Using a hand held mainspring winder!

[@BradfordNeedham]

You make that winder seem so benign :-) I have a video of a 31 day mainspring getting away from me on one of those winders. Needless to say I now have an Ollie Baker style winder - much cheaper than a trip to Urgent Care. Thanks for the video - it was helpful to see how that winder is supposed to behave.

[@bradb4075]

I had a very bad experience my first time using one of these, and needed 3 hands. The "clamp" on mine barely grips the wheel. I don't have a nice winder yet, but I learned my lesson that first time and now I only use this thing when it is locked into a vise, so that I have two hands free to deal with any issues that arise.

[@JRCLOCKER]

Sorry to hear that, I don't like them either. It was my first time in this video.

[@bradb4075]

@@JRCLOCKER Well, you sure made it look easy! I just didn't have that kind of luck.

[@jont800]

I found that the winding arbor does not stick far enough out to get the key on!

[@Cobesclocks]

These hand held ones are dangerous