the real amplitude is lower, as the lift angle is 49 degrees
the upper barrel arbor bush is worn, and somebody has punched its sides to fix the problem ...
punched from below as well
the barrel arbor is pretty rough, and will need some burnishing
burnishing the barrel arbor
burnished barrel arbor
the bridge is prepared to fit a new bush
making the new bush on the lathe
new bush ready to fit
cutting off the right amount of solder to solder the bush to the bridge
soldering the bush to the bridge
bush soldered to the bridge
re-bushing the barrel bridge
the fourth wheel is slightly bent, which I reshape
beat error adjusted
cleaning the old varnish off the dial
I can't remove all the old varnish, as that will make the dial print disappear
adapting a pendant tube for the case
new pendant tube fitted
I mix yellow luminous compound with a bit of "aged look" compound
as the movement was banking during testing, I have to take it apart again to check the mainspring
I will remove a bit of the mainspring bridle
the bottom plate has to be taken apart as well, as the mainspring arbor has a pinion at the bottom that has to come off ...
I will now test for a day to see if the movement still banks
