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This guy had the same Gem issue!

James.

Roaring20s wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 2:55 am This guy had the same Gem issue!


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James.

More common than I imagined.

Honestly, I did the same thing with a cylinder music box I was working on. I let it play as I walked away from it. It suddenly stopped. Looking over to it, the pinned cylinder picked up a rag that was sitting under it and pulled it up into the comb. It was not a good thing...

Haha at least it was a FREE lesson learned

Roaring20s wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 2:55 am This guy had the same Gem issue!


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James.