Sharpening Stake Tool Set Punch

[menez718]

I  have a chipped K&D center set punch with my staking tool set and was wondering if there are any companies providing professional sharpening/refinishing for watchmakers?  Are they any ways to do this at home?

Unfortunately, I do not own a lathe and am a little hesitant strapping the punch to my power drill.  Any advice?

Thanks,

Dan

[rossjackson01]

This video deals with the way to repair a jewelling set. Should work for a Staking set. At least you can compare and modify to suit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS1G5-SmjaQ

 

Edited February 14, 2024 by rossjackson01
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[tomh207]

39 minutes ago, menez718 said:

I  have a chipped K&D center set punch with my staking tool set and was wondering if there are any companies providing professional sharpening/refinishing for watchmakers?  Are they any ways to do this at home?

Unfortunately, I do not own a lathe and am a little hesitant strapping the punch to my power drill.  Any advice?

Thanks,

Dan

If it’s the punch used to centre the table I would think that would have to be done on a lathe.

 

Tom

[menez718]

5 hours ago, rossjackson01 said:

This video deals with the way to repair a jewelling set. Should work for a Staking set. At least you can compare and modify to suit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS1G5-SmjaQ

 

I like Alex's videos but in this instance I would need to use a lathe or rotary drill.  The punch is used to center the table on the staking tool.

4 hours ago, tomh207 said:

If it’s the punch used to centre the table I would think that would have to be done on a lathe.

 

Tom

Yes, it's THAT punch.  I would like to have it as close to perfect as possible.  Any watchmakers or companies offering this service?  

Edited February 14, 2024 by menez718

[rehajm]

7 minutes ago, menez718 said:

Yes, it's THAT punch

The King of punches …

…just wondering - how many staking sets do you have? Just one?

Edited February 14, 2024 by rehajm

[menez718]

6 minutes ago, rehajm said:

The King of punches …

…just wondering - how many staking sets do you have? Just one?

Just the one set I purchased from Goodwill.  The center set punch it came with appeared to have been sharpened (poorly) but does the job.  I picked up a used punch off eBay with a chipped point.  I now have two punches to be refinished!   This damn hobby makes a tool junkie out of the best of us!

[menez718]

I was hoping to get some recommendations for sharpening my chipped K&D center set punches.  Any suggestions?

[mikepilk]

The one in my set was blunt so I put it in a cordless drill, and used a stone to sharpen it. Easy

[AlanB]

I've done this with a tool and cutter grinder. It is important that the centre be axial with the punch.  Most small engineering shops would have one so maybe finding a friendly local one might be a way forward?  Punches are often non-standard sizes so it probably needs one that has collets to hold the work.

[Malocchio]

Buying a new one is surely the cheapest option if you can't do the work yourself.

https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/centering-spindle-staking-punch