On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 03:13:52 -0800, the inscrutable "Harold and Susan
Vordos" spake:

Years ago an acquaintance took apart his Starrett magnetic base. When he
re-assembled it, it no longer worked, although the magnet still was one.
No parts were lost in the disassembly, and everything was replaced where it
belonged.

I witnessed the problem, so I know it's true. Can anyone explain why it no
longer functioned? If so, thanks!

SWAG: He didn't quite get the mag release assembled properly and
the magnet wasn't seating to the bottom when down.

As there are no wires, releasing of the Magic Smoke is -not- a
possibility here. My SWAG is interpreted from ownership of a fine
HF (Chiwanese) mag base (which has never been disassembled.)


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