Straightening hands
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Straightening hands

 

It is always best to remove the hands when cleaning the dial or to straighten them.

To straighten hands, use sharpened peg wood and tweezers, hold hand steady by inserting peg wood through the hole in the hand and use tweezers to manipulate hand.  You can also use a hand or balance tack to hold hand steady.

 

 


 

 

 I made these pages as basic technical help to others in the horological field and to give the public an idea of what it takes to do even the smallest repairs.  If anyone has any comments or something they would like to add to the list, please e-mail me.  Many minds working together will accomplish much more than one working alone.  Please note that there are many ways to do different things in horology and I am not implying that any ideas in these pages are the best or only way(s) to do any given project.

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