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Folkvisor Super WRT Addict

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I am having a problem with the hour hand on a watch; the friction fit isn't tight enough to hold it in place.

Would it be OK to very carefully squeeze it together a little? I'm a little reticent to do this.

Would a small amount of Locktite - the non permanent kind - work better?

 

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The procedure is in the book 'The staking set and how to use it' i believe there's a free .pdf somewhere if you need it, it has been posted on the forum before.
Only thing is the hour hand coming loose might be a direct result of the loose dial.

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I have in the past used a small pin vice as these hold the tube in four places, gently tighten up and test and adjust as you go until the hand fits, the other way I was told was to gently using a screwdriver blade push the hand tube over just a smidgen,  not scientific but both ways have helped me in the past, the pin vice is the better one though.

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