I recently acquired this somewhat rare case straightening set and was wondering if I should use a brass hammer or if any one knows of any good case repair techniques. Regards
Jonathan

I am not familiar with this tool. But what I will say is to never use metal to metal on any watch case. It will leave marks that you will have to live with.

regards,
bb

Thanks Buster
these stakes fit in to the dented body of the case to be pounded out again. The larger ones are for dents in the back etc. They are made for pounding out dents. My question is does anyone know how not to leave marks.

Jonathan,

A short dowel made of hard wood in what I would use. Strike the dowel with the hammer.

William

It would appear to me that the bottom of the "L" bracket fits into a cut out notch on a watchmakers bench....

I can't figure out exactly how it would have been used.... The "wheel" on the bracket, does it screw into these stakes ? What's the purpose of the wheel ?

The stakes on the right appear to be used perhaps for pushing out dents on a case mid frame where it might have dropped on a hard surface and caused a "flat" spot on the frame....

Put up something for a size reference in the picture. Any instructions to share ?

Have you seen/used one of these before William, anyone ?

regards,
bb

Thanks Buster
You are correct the wheel is used to tighten down the stakes in the arbor and the bottom usually is fit in to a bench vise. You are correct in the uses of the stakes for the frame and the larger ones are used for various dents in the backs etc. The stakes work quite well and I think William is right about the hardwood or maybe a nylon hammer. The round circle on the lid is a quarter.

Jonathan,

A nice little nylon mallet would work great, especially for "focusing in" on those stubborn little creases. Something like a steel pin (maybe 3/8 in daimeter and 3" long) whose working face is covered with a 1/8" thick piece of nylon, delrin or even polycarbonate would offer more control of placement. Then strike the pin with a small steel or brass hammer. This is probably what I would try if I had such a nice little set of anvils like that.

William

Excellent Ideas William. That is exactly what I am going to use! Thanks to all for the suggestions. I have been using this little beauty and you can't see from the picture but with the various curves and bevels on the stakes they fit the cases and work exceptionally well. A really beautiful tool but quite expensive.