Replacement Level Glass Vial, Spirit Bubble Level, Accurate, with Nib, 35mm x 11mm - Green

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This reading indicates to what extent the surface is parallel to the horizontal plane, according to the level, which at this stage is of unknown accuracy. These leveling instruments as used in surveying to measure height differences over larger distances. citation needed] It is very likely that these levels were in use in France and elsewhere long before the turn of the century. Adjustment of the spirit level is performed by successively rotating the level and moving the bubble tube within its housing to take up roughly half of the discrepancy, until the magnitude of the reading remains constant when the level is flipped. They have a slight upward curve, so that the bubble naturally rests in the center, the highest point.

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Some recent models feature waterproof IP65 and impact resistance features for harsh working environments. The spirit level is then rotated through 180 degrees in the horizontal plane, and another reading is noted. The Fell All-Way precision level, one of the first successful American made bull's eye levels for machine tool use, was invented by William B. Tradespeople need to have easy access to their spirit levels at all times and they also need to be able to transport them conveniently and stow them quickly. Where a spirit level must also be usable upside-down or on its side, the curved constant-diameter tube is replaced by an uncurved barrel-shaped tube with a slightly larger diameter in its middle.Different types of spirit levels may be used by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other building trades workers, surveyors, millwrights and other metalworkers, and in some photographic or videographic work. A traditional carpenter's spirit level looks like a short plank of wood and often has a wide body to ensure stability, and that the surface is being measured correctly. The industry practitioners often refer to those levelling tools as a "construction level", "heavy duty level", "inclinometer", or "protractor". Digital levels, embedded with angular MEMS technology effectively improve productivity and quality of many modern civil structures.

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The sensitivity of a level is given as the change of angle or gradient required to move the bubble by unit distance. Alcohols have low viscosity and surface tension, which allows the bubble to travel the tube quickly and settle accurately with minimal interference from the glass surface. Ground spirit level vials are generally used in applications which require a higher degree of accuracy than is achievable with the lower cost plastic vials. If the level is accurate, it will indicate the same orientation with respect to the horizontal plane.Starting from a point with a known elevation and going cross country (successive points being perhaps 100 meters (328ft) apart) height differences can be measured cumulatively over long distances and elevations can be calculated. Digital spirit levels are increasingly common in replacing conventional spirit levels, particularly in civil engineering applications such as traditional building construction and steel structure erection, for on-site angle alignment and leveling tasks. citation needed] It is occasionally argued that these "bubble levels" did not come into widespread use until the beginning of the 18th century, the earliest surviving examples being from that time, but Adrien Auzout had recommended that the Académie Royale des Sciences take "levels of the Thevenot type" on its expedition to Madagascar in 1666. Precision is defined to indicate "a reading of a certain measuring instrument or a comprehensive satisfactory performance including accuracy and precision (minimized dispersion in the values of measurement)" in the "Glossary of Measurement" of JISZ8103 (Japanese Industrial Standard).

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Sensitivity is used to indicate "the minimum volume of a gradient between a horizontal surface (or a vertical surface) forms with a level when a bubble of the level starts to move. The level is placed on a flat and roughly level surface and the reading on the bubble tube is noted. The device was unique in that it could be placed on a machine bed and show tilt on the x-y axes simultaneously, eliminating the need to rotate the level 90 degrees. Sensitivity is an important specification for a spirit level, as the device's accuracy depends on its sensitivity.The history of the spirit level was discussed in brief in an 1887 article appearing in Scientific American. The body is lightweight, so as not to weigh down the string line, it is also small in size as the string line in effect becomes the body; when the level is hung in the center of the string, each 'leg' of the string line extends the level's plane.