Hi,
I have a replacement vial for an old Rabone steel spirit level. Can any one recommend a good compound for fixing/levelling it?
Thanks Will Owen
Replacement Spirit Level Vial
Nov 09, 2006
4 Replies
In the 'old days' on the building sites we used to use ordinary plaster to bed the vials in.
Find a perfectly level surface, using another level and, asssuming you have dug the old vial out and cleaned around, bed the new one in using a dob of plaster each end and press down either end until the bubble show level.
If you mess up dig it out and repeat.
This is a two stage operation,
1 - throw old level into nearest skip2 - buy new level
seriously, half decent levels aren't dear so why use an old one tha could be "off
-- Nick H
It will only be off if he fits the new vial wrongly.
MBQ
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