No name on this one that I could see. This seems to be more for decoration than for actual use, though it appears Starrett and others made similar tools.
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Dave
said...
I'm sure that was made to be used. The vials on those levels were meant to be replaced...on the ones I have where the vials have been replaced, they look to be bedded in plaster. I've never done it but I imagine you would bed the vial in wet plaster, hold the level against a "known good" level, tap the vial until it reads correctly, then let the plaster dry.
And vials are available.https://www.leveldevelopments.com/products/vials/ground-vials/ I wonder if Bondo might be a suitable modern material to hold a vial.
3 comments:
I'm sure that was made to be used. The vials on those levels were meant to be replaced...on the ones I have where the vials have been replaced, they look to be bedded in plaster. I've never done it but I imagine you would bed the vial in wet plaster, hold the level against a "known good" level, tap the vial until it reads correctly, then let the plaster dry.
And vials are available.https://www.leveldevelopments.com/products/vials/ground-vials/
I wonder if Bondo might be a suitable modern material to hold a vial.
lol only if you're never, ever gonna replace the vial again.
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