From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Digital Level
To: lml
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:11:09 -0500
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Posted for "Denny" <d.duello@www.mebbs.com>:

Digital Level:

Ours bears the name Wedge Innovations,  1-800-SMARTLEVEL.

For builders not familiar with these wonderful instruments, it's unfortunate
that they are still called levels.  Their predecessors might have been
better named plumb/levels, but these things measure plumb, level, and
everything in between....to tenth of a degree.  We're forever measuring
angles (flap extension, for example) by the difference in readings.  If they
cost $400 I'd still advise buying one.  You'll be amazed at how often you
reach for it.  Ours gets used on a varirty of projects, and is a 24 inch.
If I were buying one just for the plane project I'd strongly consider a
shorter one. I'd theoretically give up a sliver of accuracy (insignificant,
in my judgement, and only on a basically flat surface), but a shorter
instrument would fit more of the many spaces, lines, and surfaces where
they're so extremely useful.  If you buy the short one and then wonder
whether you'd benefit from a longer one on occasion, simply use your
(longer) old bubble level as a straight edge and set the digital on top of
it.  This will also offer a distinct comparison of these two (both
wonderful) levels of technology.

Denny Duello


> I need to buy a digital level. Does anyone know where I might purchase
> one? I can't find one anywhere on the Internet except Sears for $200
> but I have to mail order it and it may take 7 to 10 days.