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Maurice

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I would like to give a big THANKYOU to GEO for making me this lovely bow for my recently acquired jacot tool Also thanks to Marc for the heads up. This really is the best watch forum on the planet  :thumbsu:

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Made to fit the case.. What a Gent, Thankyou once again! :bow:

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This really is the best watch forum on the planet  :thumbsu:

 

Definitely an amazing one! Our plans for WORLD DOMINATION are panning out! :D

Nice of you Maurice! And thank you for the pic. Now you got quite a tool there!

 

@Geo: That is a very classy bow there Geo. I feel like thanking you for the nice gesture and it is not even for me!

 

PS. Do you actually need a lathe for the Jacot tool? Sorry for my ignorance but I've never used/had one...only seen a couple of pics/videos. Never the whole process/set up, etc.

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Do you actually need a lathe for the Jacot tool? Sorry for my ignorance but I've never used/had one...only seen a couple of pics/videos. Never the whole process/set up, etc.

No Bob, the Jacot tool is actually a small specialised lathe itself made for the final sizing and burnishing/polishing pivots.

You can get a safety driver for fitting into the headstock of a watchmakers lathe and a Jocot drum to fit the tailstock. To use it, the headstock spindle has to be locked and a bow used to turn the wheel and pinion in exactly the same way as a the one that Maurice has just purchased.

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Thanks Geo, if it is not much to ask, do you have pics that illustrates your explanation. I'm having trouble picturing this in my head, the whole set up. I'm myself starting to think I may want to have one too since the lathe is not required! :)

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

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Thank you Maurice, interesting video and to the point. I would also like to see the whole set up and how to fix it to the bench if necessary...just to have an idea of what to buy (something that's ready to go for my first pivot).

 

Cheers,

 

Bob

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Maurice

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I haven't used mine yet or I would post some pics for you. Im sure Marc used one in a video maybe somebody else could clarify? It is a tool thats warrants a video on its own.

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