I purchased a "Self Leveling" Laser with tripod that projects a Level Line, Plumb Line or Both together for $40 @ Big lots and Hrbor has them too from time to time. Niftty tool just set it upclose and gravity takes care of leveling the head. Great for Cabinets, supended cieings etc.
Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JIM VANCE wrote: > I bought a level with a laser in the end of it from Harbor Freight Tools for > about $15. I sat it down on my table at one end with the beam shining down > the table. I then used my six inch cabinet square as a target for the beam. > I could easily read the levelness of the table to 1/32 of an inch (0.031). I > then brought the top of the 1 inch thick plywood top to perfectly flat with a > belt sander. It was messy and laborious, but it makes for an excellent > reference plane. The two coatings of deck enamel have survived well during > the construction of two planes. > > I also found that mounting the laser on a camera tripod and using the > line-making lens gave me an excellent reference for a straight line around > the compound curve for the part line on my cowling. > > Jim Vance > Claflin, Kansas > [email protected] > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
