mm

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21 minutes ago, LittleWatchShop said:

What is the diameter?  It looks like a lathe tailstock runner which would have a diameter of about 7.6mm

It's the same diameter as all the other stakes in my Boley and Leinen set - about 4.67mm

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2 hours ago, mikepilk said:

Does anyone know ( you must @JohnR725 ! ) what this thing does, with a plastic cap one end, and flat brass at the other?

the problem with staking his sets are they often come with mystery items. I've seen that before I think we might have one at work I'll have to check. Don't have one in my set and I'll have to see if there is one at work to look at it. I know when I get together from time to time with a group of watchmakers we bite have a discussion on mystery tools and mystery tools can include things found in the staking septic nobody seems to know what they're used for.

For instance if you look in the catalog found at the link below I don't recall seeing it. which just means for looking at the wrong Of

https://archive.org/details/KDStakingTools/mode/2up

 

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4 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said:

There is a big NAWCC event in Mesquite this weekend.  I was planning to go and that was one of the items on my list to look for.  Looks like I am gonna skip the trip because it is a 4hr drive, and I have so many other things going on right now.  Hate it...but gotta keep priorities straight.  Only 3.5hr drive for you.

eBay has cut into the regionals and declining membership. But at least in the past I found the regional meetings the best place to buy stuff tools watches whatever. then if you took your time to search through all the bins and boxes of each of the Sellers is amazing what she would might feel the dig up.. Because as I said before eBay this is where lives sell their stuff and the miscellaneous tools they might be selling at a dollar a tool or something but today with eBay who knows. If you've never been to regional well worth going at least one time.

https://net.nawcc.org/NAWCC/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=MT23LSR

 

 

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9 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said:

I inherited this little staking set and am still clueless as to how it is to be used.

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The pocket watch case dent remover? Or is that a holder for the stakes? I assume that set was from a time before stake holders were invented?

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14 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said:

I inherited this little staking set and am still clueless as to how it is to be used.

I don't suppose there's any indication of who made it stamped anywhere on the base or the punches themselves? Then an interesting assortment you have including three punches for insane people who like to work on cylinder watches. You don't always find those and you definitely don't find those in modern sinking sets as modern watchmakers have come to their sanity and don't work on cylinder watches.

I know I've seen the set before although the discussion below probably wasn't where I saw it interesting to get a catalog page don't know if we get an answer of what is for?

 

 

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15 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said:

I inherited this little staking set and am still clueless as to how it is to be used.

Like the usual ones, just your hand is the vertical guiding tool.

They were cheaper for those who could not afford the big one. Here the stakes are usually 4.0 mm.

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