Participant will learn how to:

• Identify different types of staffs and balance wheels
• Remove and install a staff
• True and poise the balance wheel
• Identify different types of jewels
•  Properly select replacement jewel
• Properly remove, replace, and adjust both friction and bezel set jewels

The participant must have prior experience with a jewelers lathe to be successful in this class.

Tools Student Required to Bring:

• Selection of eye loupes 10x, 4x (required)
• Jewelers screwdrivers (required)
• Metric micrometer or digital caliper (required)
• Parts tray w/ cover (required)
• Pin vice to hold 1/8 square graver (required)
• Hairspring collet lifting levers (required)
• Collet closing vice (required)
• Tweezers 8, 7, 5, or 3C (required)
• Burnisher (required)
• Brass Hammer (required)
• Small smoothing broaches (required)
• Dust blower (required)
• Students may optionally bring their own pithwood, rodico, and pegwood

Please contact Education at education@nawcc.org or (717) 684-8261 ext. 237 with any questions.