Another level recommendation thread...

swest

swest

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Greetings,

What is a recommended carpenter's level to go along with my 8" Starretts? I'm asking this anew, because searching for the keyword 'level' in this forum is rather pointless (nearly every post contains that word!)

I'm trying to get my Connelly ready for realkingcobra's visit, and wanted to get the legs and bed as level as possible.

I just got home from Home Depot with an Empire, True Blue (sp?), 6' level - 'accurate to .000050" ' - really, that's what it said... Anyway, when I placed the level across the width of the bed at the head end (step one toward leveling the bed), the Starretts reads differently by as much as a complete gradation on the Starretts' vial depending on where I place it on the Empire. It appears that the Empire is crowned...

Not a very accurate straightedge.

Recommendations?

Thanks, in advance.

- s.west
 
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swest said:
Oops... my mistake - 'accurate to .00050" '...
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That's because it's expected to read a level distance of 6 feet, your machinist level reads a span of 8 inches. Just place your starrett in the center of the 6ft level, and keep the level centered on the table from side to side, it'll work out fine. Keep in mind, you're only using it to give your starrett a much longer base in which to try and level 2 points to the same elevation.

Glen
 
Carpenter's levels are not great straight edge tools. A good starrett straightedge will likely cost as much or more than your starrett machinist level. Unless you have the Master 199, those are expensive. If the carpenters level is evenly crowned (and how do you determine that?) but let's assume it is, I would place it on two spacers of known thickness, one at each end, with the crown down. Mark or use masking tape to locate the machinist level to the same spot in the center of the larger level for each reading.
 
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