LS STARRETT CO (and not a vise)

[d42jeep]

I did some cleanup on this Circular Wire Gauge today and the finish leads me to believe that it’s probably wartime.
-Don

 

[leg17]

Yup, toolmakers buttons. I have two sets, and most online sources think they are quite useless nowadays.

Mine are 494c

https://archive.org/details/StarrettToolsCatalogNo25/page/n128/mode/1up

This link gives general instructions for use.

 

[Rusty Musket]

Thanks leg17 and RTM! I had to watch a video to figure out how they were used but I think I understand now.

 

[RTM]

Thanks leg17 and RTM! I had to watch a video to figure out how they were used but I think I understand now.

I probably watched the same video, as the catalog entry didn’t help me.

 

[d42jeep]

Through the magic of Evaporust and my new 3M wheel, this has been brought back to life.
-Don

 

[RTM]

Dang, nice restoration on that. I have an older one where the rust is gone, but the loss of sheen makes it illegible in certain areas.

 

[RTM]

Here's a fun one I have not seen on this thread yet, except in a wishlist from Lugz upthread a ways. This is a 191 Little Giant jack stand, as seen here.

https://archive.org/details/StarrettToolsCatalogNo25/page/n228/mode/1up

I got this out of an old Gerstner leatherette box that I am slowly putting the pieces into the correct piles. Finding the tommy bar took the longest, was several drawers away. The box itself is old enough that it has the sticker label.

Couldn't quite get the same photo arrangement, the floating right hand side and inverted pieces made it hard, and the top wouldn't tilt enough.

 

[Old Radar]

Very Nice!!

 

[duddly]

Nice set there RTM!
A lot of people like wood working tools (planes, chisels, etc) but machinists tools are my weakness

 

[d42jeep]

Dang, nice restoration on that. I have an older one where the rust is gone, but the loss of sheen makes it illegible in certain areas.

Thanks. Here it is with two relatives.
-Don

 

[macgee]

Through the magic of Evaporust and my new 3M wheel, this has been brought back to life.
-Don

Those look great Jeep! Hope your liking the Radial Bristle ?

 

[d42jeep]

Those look great Jeep! Hope your liking the Radial Bristle ?

I use it every day. Thanks for the tip.
-Don

 

[duddly]

I use it every day. Thanks for the tip.
-Don

hmmm... 3M radial bristles... I think we may need to hijack the thread for a moment or two. Those look interesting. Is the kit the way to get start (gulp - price!) or are there only a few 'grits' you need. I noticed that the wire gauge looked really good with no obvious scratches.

 

[macgee]

hmmm... 3M radial bristles... I think we may need to hijack the thread for a moment or two. Those look interesting. Is the kit the way to get start (gulp - price!) or are there only a few 'grits' you need. I noticed that the wire gauge looked really good with no obvious scratches.

No need to hijack, here's a thread discussing topic and other good info:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8935913#post8935913


Starrett Mag. base & Delta Retirement lamp that I repurposed. The one on the right is a vintage Brown & Sharpe surface gage/mag base. Steel plates used as bases with mag. on.

 

[RTM]

Here are my 187 and 185 measuring devices. The right hand one had a blob of rust that killed the sheen, makes it hard to read in the wrong light. Both GS finds, the left one stays in my WW bench’s top drawer, the other with metal screw sizing tools.

The right one has had Simichrome and Blue Magic, just can’t bring the sheen back. Going to look into the 3m disc, what grit are you guys using (220, found it), gonna outfit an old grinder motor, and some dremel wheels too. Thanks

 

[saukit]

Here's a little 91A tap wrench that I picked up the other day.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are a few Starrett pieces found recently.
-Don

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Picked up another set of pin punches for $5 at an auction, needed to buy a replacement 1/16..

 

[Indexmill]

^ $5.00 really, REALLY? You ****.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

^ $5.00 really, REALLY? You ****.

Yeah.. the replacement 1/16" cost more than the balance of the set....

 

[MShaw]

"Here's a fun one I have not seen on this thread yet, except in a wishlist from Lugz upthread a ways. This is a 191 Little Giant jack stand, as seen here."

I posted these on this string in Nov. of last year.

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[bbbarracuda]

I picked these 2 up last week at an auction. From the pictures I really didn't know what I had till I got them cleaned up slightly to be able to disassemble and look closely.
The combination square protractor with level bubble is a The L.S. Starrett Co 12W and its on a 24" rule.
The other is marked L S S Co. and is on a 12" rule.
Does the LSS Co logo follow the Starrett logo?
I
Thanks

 

[RTM]

Both logos seem to be used interchangeably for the era, seemed to depend on what fit

 

[RTM]

Here is a pair of Starrett #111 stair gages, to fit on a framing square. I had previously scored a pair of cheap aluminum ones that the seller thought were sliding window security locks. These feel much nicer compared to the cheapies.

