I have a question about poising a balance wheel. I have put a new staff in the balance wheel and installed it with the balance cock to see if it would spin freely. Everything spins perfectly with no wobble. With nothing on the staff but the wheel it is out of poise. It is heavy on one side. Once the roller table and safety roller are put in place might that correct the problem? The weight of the jewel? From what i have read the roller needs to be in place in order to poise it correctly. Any help would be appreciated.

Paul

Paul yes the roller table or roller table and saftey roller if its a double roller watch need too be in place before you poise the balance.

Thanks Samie. I have ordered a truing caliper and a poising tool. Will install table and safety roller and see what happend when the tools come in.
Again thanks.....Paul

It is usually helpful to place the roller table and guard table back on the staff in the same position it came from with respect to the rim of the wheel. This can make poising the balance go much easier but also comes with the assumption that the balance was poised properly before the staff was broken. Good luck.......
Regards, John

Thanks John. Waiting for the porper tools to arrive so i can give this a try. Paul