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Hehehe......how about "cheap" and smart? Having a "flexable shaft" machine available to me as a full time jeweler( 65-70 hours a week full time!)i made my own tool very similiar to the Bergeon one for cheap! Actually i made two, and only use them on tough jobs when the jeweler's screwdriver won't do the job.

The first one was simply an old drill bit shank (without the twist part) that i flantened like a screwdriver and then notched. A 1 minute job using a cut off disk.(please use eye protection!) I then drilled out of piece of dowl material, tapered the wood a bit into a cone bencil shaped end, and then epoxied the newly made part into the dowl.

I like this one better than the one i originally made to use with a small metal "pin vise", because the wood will not scratch the case in any way. But it only comes out to "play" when the always available for action screwdriver (use it for frequent battery changes also) is not enough for a tough pin.

Even though the Bergeon tool is relatively "cheap" (NOT as "cheap" as me! hehe)......it's more fun to build your own and get it right away to boot!

Joe T.

: There's a saying in Germany: If you try to be
: cheap, you're going to pay twice. So did I.

: The broad one is the el-cheapo tool for 5
: Euros, the small one is a Bergeon 6767-F for
: 10 Euros. While the broad tool works nice on
: straps and general springbar manipulation,
: the Bergeon makes working the bracelet a
: real no-brainer. I did this with a
: screwdriver a few times, but it's much more
: comfortable with the small fork. Especially
: when fitting the bracelet back, it works
: like a charm.

: -hacmac