I've been using the Starrett "Last word" for years and would be lost without it. This one on eBay is almost identical to the one I bought. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Starrett-711FSZ-Last-Word-Dial-Test-Indicator-With-Case-No-711/302768611968?epid=1401562683&hash=item467e6a6280:g:LFAAAOSw4Q5bHwxn At $99 it looks to be an excellent deal and looks to have all the parts but I can't guarantee it. If you get it and it doen't work, I believe that Starrett will charge about $100 to repair it. Still well below the $300+ a new one would cost.
By the way, I dumped the magnetic base. Too much of a pain to use on such small machines. I got and extra
riser block for my mill and bored a hole and taped a set screw to hold the Starrett arm. I then mounted it on the mill permanently. Much more convenient than trying to find a place to mount a magnetic base. Yes, it probably weakens the block and thus reduces the stiffness, but a small hole like that isn't going to do much.
I also milled a simple mount for the cross slide on my lathe. Just an aluminum block with two holes for T nuts and a hole and set screw for the indicator. Again, much less bulky than a magnetic base. Those are really designed for full sized machines where you have a lot of space on the ways.
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