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  • August 8, 2014 at 3:54 am #49170
    showaddywaddy
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      hi anyone know where i can get an hour and second hand for a Federal Pocket Watch

      August 8, 2014 at 4:40 pm #58999
      david pierce
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        Where have you been?
        Cousins UK should have pocket watch hands. There is also a company over in the USA called CassKerr that carries a lot of that type of stuff.
        david

        August 9, 2014 at 2:12 am #59000
        showaddywaddy
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          thanks david i have been buying hands by the dozen but none will fit i don’t know what the hand looks like its my first zim watch

          August 9, 2014 at 4:08 am #59001
          arutha
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            Just find something similar, as long as the holes in the hands are smaller they can be broached out to fit.
            Paul.

            August 9, 2014 at 1:57 pm #59002
            showaddywaddy
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              thanks paul

              August 10, 2014 at 5:21 am #59003
              showaddywaddy
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                ,hi paul i got another pocket watch tool can you tell me how to use it

                August 10, 2014 at 6:31 am #59004
                chris mabbott
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                  If you do find hands and they are also a tad too big on the hole I.d. You can also reduce that diameter. Usually if the hole is slightly oversized, I’m talking a hair, then chances are that they’ll also be too long, which is also not a problem as you can trim a touch off the ends and reform them if necessary.

                  The tool you show is for making new holes in mainsprings, they’re mainspring pliers.

                  August 10, 2014 at 8:23 am #59005
                  david pierce
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                    A general term for your mainspring plyers is punch and die. In a new set the surface of the die would be flat and shiny and the holes would be clean and have no chipped out metal around the edges. The punches should be clean, flat and free of chipped areas, especially on the bottom surface. It looks like the set you have needs to be resharpened but if you do not know how to do this you could do more harm than good. If it can still punch a hole in a mainspring go ahead and use it but from the picture it looks like it is ready to be resharpened.
                    david

                    August 10, 2014 at 11:12 am #59006
                    showaddywaddy
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                      thanks dave as always your spot on

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