balance staff

American  

noun

Horology.

1. a pivoted axle or shaft on which the balance is mounted.

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Etymology

Origin of balance staff

First recorded in 1880–85

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balance staff

Next acknowledged it was an "emotive topic" but said it had to balance staff and shareholder needs.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022

The company acknowledged it was an "emotive topic" but said it had to balance staff and shareholder needs.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022

This roller is fitted by friction to the lower part of the balance staff and for additional security has a pipe or short socket e which embraces the balance staff at g.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

The roller action is supposed to continue through thirty degrees of angular motion of the balance staff, and is embraced on the circle a between the radial line B k and B o.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

There are undoubtedly many worthy members of the trade, who are not familiar with the making of a balance staff, who will take exceptions to this statement; but it is nevertheless true.

From A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material by Hall, Eugene Edward