Oldfast wrote:Did you happen to notice whether it contained LaGard or S&G wheels?
Oops, scratch this question. For some reason I was thinking about Major's
lift-out round doors. They had an old and new version which you'd find either
mesh-change S&G wheels, or, LaGard type wheels. Anyway, nevermind that. lol
On the STAR... Unfortunately I haven't much additional info or photos for you. Although I was successful in manipulating it, I was unable to retract the boltwork (
fired relocker I believe). Damn shame too, cuz they had no use for it and told me from the start I could keep it. Arrrrgh! So close, yet so far away.
Ah well, I learned a great deal for the next one I run into.
The only advice I might offer is to invest in a quality dial indicator. I had one ordered, but while waiting for it to arrive I picked up a cheapy from Harbor Freight and had a go with it to no avail. Admittedly, I might attribute some of this to my learning curve (being my first time), but for the most part I think it was the inconsistency of the indicator and/or holder. When my Mitutoyo arrived I went back for round 2 and things went much better. I had the combo within a couple hours.
Anyway, good for you - wanting to tackle it and wanting to learn something new. I only wish you could've had the time/opportunity. And I'll bet you would've gotten it! Yes, they're more time-consuming and tedious. And yes, readings are obtained in a radically different way than we're use to. But aside from that, everything you already know about manipulation applies here. The NLGTM has a fairly accurate description of the process. That's all I had to go on too.
p.s.
The dial ring needs to be removed to create enough area
to solidly mount your magnetic base for the dial indicator.
Remove it and place your own index using whatever.