I have always coveted your old bench and that vise. That was a great save and perfect how you preserved it as is.Here it is on my fin de siecle jeweler's bench, just for context.
Haha. Agreed, it would. But, the stop screw and all the other adjustment possibilities on the jaws, the inserts, and the pins imply something more sophisticated. I just don't know what, exactly.
Congrats.
this is a good explanation of use (page down a bit):
RTM, that is a great catalog. Thank you!Try this, mainspring pliers
Benj. Allen & Co. : Catalogue No. 22 of Watch Materials, Tools and Jewelers' Supplies : Benjamin Allen & Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
806 p., illus., 23.2 cm, trade catalogarchive.org
Anyone remember Timothy Wilmots? He's a Belgian fellow who builds gorgeous watchmaker and goldsmith benches. Ryan posted about his work some years back, and he briefly checked in here. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/timothy-wilmots.383026/
Thanks Stuart, I read that thread and visited his website. He does beautiful work, true master craftsman.
Thanks. I have a hard copy of a similar one, it’s great fun to flip through to be prepared for whatzit time. I have a few watchmakers tools, just cuz they’re great for working on small things, and tools alphabetically, what a concept!
I had not seen that before. Very cool. One neat thing for me in looking at modern jeweler's benches is how certain design features remain the same. A ledge or ledges in the back to keep tools and other materials handy, raised edges on the sides to keep the work in front of you, and pull-out basins to catch droppings. Mine are made of tin, and I read they did that so that the jewelers could hear the "tink" when something dropped inside. Since it's been referred to so many times, I will link my antique bench thread here.
I'm glad you posted those. I found very similar pliers a few years ago. They are unmarked, but it's good to know they are possibly manufactured by L. HUGONIOT-TISSOT, and if not, at least from within the same industry and tradition. The tolerance on those handle yokes or rings is very tight. It requires some force to get them off and also back on.
Yeah, as with so many tools, form follows function and the tools have not really changed for centuries.
No, and there's no need to if you slide them up toward the pivot. I know nothing about them beyond what's implied/intuitive. The ring will hold the jaws - and whatever they're grasping, in place, once the ring is set like a tensioner. Like a hand vise. Which is how I use them. I'm guessing that's the intent.
