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By rob1crazydude · Posted
my wife picked up this Wakmann at a yard sale for a DOLLAR! then brought it to me and asked if i wanted it!!! i ordered from Gleeve , pushers, crystal,gaskets and cleaned it up spme,, waer it everyday now i need a return to zero part cant remember the nuber right now thats why its not zero'd -
So I managed to straighten the pivot by holding the pinion in a pin vice and slowly rolling the pivot on hard metal surface while pushing on the side opposite the bend with tweezers. Just like in the video Mark posted earlier. I didn’t heat it but, if I need to do it again I will as it does make sense to do that I think. My backup was to order a new wheel but repovoting sounds interesting. It looks a bit out of my league at the moment though as I don’t have a lathe or the skill to use it! I’ll try leaving the canon pinion on longer for some added protection; it’s usually the first thing I take off. I would want it removed before taking off the train bridge though I guess. In this case though I think the solution is that I need to be more careful when dealing with the extended fourth wheel pivot! -
By HectorLooi · Posted
Pretty decent close-up photos can be acheived with a clip-on macro lens attached to a handphone. 15x Micro Lens Pink Phone Camera Lens Clip Light for Manicure Beauty Eyelash Nails Macro Photography Lighting Tool Adjustable https://a.aliexpress.com/_mP5iKcR -
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By TimepieceTinkerer · Posted
Hi all, Update: Thanks to everyone who responded — I really appreciate the help! It turns out the issue was caused by a loose cannon pinion on the main plate, which prevented the train wheels from sitting correctly. That’s why the movement wouldn’t tick with the balance in place, and the pallet fork appeared to "float" without engaging. Once that was fixed, everything snapped into place and started working as it should. I had replaced the pallet fork because I accidentally broke the pivot on the original one. @Neverenoughwatches P.S. I definitely need to upgrade my photo setup for situations like this — it's really difficult to capture clear views of small parts with a normal phone camera.
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