Starrett Machinists' Level, Ground and Graduated Main Vial, 8" Length

If you thought a good hardware store level was precise, think again. I needed this to level out the platen on my wide format printer, we’re talking about fractions of a mm tolerance that were causing the print carriage to rub. After using steel thickness gauges to level everything out, we were still getting a slight bit of blur across the travel. Bring in a $300 level I never knew I needed. First, you have to calibrate this yourself. Look up some videos and find a VERY stable table or just go straight to the concrete like I did, just make sure the floor is clean and there is no lose debris. Place some tape marks and take your time alternating directions. Once calibrated, you’ll be able to capture the slightest inaccuracies. 0.0002” per foot tolerance is no joke. We were able to plum up the platen in no time and fix the detail issue with the printer. Life saver! Would have never been able to achieve the same results using an ordinary level, not even close. It’s expensive for what it is, but everything about it is precision machined and the glass vial is insanely sensitive. The 12” version I purchased actually comes with 3 total levels. I knew it had an extra one on the front for a second axis, but it also has another for a 3rd axis located in the middle where the finger holes are. At this price and sensitivity, I wish it came with a case. It’s pretty robust and the main vial has a cover, but I’d like to give it some extra protection anyway.

I was amazed of the accuracy of a machinists type of level vs a good carpenters level. No comparison, and Starrett, as anyone knows has a reputation that is second to none. When I borrowed my brother's Starrett 8" machinist level, and used it to level my pool table, it truly did the job so well, that it's almost like magic, seeing how straight the balls could actually roll, and even when hit slow, they continue on their straight path with no variation at all of getting off course. I had been trying to get one of these for over a year on e-bay, but gosh, the prices were always over $100.00 even for those that could have been taken better care of. I finally decided to pay a little more and just get a new one. It will easily hold its value by taking care of it, and in 30 years time, will be worth more if not abused. Next project will be a plane, and needed something I could truly rely on to level the table with. It already made a believer out of me with how well it leveled my pool table. I use digital levelers on occasion, but trust this one more. And 100 years down the road to whomever inherits and still has this level, if they had taken care of it, it'll still be as good as the day I bought it. One can't say as much for electronic levels and will probably be lucky to get ten years use out of them. Their displays have a tendency to go out, and they are a bit finicky. It's nice when old fashioned technology trumps some of this new stuff. This is one such case.

Seems good and works for my purposes, way better than using a standard grade level. Was suprised that this item from Starrett was made in China instead of the U.S. Guess that's the way it goes now days. I've since come to learn that Starrett produces some of thier items in the states and some overseas. Starrett advises these levels come set out of the box, but mine needed a small amount of correcting to make it perfect which I was able to do on my own with no issues with the adjuster screws. I recommend that if you are setting up a lathe bed or milling machine table, just get two of these things so you can set them in each location and not move them around to check cross planes as if you only had one.

There are several great machinist tool manufacturers around, Starrett is one. This is a very accurate level.

This equipment is probably the best I have used. I have people I work with that own it so I have some experience using it and wanted my own. The star off is do to the very disappointing shipping. The product was shipped in a plastic Fedex bag in just the box which is not sealed or padded. The box was thrashed and the level was received inside the plastic bot not in the box. The corners and a side were dented so it will not sit level. Why they would ship a precision tool in such a manner makes no sense. Amazon was great about letting me return this and getting refunded.

Best equipment I have purchase since i been in the business of billiards, now my leveling of pool table is at 95-100% accuracy, I would recommend even to have one if youre in the business of billiard. I started from having 1 an now I have 2, working my way up to owning 4, best purchase I have made. very strong and value for money

Awesome level. Calibration is very easy when compared to the cheaper levels. 5-10 minutes and it was dead on.

Works great at a good price

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Excellent machine level but it was not calibrated.

O nível tem uma boa relação entre preço e qualidade. Muito bom.

Livella di precisione per macchine utensili di dimensioni ridotte. Questa livella è molto ben fatta, molto precisa e molto sensibile, inoltre possiede delle viti ti taratura che permettono di registrarla in caso di necessità. L' ampolla in vetro ha anche una protezione girevole per proteggerla dagli urti. Ho acquistato questa livella per mettere in bolla una testa panoramica per fotografie. Nonostante gli strumenti per fotografia panoramica dispongano di bolle integrate difficilmente si riesce ad ottenere un perfetto livellamento in quanto sono o poco sensibili o troppo piccole o non precise. Con questa livella della Starrett si riesce ad ottenere un livellamento di grande precisione con il risultato di avere le foto perfettamente allineate e sovrapponibili. ECCELLENTE PRODOTTO PROFESSIONALE.

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