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I had a look at my identical Starrett scriber, probably 20-odd years old, made in Great Britain (Jedburgh, Scotland). It is just as Jammer Six describes - the collet will turn inside the handle. I don't think it should. The collet can be pushed back into the handle about 3-4mm. The 'chuck' can be almost fully tightened, but then the collet will turn inside the handle before it locks.
If I pull the collet outwards from the handle, hard, that gives it a firmer fit inside the handle. The chuck can then be tightened up fully and the scriber is locked and no longer turns inside the handle. Hard to believe they intended that. They must have been turning out the same poor design for decades.
I haven't used it much, if ever. Too nice. Most of my scribing has been on hot rolled steel which ruins sharp points quickly.
Years ago we bought a box of 4"/100mm "Ramset" brand concrete nails, the type which get shot into place. They have an orange plastic cover on the sharp end, a fairly large head and are hard. No problem to have a few of them, different grinds, different toolboxes, great scribers.
I have another Starrett scriber which I bought in the late 1970's, a double-ended type with one pointed end bent 90 degrees. I never did figure out how to sharpen the bent end nicely, it turns into a bit of a useless stub after a few years. I guess you are supposed to buy a new one.
Old mart,
I'm not sure what you mean. The scriber will only fit into the handle as far as the parallel portion. Although the scriber can be reversed and fitted fully into the handle, when it is taken out, reversed and used as a scriber, it will not go into the handle past the parallel portion. A nice design touch I guess.
If I pull the collet outwards from the handle, hard, that gives it a firmer fit inside the handle. The chuck can then be tightened up fully and the scriber is locked and no longer turns inside the handle. Hard to believe they intended that. They must have been turning out the same poor design for decades.
I haven't used it much, if ever. Too nice. Most of my scribing has been on hot rolled steel which ruins sharp points quickly.
Years ago we bought a box of 4"/100mm "Ramset" brand concrete nails, the type which get shot into place. They have an orange plastic cover on the sharp end, a fairly large head and are hard. No problem to have a few of them, different grinds, different toolboxes, great scribers.
I have another Starrett scriber which I bought in the late 1970's, a double-ended type with one pointed end bent 90 degrees. I never did figure out how to sharpen the bent end nicely, it turns into a bit of a useless stub after a few years. I guess you are supposed to buy a new one.
Old mart,
I'm not sure what you mean. The scriber will only fit into the handle as far as the parallel portion. Although the scriber can be reversed and fitted fully into the handle, when it is taken out, reversed and used as a scriber, it will not go into the handle past the parallel portion. A nice design touch I guess.
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