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Just finished making yet another balance staff.e5ad99e9382b580ea3c1a32a8bff1dfe.jpg91715bac1de2acc8bd57ce4422551569.jpgf97c53d25681e485f56bf6502aa75092.jpg0a3422a76a3bd0061fd830b219032f0e.jpg3d691df23d8d978191858e24bc30a589.jpg14e35eb00386fe4442b1272b3633ff2b.jpg

The big problem I had was that after I Jacot to pivots down to size, the balance itself was slightly warped causing the balance to rub against the palate fork plate. I managed to straighten it using caliber and fingers. Works well now. Fun day.

 

 

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 To me, looks like post graduate work.
I am anxious to see, one installed and runing , dancing as we say here. 
Do you harden them too? 
 

It works perfectly and I do have the after video. Need to be able to upload videos here.


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 To me, looks like post graduate work.
I am anxious to see, one installed and runing , dancing as we say here. 
Do you harden them too? 
 

I use blued steel so I don’t need to temper and anneal, I can do this as I have but it is the harder way. Need to get blued steel that is not from China; needs to have the right amount of carbon in it.


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