Starrett Surface Gauge / Scribe clean up

GreatOldOne

R'lyeh Engineering Works
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Picked this up on eBay last week. Muck and sticky and rusty in places. Top paint / enamel was scratched and dinged up too. The rear dowels wouldn’t budge

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Everything has been cleaned and de rusted. The dowels where tapped out and the holes refinished. The old paint has been removed and I've reassembled - everything works as it should now. I’m in two minds as to wether I repaint the top... what do you guys think?

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Does anyone know where I can get a replacement scribe for it? it didn’t come with one. (I’m in the UK btw, so UK friendly sources would be good).
 
Can't help with a scribe, but the surface looks good as it is. You can't 'replace' the black enamel.
Edit: correct typos
 
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I think it actually looks better without the black, myself. I have a few with the colour case hardening and eventually that tends to wear away from use leaving just the natural steel.

Nice job on the cleanup :encourage:

-frank
 
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