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

wrote:
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

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.

Wrote:
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

This is a two stage operation,

1 - throw old level into nearest skip

2 - buy new level

seriously, half decent levels aren't dear so why use an old one that
could be "off"




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Nick H

Thanks....

Bookworm wrote:
wrote:
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

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.

On Nov 9, 1:39 pm, Nick H
wrote:
Wrote:

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

This is a two stage operation,

1 - throw old level into nearest skip

2 - buy new level

seriously, half decent levels aren't dear so why use an old one that
could be "off"

It will only be off if he fits the new vial wrongly.

MBQ