How to Use a WATCHMAKERS STAKING TOOL Set to REPLACE a Friction/Balance Staff

Pocket watch repair: How to use a watchmakers staking tool to replace a friction staff on the balance wheel of a Ball Waltham pocket watch. This will help if you have a broken balance/friction staff on your balance and you need a balance staff repair or replacement.

This pocket watch repair/restoration video (and channel) is intended for the hobbyist, the beginner or intermediate watch repair enthusiast! The watch repair tools you use are important to get the job done and not harm the pocket watch.

In this video, you can learn balance staff replacement, including for a broken balance staff - using the watchmakers staking tool. I plan on creating a series of the staking tools and how to use them on your pocket watches!

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00:00 Intro
00:33 Balance Staff Waltham 4861 (also used in Vanguard and Crescent Street)
02:00 How to clean the dirty Pocket Watch balance staff using pithwood
02:40 Taking Balance out of the pocket watch
03:03 Taking the Balance wheel off
03:18 How to take the Hairspring off of the Balance Wheel
03:30 Use Hairspring removal tool to gently pry off the Hairspring
03:52 How to use the WatchMaker Staking Tool Set Center punch
04:31 How to gently use the Stake to knock the roller table off of the balance wheel
05:12 How to knock the staff out of the hub
06:51 How to take the old staff out of the balance of the pocket watch
07:05 Putting the new staff in the balance
07:47 How to see if the new staff works before putting back the Pocket Watch hairspring and roller table
08:55 Using an air puffer to see if it now spins correctly
09:46 When things look good so far, start putting the pocket watch back together
09:53 How to put roller table back on to balance wheel
10:24 How to bottom of Pocket Watch roller table back on and line it up
10:40 How to Line it up correctly, use correct punch and give light tap
11:18 How to put hairspring gently back on balance wheel
11:24 Use same punch to gently tap it together
11:58 Start putting balance back together
12:23 Put balance back into movement
13:01 Wind up the Pocket Watch to see if it now works!





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