hi everyone, as most of you know i am working on an 1884 elgin full plate. i want to do some work on the top plate but am afraid i will damage the banking pins. can i unscrew them and put them back afterwards. i know this will involve adjustments upon reassembly of the movement.
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Todd

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NO! There is a Looonnnng reason why they are what they are. So the shortest reason to touch or remove them is NO!

thank you David, this time i will listen as opposed to last time.
the problem is, as my wife of 30 years will attest, i am incorrigible. i really want to play with them! but, based on your reaction, "nooooo!"
i definitely won't.
thanks David
Todd

P.S. is it ok if i play with my poising tool?

YESSSS!

Some past discussion at;

https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/f...381009723#3381009723

Todd,
David is right. They are removable but unless they are bent why would you want to? Don't even try to adjust them.

thanks guys, that is why i asked first. i have been searching past topics and couldn't find that.
tried my poising tool last night,(i brought a lot of watch stuff with me on vacation) and the balance was way out, but i didn't know to leave the roller table on, can't put it back til i get home in a week. really love my poising tool, i am just as enamoured with the tools as the watches.
going to polish the case now. genuine silveroid, (nickel)
thanks again
Todd

Unless there are chips in the stones, Marshall is a great poising tool.
Carry a level with you and make sure the tool is perfectly level when you use it.

it has a bubble level built in and the stones are smooth as silk. and it is sooo pretty. i want to polish it. i think i am developing a polishing fetish.