New winding tool

[LittleWatchShop]

Picked this up on ebay for $75.  It was listed as a "Ratcheted lathe attachment."  LOL

[watchweasol]

Hi LWS     Iwould class that as an antique, nice.  Could you post a close up of the ratchet mechanism as I am halfway through building one but stalled at the ratchet device, many ideas on paper as yet.  cheers.

[Tmuir]

It looks like a simplified Ollie Baker mainspring winder.

Here is mine, mine takes the different sized clock letdown keys and works very well for removing and fitting strong mainspring springs safely.

Does yours take different sized letdown keys too?

Watchweasol this ebay listing will show you the detail you want and you can find them cheaper than this one.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/372492081883

Cousins sells them too

https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/mainspring-winder-ollie-baker-style

[LittleWatchShop]

55 minutes ago, Tmuir said:

It looks like a simplified Ollie Baker

It is the Weber style winder.  Ollie Baker style is better.  I am planning to mod this to hold the standard let-down keys.

[watchweasol]

Hi Tony  Mine is built on the webster design but has a jacobs chuck so will fit any barrel arbour. Designed to fit in a vice for stability. It uses the shells like the baker style and has a moving tailstock once its finished I will post it but its anly half done at the minute, otherthings take priority. I did build two others based on the joe Collins design both work well enough.

[Tmuir]

Thanks, I wasn't familiar with the Webster design