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Some years ago I purchased a Starrett last word indicator it come in a very nice sealed box and it never really got used much. Now I have a use for it and everytime I take it out it is sticky and very slow to react. I was told you have to send them in to the Starrett gods for repair it was never used so there really was no repair that I could see so I filled a small jar lid with some WD40 and let the mechanism not the dial soak for about 2 to 4 min. and it worked good as new. A few weeks later and I went to use it and same thing soak in the WD40 bath for a couple minutes and just like new again. It seems as though if you do not use this indicator all the time it take's offense to it and seems to want to teach you a lesson. On the other hand I have some imported copy that you could drop it, kick it throw it at a cat soak it in salt water and it would still work what gives??? I have no doubt the Starrett indicater is a very sensitive good indicator maybe to sensitive??? Ray