Does level length matter?

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Biggydon

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I'm looking to buy a level for myself. My brother has a Starret and it's pretty old but it's amazingly accurate, A dollar bill slid under the side can throw it out of level. Is the Starret 98 line something I should be looking into? Is there a prefered length, like is the 12" better than the 6" to cover more distance?
 
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For slates Starrett 12 inch 98Z is common, the 8 inch is common as well, the 8 inch is good for finding small voids in slates...some guys like to work with levels sizes from 4 inch up to 18 inch...starrett Model 97 works too, there is other manufactures of levels... go with starrett' they are american made and easy to get parts or serviced if needed, I sound like a sales man, but starrett is quality and your best bet, I own many but could get away with just one...
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The starret 98 series are really good levels for the money. I have both the 6 and 8 inch models. Both are accurate to .005/12". thats plenty close for a pool table I would think. You can use a nice carpenter level, like the brass beamed ones, for added span/length, but only as a straight edge. Just place the starret on the straight edge to level larger surfaces.
 
A straight edge for leveling the slate and the cue ball for leveling the table . A machinist level is not necessary ... I've done more tables than I can count ...:cool:;)
 
Eric Wynne said:
A straight edge for leveling the slate and the cue ball for leveling the table . A machinist level is not necessary ... I've done more tables than I can count ...:cool:;)
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I agree with your cueball theory, but the machinist level will get you alot closer alot faster than the carpenter level.

HOW HIGH CAN YOU COUNT?
 
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For the OP's information:
The accuracy is in the precision grinding of the vials, not the length of the beam.
 
Just an observation, if you can't trust a carpenters level as level, it's most likely not straight. Putting a machinist's level on top of it will only get you as accurate as the carpenters level.

Rodney-----carpenter
 
Rodney said:
Just an observation, if you can't trust a carpenters level as level, it's most likely not straight. Putting a machinist's level on top of it will only get you as accurate as the carpenters level.

Rodney-----carpenter
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respectfully,,,,not true,,,,,,,the curvature of the grind inside the glass vial, where the bubble is, is much more accurate in a machinist level. The 98 series starret is accurate to .005" per line, per foot. Starret also has Master levels that are accurate to .0005" per foot. Both have dead straight beams.

Renegade (Machinist)
 
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