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03-15-2009, 07:06 PM
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Levels? Best one's out there.
New to the site and hello. After numerous jobs, employee's, and abuse, we're in need of new levels. 4fter's and up. I have stanley levels, fat max levels, but were in need of new and for the investment of levels and accurate measurements, what do you guys recommend? If there one level above all else or are they all the same?
I mainly do new construction. We try to do all our own work from flat cement work to finishing all the trim. Were also starting to do our own tiling work for floors, kitchen areas, and baths.
I do not do poured walls, brick and mortar work, electrical or plumbing.
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03-15-2009, 07:11 PM
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Handle It!
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So........Being an Industry Professional, what Brand,Size and Composition Level do you use?
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03-15-2009, 07:11 PM
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Bunny by Malco - NY
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I'd like to say Johnson levels to keep it in the family, but I am a Stabila kind of guy
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03-15-2009, 07:13 PM
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Handle It!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Johnson
I'd like to say Johnson levels to keep it in the family, but I am a Stabila kind of guy
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Darn it Chris.........I was trying to Weed this Guy out and find his Credentials.
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03-15-2009, 07:16 PM
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Code Nerd
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uh, Empire... they are wicked good
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03-15-2009, 07:17 PM
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Stabila are by far the best levels I have ever used. I have a 10" torpedo, 2 two footers, a 6'er and 2 8'ers. You can stack them all up and they all read the same. Well worth the money. 
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03-15-2009, 07:20 PM
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Home Depot aisle walker
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I have this aluminum one with sharp corners, its drawn blood once falling on my head, dont get one of those.
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03-15-2009, 08:12 PM
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The Remodeler
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I had all Stabila until my 6 footer walked off a jobsite a month ago... It was replaced by a 6' Johnson from Home Cheapo for the time being. I went through their entire inventory and found one that was decent.
Malco- play nice... he's not a homeowner... 
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03-15-2009, 08:37 PM
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Sean
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I prefer my blue ones, but those yellow ones look like they might be just as good, if not better
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03-15-2009, 08:53 PM
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Handle It!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SLSTech
I prefer my blue ones, but those yellow ones look like they might be just as good, if not better
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Levels or Valiums?
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03-15-2009, 08:59 PM
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Quote:
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I prefer my blue ones, but those yellow ones look like they might be just as good, if not better
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If you mean the blue Empires, they don't come close to the Stabilas. I bought a 6 and a 4, I don't use either of them, I went back to Stabila.
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03-15-2009, 08:59 PM
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stabila or craftsman
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03-15-2009, 09:02 PM
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The Duke
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Stabila
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03-15-2009, 09:11 PM
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Sean
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MALCO.New.York
Levels or Valiums?
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 Level's - Pills its a tossup between the red & the blue ones
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Originally Posted by loneframer
If you mean the blue Empires, they don't come close to the Stabilas. I bought a 6 and a 4, I don't use either of them, I went back to Stabila. |
Cool, when I go to replace my 4' & 2's footers - Ill go with Stabilla Thanks
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03-15-2009, 09:16 PM
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03-15-2009, 09:20 PM
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Wal Mart sells a nice level.
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03-15-2009, 09:21 PM
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Stabila for sure and then Johnson.
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03-15-2009, 09:24 PM
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crick for brick 
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03-15-2009, 09:31 PM
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I been using Stanley levels, thinking about ordering Stabila extendable level for decks and when I do basements, they extend up to 12'
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03-15-2009, 09:39 PM
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Home Depot aisle walker
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greg24k
I been using Stanley levels, thinking about ordering Stabila extendable level for decks and when I do basements, they extend up to 12'
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Back some time ago a bunch of us bought 8' stabilas as we were doing 8' interior doors that had to be perfect (within thousands, no ****). That did the trick but on comparing levels they werent all the same, in reality a perfectly straight 1x4 and a garden variety 4' accomplished the same thing. You ask me their (stabila) quality control is a little lax.
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