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Now go on to balancestaff.com, select universal and scroll down to universal linge 14" find calib 285. This guy sells parts, also diaplays schematic diagram of staffs with list of dimensions for the staff you need. Many material houses in Europe and USA retail watch parts. Good luck -
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I finally got my lathe up and running, and I tried turning a few pieces by hand. I needed to create an M0.6 dial shoulder screw, so first I practiced on a piece of aluminum. And since aluminum is so soft, I was able to turn down the diameter using a Vallorbe diamond-shaped graver pretty quickly. I acquired a bit of confidence in using the graver, so I decided to try on steel. I would normally try on O1 tool steel since it's comparatively soft, inexpensive, and hardens well, but I didn't have any. I do have some pivot blue steel, so I tried on that first. I also have some A2 steel, which I tried as well. In both cases, it took me so long to turn down 3 mm into 0.6 mm (and then on top of that, I overpowered the piece and ended up breaking off what was supposed to be the threaded portion 🙂). So I'm wondering if my technique is incorrect, or if I'm using the incorrect type of graver, or if something else. Thanks! -
Ok so that's just a Poljot 3133 and nothing to do with Sturmanskie, also wasn't made until 1983. Edit Here's some more details on the 3133 https://www.polmax3133.com/guide.html -
Thanks for this assessment, I'm glad to hear that I made a good choice. Can you explain what you mean with "serviceable"? Do you mean that it is possible to get spare parts if necessary? You are right, it is WELO, this is punched on the stakes. There are two disks in the set. The left one is the one that is visible in the photos in the first message in this thread: The left disk has a cutout so that the pole fits flat into the disk: This cutout is not present in the second disk, so the top end of the pole would protrude. What is the purpose of the second disk to the right, and is it actually original without the cutout for the pole?
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