Balance stud and taper pin

[Murks]

Have a question can someone help are there Any tool that can hold the stud well I'm trying fitting the taper pin on a balance?

[nevenbekriev]

Hi Murks,

One way is to use pin vise to hold the stud. Another way is to put the stud in place in the cock

[Murks]

Thank you 

[Neverenoughwatches]

This is how i fit the brass hairspring pin in the stud.  Assemble all of the balance and install it in the movement, fit the movement into a movement holder. Slide the hairspring into the stud and fit the brass pin using fine tweezers. I stand the movement holder on it's side so that the movement is in a vertical position, this gives better access to the stud hole. Voilà

[JohnR725]

if you have lots of money and the desire to acquire another tool. a very specialized tool with only one purpose kinda hard to justify the price though but still another tool to impress your friends.