Starrett Tools 50th Anniversary : Catalog No. 25 : L. S. Starrett Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

388 p., illus., 18.7 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[ray h]

RTM-- thanks for showing that Starrett link. Years ago I found the 556 Eye Glass screwdriver but never seen it in my catalog. I got ripped off, shows it cost .20 and I paid a 1.00 I think.

 

[RTM]

I’ve got a 554. Both are only in a few catalogs that I recall.

 

[WisJim]

I like those Starrett stair gages. I have a pair that were my grandfathers (or maybe great grandfather's) and they got used a lot. I actually used them years ago to make a fairly fancy stair to the loft of our house at the time, and everything ended up perfect, a first for me.

 

[JohnPa]

I have been fortunate enough to pick up some Starrett tools at yard sales and thrift stores.

I also have a combination square that my Dad gave me a 25" steel tape and a Trammell Set No. 59.

I love this stuff

 

[slowtwitch73]

Starrett Mag. base & Delta Retirement lamp that I repurposed. The one on the right is a vintage Brown & Sharpe surface gage/mag base. Steel plates used as bases with mag. on.

I'm stealing that idea....looks great.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Here's a fun one I have not seen on this thread yet, except in a wishlist from Lugz upthread a ways.

I posted these on this string in Nov. of last year.

I don't know how I missed yours, MShaw, but I also missed RTM's until now! I'm not much of a machinist, but twice I've needed something to apply steady, even pressure to remove a part from within a hole and a tiny machinists' jack would've been the perfect tool.

 

[leg17]

Starrett Rule Clamps
All three in mint or near mint condition with patent info.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice. (Good photo, too!)

 

[four.cycle]

1896 article on L.S. Starrett Co., Athol, MA

 

[pfaustus]

Could someone measure the spring washer on one of these little depth gauges? I took one apart to clean, and it flew off to who knows where. At least, I am assuming it was a spring washer.....

 

[Neighbor]

I don't recall those having a spring. Is that an angle gauge in addition to depth?

I'll look for mine and take a pic

 

[RTM]

It’s listed as

5​	•WSHR,.160X.375X.010

Fill in the leading zeros.


from

236 Depth Gage

Note:<br/>This item is discontinued. Please consider the recommended alternative listed above or contact our special order department at (978) 249-3551 x410 for more information.

www.starrett.com

 

[RTM]

Here are some finds from Dec 4 weekend that didn't get sorted until today.

L & Clockwise, Caliper Lock Joint Hermaphrodite (#42?) 6", 579F & 229E telescoping gages, 830A stubby ball gage, #8 rule clamp (oops by Lufkin, ignore him), #245 Engineer's Taper, Wire, & Thickness Gauge, 604R hook rule, and a 6" rule for the 236 or 237 shown above.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

If these pocket aids are wartime, I never leave them behind. Just snagged this one this morning.

 

[Mintgrun]

Wow, eleven months since this thread's been bumped!

I commented on this pair of calipers at a friend's shop today, saying I'd never seen them with such wide tips before and he gave them to me, saying he'll never use them.


I put them in the electrolysis bucket for a bit and hit them with a fine stainless brush and was surprised (and pleased) to find a June 2, 1885 patent date. I knew they were made by Starrett, based on the nut, but didn't realize they were that old.



Patent 319215 was issued to C.P. Fay, who also had thirteen other patents.

Patents for Charles P. Fay

This was his third and it is for the spring and fulcrum design that practically every caliper used from then on.

US319215A - Spring-calipers - Google Patents

I noticed that the screw seemed longer than it needed to be and the spring basically falls off if you turn the nut all the way out. In the patent description, it says this design makes the spring interchangeable, so it can be used on other tools. I'm thinking the long screw is to make it easy to take apart. It was a little bent up, but I used a small wooden mallet and a large socket in a vise to smack it back into shape.

Tom

 

[RTM]

Probably these Thread calipers, based on the wide tips. I imagine your tips don’t meet quite true, one is a bit higher than the other? (Or were they before you straightened them out?}

Catalogue No. 17 of the Fine Mechanical Tools Manufactured by the L. S. Starrett Company : L. S. Starrett Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

194 p., illus., 20.3 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

I get so buried in the diverse stuff that I forget to post the Starrett stuff on a routine basis.