Adjusting End Shake on a Pocket Watch Balance Staff

[jdrichard]

The challenge was that after replacing a jewel in setting on a pocket watch, there was too much end shake and the pivots were falling out of the jewel hole in certain positions.  So I created a technique for removing material from the outer ring of the setting, making it thinner and thereby seating it deeper within the plate and resolving the end shake issue.  Here is the video, enjoy.

 

 

[clockboy]

Great work indeed JD. The shimming of the balance is common and I think some  makers  such as Poljot fit them as standard. 
PS your not bad on the guitar as well

[jdrichard]

22 minutes ago, clockboy said:

Great work indeed JD. The shimming of the balance is common and I think some  makers  such as Poljot fit them as standard. 
PS your not bad on the guitar as well

Thanks. I actually don’t like shimming, however, very difficult to tell how much material to take off the jewel setting so shimming solves the back and forth issue.