I bought this Starrett on ebay about a year ago and as it turned out, it needed some attention. It was a bit sticky and the measuring force was way too high. It really did appear to be new and never used when I got it. I suspect it came from Starrett that way but with ebay, who knows.
It took up to 144 grams to make the needle move so I sent it off to Starrett for repair. By the way, I have no idea what they actually did to repair it. I see some light witness marks on it now that say it was disassembled. The only communication I received from them was an authorization request to proceed with the repair and the final invoice.
I am not a big Starrett fan but this model I have is supposed to be a decent dial indicator so I wanted to confirm the repair was within their "measuring force" specifications. This is how I have learned to easily check all my dial and test indicators for smoothness of action and measuring force. The baby Noga with fine adjustment at the clamp end allows you slowly load the tip and log the results over the range.
Here's my Starrett on my scale setup and to my astonishment it is on the money! I like Starrett a little better today.
It took up to 144 grams to make the needle move so I sent it off to Starrett for repair. By the way, I have no idea what they actually did to repair it. I see some light witness marks on it now that say it was disassembled. The only communication I received from them was an authorization request to proceed with the repair and the final invoice.
I am not a big Starrett fan but this model I have is supposed to be a decent dial indicator so I wanted to confirm the repair was within their "measuring force" specifications. This is how I have learned to easily check all my dial and test indicators for smoothness of action and measuring force. The baby Noga with fine adjustment at the clamp end allows you slowly load the tip and log the results over the range.
Here's my Starrett on my scale setup and to my astonishment it is on the money! I like Starrett a little better today.