I have been fooling around with making a few Home Made tools.

At first I tried using broken main spring with a peg wood handle. Not being to terribly impressed I have now started using 1/8 inch steel rod ground down with my Ken Onion tool (knife sharpener). Here is a picture of a couple of levers I completed last night.

Any suggestions on improvement would be most welcome. Also pictures of any Home Made tools that I might might want to try and construct.

Thanks To all!

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Look well done to me, for removing hands? One item that can be handy is a tool to hold the lever in place when reassembling full plate movements.

I used them Gary today to help a hairspring Colet along and off the staff. I find no end to the things I can use something (in the past a screwdriver) to help remove.

Looks good Kevin I made one as well hairspring collet remover out of brass.

nice job Peter,and Kevin , I was watching a show about watch school ,and the first thing they were taught was how to make their tools they needed ,I wish it would have gone into more detail about which ones they made