How To Restore a Vintage Jewel Press

Vintage jewel press's can come in pretty rough shape. In this video I am going to show you an easy why to refurbish the Pushers and Stumps.

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[bennyh]

Another neat trick to add to my... 'Alex Hamilton's book of mystics and sorcery' Thanks Alex. Keep em coming!

[michaelemig]

Just picked up a vintage C. E. Marshal jewel set and I can’t wait to dial it up thanks to your wonderful support! You have helped me much in my journey into this world. I’m fascinated by these mechanical marvels and the tools are just as amazing! As a long time cabinet maker, I know how important it is to have the right tools for the job! Thank you for sharing your experience again amigo!

[michaelemig]

It is almost unbelievable! I think what I find incredible also is the number of precision tools that are out there to repair and maintain these tiny marvels! It’s a dangerous space for a tool junky like me to stop into. I’m not going to be bored for the next 40 years. I’ll be sure to bother you again when I get stumped or confused amigo. Keep sharing please.

[albertmeyer]

Best tutorial watchmaking vids ever! Thanks!

[MyRetroWatches]

Brilliant idea Alex. Thanks for showing us

[rossjackson]

How good is this? Brilliant. This is what experience is like. Without it, the industry cannot move forward. Thank you so much for sharing these gems with us. This, as you said, is something I can do. Great fun. Thank you

[boydsargeant]

Thanks Alex! As always top content explained in a easy to understand way. Ta.

[amandagelien]

Thank You Alex mine are not chipped but being persnickety I going to polish them😊 Useful Video as always

[WoodandWatch]

Thanks for the videos Alex, I always learn something!

[frodriguezpc]

Excellent, thanks for sharing!!! A part II on dressing reamers?

[todds]

I just invested in a vintage large size Seitz tool set. It came with a large jewel "disc" that is said to be for this purpose. It does a pretty good job. I have been slowly buying up the few pushers and reamers the set was missing. I'm still trying to learn all the things this tool set can do.

[normshafer]

Thank you Alex. I am always learning from you! Can you tell me where to buy Seitz parts missing from my set?

[olsonmaxx]

Hey Alex, fantastic video as always. Do you have any tips on how to restore the concave pushers, or pushers that have become mushroomed on the outer diameter? I imagine it's not quite as simple. A lathe would work, I guess, but not everyone has that kind of gear.

[tiochips]

Thx for that. Hope there is comming more like that. How to check used steaking set befor buing.

[OceanST]

Alex -a huge thanks for your videos. They are the best tutorial videos I have seen, and give "real world" tips. Just one question - how do I polish an oiler? In the lubrication video you stress the importance of a well polished oiler, but how do we do that? Thanks (sorry to go back in time to a previous video). Bill from Scotland.

[markflanagan]

Thanks for the great video! Question: What brand is that air blower and where did you get it?

[shanejones]

Hello Alex I just got one of these a few days ago, the spring that holds the pusher in place was floating freely when I got the pusher unstuck from it, do you know how it’s supposed to sit in there securely?

[GentlemensWatchServices]

The greatest value of this video for me was Alex metaphorically looking over his glasses and saying “you know should be doing this”. Polished my staking set tools too while I was at it. Thanks for the nudge.

[crazedcubans]

Do you have a video on your microscope set up?

[mikebruegger]

Could lapping them be inherently flatter? Flatter and more jewel contact?