Hi all, I haven't bought an audible level yet but needed to get a PVC pipe oriented vertically on a project I'm working on. After some thought, I came up with something that worked really well. I used two 1-foot lenghts of keychain chain to do what I'm about to describe. I used this particular chain because it has a small diameter and is extremely flexible. You might think of something else that works just as well. I taped one length of the chain to my pipe and then taped the other length 1-quarter of the way around the pipe from the first chain. Both chains hung straight down very nicely along each side of the pipe. By moving the pipe back and forth relative to the first chain, I was able to position the pipe parallel to the first chain and thus vertically relative to the first chain. Then, by moving the pipe left and right using the other chain as a guide, I was able to get the pipe vertical in the other direction. If my highschool geometry is right, the pipe should be perfectly vertical within an acceptable tolerance. The PVC pipe was now vertical and I was able to finish the project. I know this sounds like a real Rupe Goldberg solution but it worked really well. If I'm not describing myself very well, let me know and I'll try to do a better job. The only bad thing about this solution is that my wife decided that since it worked so well, I really don't need to spend $100 for the audible level. Go figure.
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