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One of the pallet stones on today's movement (a Zim 2602.1) has assymetrical shellac.

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It looks to me that half the shellac has come away, although the stone appears to still be secure with the shellac that remains. I'm thinking I should probably repair this before I proceed. Is it likely to be successful if I add a little shellac and warm it until it melts? Is the existing shellac likely to melt at the same time and reflow with the new? Or should I remove all the existing shellac before applying new? (This will be only my second time applying shellac to a pallet.)

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From the photo it looks as if the pivot has broken. If you add more shellac what is already there will melt. To be fair it all looks a mess.  

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The photo is looking almost straight down the pivot which is why it looks broken. I think the pivots are actually fine.

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These are disassembly pics, prior to cleaning. (I'll use cleaner Rodico after cleaning!)

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The pivots are OK, but the pallets stones (at least entrance one) seems chipped. About the shellac - just heating to melt it will be enough,  just clean and degrease before.

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I think there is a chip from the bottom edge of the exit stone but the lock and impulse faces are intact where they interface with the escape wheel. I think it's still usable.

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Yes, it the chip is not in the trace of the teeth, then the stone is usable. More, You can move the stone up/down in order to use the clean  not chipped part of the stone.

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