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Hello everyone my name is Jon and I have been working on Watches for a while and really enjoying the challenge, I now hope to learn more and become a more competent repairer.

Just got myself a MKS staking set so now just working out what some of the stumps etc do.

Speak soon I hope.

 

Jon

 

 

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11 hours ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Hello and welcome from Leeds, England. 

Hi, I am in York so we are neighbours.🙂

Thanks for the replies this is a good place to be.🙂

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1 minute ago, watchweasol said:

Hi @JonC I worked in York for 7 to 8 years, lived in Tadcaster at the time nice old city still got family there.

Good to know, I hope the family are doing well.

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Welcome, there are several books on staking sets, see if you can find one from Henry Fried or K&D, they will show/tell you what you can use those stumps for, you just might figure it out on your own though....

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