Vibrating hairsprings

[ado213]

Anyone ever tried this, any tips?

 

[SUMIKITO]

Good vives :rimshot:! .................quite interesting : http://raulhorology.com/2012/11/the...rt-2-vibrating-the-spring-using-a-luthy-tool/ .............the closest I have come to this is with my 'slinky' coming down the stairs !

 

[Raddave]

Anyone ever tried this, any tips?

Ive read about it .....never done it myself, but heres an article on it ....
http://www.tp178.com/jd/watch-school/6/article.html

 

[ado213]

Good article but off memory they fail to tell you that the hairspring was actually pre matched to the balance wheel prior to vibrating. Just wondered if any of our techies had any advice, apart from don't do it !!