minute hand washer

[willofiam]

Hi guys, dont add more washers to tighten up on the minute hand, just recup your washer to fit, or if adding a new one make to fit just right….. I drilled out a cup in a block of maple with a 1/2″ bull nose router bit, I suppose you could use whatever and a assortment of sizes might come in handy. I use a small ball end of a hammer or a rounded punch depending on what I have to accomplish.

Lightly tapping and making sure it comes out uniform, prefit, buff out, re-blue (as Bob taught us so well in his video) size a tapper pin and blue, and WHALLAH a one washer snug fit good looking minute hand washer

[arutha]

Very nice! More tips like that please William

[willofiam]

Thanks Paul, I have another for the square hole minute hands but will have to wait for a rainy day..William

[Bob Tascione]

Great tip William!
Thanks
Bob

[pkamargo]

At merritts.com you can buy a tool that’s intended for this purpose:

http://www.merritts.com/clock_parts/public/product.aspx?ProductID=90614&SearchText=hand%20washer

[willofiam]

I never seen this, well I must be on the right track. Thanks for posting that. William

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