Starrett Surface Gauge / Scribe clean up

[GreatOldOne]

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



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?



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).

 

[T Bredehoft]

Can't help with a scribe, but the surface looks good as it is. You can't 'replace' the black enamel.
Edit: correct typos

 

[francist]

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

-frank

 

[benmychree]

Why not make a scribe? Its an easy job, use silver steel, grind both ends to a suitable point, then heat one end and do the curve, and harden both ends and polish.

 

[brino]

Bare is beautiful!

-brino