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I need a Rockford Model 8 18s balance staff #344 "Click" to Login or Register 
IHC Member 1610
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Does anyone have a Rockford #344 balance staff to sell. It fits a model 8.

Thanks,
Harry
 
Posts: 3858 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
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Harry I have some 18s double roller Rockford staffs. Is yours a double roller?


Deacon
 
Posts: 1004 | Location: Omaha, Nebraska in the USA | Registered: February 14, 2009


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Deacon

344 is a single roller

 
Posts: 7178 | Location: Illinois in the USA | Registered: November 11, 2011
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Thank you Deacon as Jon said it is a single roller. I have quit collecting movements with broken staffs unless I need a parts watch. But I have a few already with bad staffs so I might as well try to find a staff and fix them.

Harry
 
Posts: 3858 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
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Harry-

I might have it, but I would just about have to have the old staff for reference. I have a staff set with 6 or 7 different 18s rockfords, but they are all by overall length, not rockford number... all dimensions of the old staff in thousands of an inch may work too.

Thanks,

Jared
 
Posts: 1626 | Location: North Dakota in the USA | Registered: December 09, 2009
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Hi Jared. I can send you the assembly but since it has a broken pinion I don't know how accurate the measurement would be.

A friend told me the length on the #344 staff was 7.05mm's. Hub height is .71mm's. The #342 is very close with the same length but the hub height is off a little at .75mm's and probably will not work. It is a single roller staff. I will have to convert all the numbers as I think his book list the dimensions in mm's but I could be wrong. I'll find out tomorrow. I can call him tomorrow and get the rest of the measurements if that will help.

Thanks,
Harry
 
Posts: 3858 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
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Harry,
I have some in a Rockford #344 envolope..I can send you one to try if you want...
 
Posts: 2017 | Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland in the USA | Registered: September 27, 2011
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My thanks to Jon as I may have some single roller staffs in another box. Harry if you don't get one let me know and I will go thru my other box of misc.


Deacon
 
Posts: 1004 | Location: Omaha, Nebraska in the USA | Registered: February 14, 2009
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Thank you Deacon it looks like Gary has one. I will get back to you if I need you to go through the box.

Harry
 
Posts: 3858 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
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Hi Gary,

Thank you very much yes I would love to purchase one from you. Here is my email address so that I can send you my home address and make arrangements to pay you. hyaduckh@yahoo.com

Jared hold off on measuring those staffs Gary has some that are marked #344. Thank you for your offer to go through your staffs and I will contact you if something goes wrong.

Thank you everyone for your help,

Harry
 
Posts: 3858 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
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