The cats roam the house and at least one of them likes my reloading bench. I found my beam scale "disassembled", beam askew, pan missing, and now the scale "sticks" rather than gently dampen to arrest pan movement.
Zero point one grain (0.10 gr.) trickling reliability has gone out of the window. I have trickled as much, or more, than half a grain before the scale over reacted. I no longer trust the scale.
Is there a fix for this? I have tried to softly and gently clean the "knife edge" fulcrum and its agate rest. There is no dust, no dirt, no noticeable ding, twist, or bend in any part. I do not understand why it "sticks" rather than gently settle into balance.
Is there a dry lube? I am stuck...and disappointed. Live with cats and happy wife, or...