Making a balance staff

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Paul Koning

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Jun 9, 2026, 5:09:47 PM (3 days ago) Jun 9
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Speaking of watchmaking... this blew my mind. Making a balance staff from scratch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWVVXoR-7hg&t=401s

The amazing thing is how small these things are. Turning a steel rod down to 0.15 mm pivots at the two ends, then burnishing it down to 0.11 mm....

paul

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