Tom Miyata
01-09-2019, 10:37 PM
Hello everyone -
A few years ago I was lucky enough to come across a Starrett combination square at a neighbor's garage sale. I walked out of the garage sale two bucks poorer, but I was the world's newest owner of a Starrett combination square. The square had no scriber, which did little to lower my enthusiasm.
Fast forward to today. A pawn shop is located along my route home from work. I had some time, so I stopped in.
Picking through the pawn shop's "Misc." bin, I discovered what looked like a Starrett scriber. I bought it, and hurried home.
Got home, and introduced scriber to square. The scriber seems to be too long! When I insert it, the fit seems snug. But I get a hard stop at the distance you see in Pic. 4.
Did I purchase a non-Starrett scriber? I had a rough idea of what a scriber looked like, but maybe I was mistaken? The scriber's full length, from top of crown to point, is approximately 2.75". The scriber was inserted to a depth of 1.75" (Shown in pic 3)
Does anyone have a Starrett combo square handy and can you tell me the length of your scriber?
Thank you kindly in advance.
A few years ago I was lucky enough to come across a Starrett combination square at a neighbor's garage sale. I walked out of the garage sale two bucks poorer, but I was the world's newest owner of a Starrett combination square. The square had no scriber, which did little to lower my enthusiasm.
Fast forward to today. A pawn shop is located along my route home from work. I had some time, so I stopped in.
Picking through the pawn shop's "Misc." bin, I discovered what looked like a Starrett scriber. I bought it, and hurried home.
Got home, and introduced scriber to square. The scriber seems to be too long! When I insert it, the fit seems snug. But I get a hard stop at the distance you see in Pic. 4.
Did I purchase a non-Starrett scriber? I had a rough idea of what a scriber looked like, but maybe I was mistaken? The scriber's full length, from top of crown to point, is approximately 2.75". The scriber was inserted to a depth of 1.75" (Shown in pic 3)
Does anyone have a Starrett combo square handy and can you tell me the length of your scriber?
Thank you kindly in advance.