How do I start on this

[jnash]

Any tips , start from the inside and go out , or is there something that can be done from the collet ? Any tips before I start..

 

I would rather it all be tangled up as at least I would be able to deal with it !

 

Thanks in advance

 

J

 

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[JohnR725]

Personally I think I'd rather have this than having a hairspring all tangled up.

So an interesting book is "Bench practices for watch and clockmakers" by Henry B Fried Has a nice section on what to do with hair Springs that don't quite look right. I would suggest though practicing on a practice hairspring first. But if you lack of practice spring you could try just be careful not to pull too much. So a couple images out of the book.

[jnash]

Thank you .. the spring was tangle before, i sorted the kinks, this has confirmed exactly what i had intended on doing.

 

Thank you for the time taken to post this.

 

Many thanks

 

Jonathan

[matabog]

After you bring it back, wouldnt you have a larger radius of the HS?

[Watchfixr]

From the photo, the helix spiral does not look uniform to me. You might still have a small kink or two along the spring. The spring should flatten out if you follow Fried's instructions. A few gentle attempts are much better than one gorilla one. Done correctly, the change in the radius should be negligible.