Commercial Mainspring Winders
The following page is a guide to the mainspring winders available from commercial suppliers. The descriptions are very general and are for information only. No responsibility is accepted for for their accuracy and they should only be used as a guide as to which mainspring winder you should try before buying it. It is always best to see the winder in use or ask other repairers which winder they prefer BEFORE buying one yourself.
British traditional mainspring winder.This winder is used to put the mainspring back in to the barrel. It is not of any use to take mainsprings out of a barrel as it relies on the locating pins dropping into the hole at the end of the mainspring. The ratchet is bi-directional and is very safe. It comes with three arbors and a holding peg. This type of mainspring winder is available at most UK suppliers |
 Photo supplied by Sylvester Crowley |
American Ollie Baker mainspring winder.This winder uses the arbor from the clock to wind the mainspring into a sleeve. This winder can be used to remove and re-assemble mainsprings safely. |
 Photo Supplied by Donn |
Colin Walton Mainspring winder.This winder is available in the UK from Colin Walton Clocks Ltd & Clockspares of Dereham. It uses a steel finger clamp to hold the end of the mainspring and several different size centre arbors to locate and wind the mainspring. This winder can be used to both remove and re-assemble a mainspring safely. This mainspring winder is used at the BHI seminar workshops.
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Other Mainspring Winders.
There are 2 other winders that are known of but we do not have any information or photo's. They are the 'Keystone' in the USA and the 'Burgeon' which is available in most countries.
If any reader uses these, please let us know how they work etc.
