8 Inch Master Precision Level with Box Accuracy 0.0002"/10" for Checking the Straightness Parallelism The Surface of Machine Tools Equipment

I wasn’t sure this purchase would be worth it. It’s a level after all. Wow was I wrong. This thing is super sensitive, and I feel this is way more accurate than my house levels. Totally worth it!

I have a bench top lath and it is not super accurate so i don't need a professional level at 5X the cost. Once i figure out how sensitive it was to adjust i got it set up right. For me this is an acceptable trade off of cost verses ease of use. I may use it twice a year so it works for me.

To preface, I'm by no means a professional machinist. A hobbyist at best, and newish at that. I'm more of a hobbyist fabricator. This is plenty accurate and precise for me, exceedingly so for my needs. I got a precision ground to 0.0002" piece of granite as well and tested this with it. As long as I placed the level exactly in the same position (had to mark the location), I got the same reading every time. Also spinning the level 180 it was the same every time. It could even detect when I shifted my weight a little on the floor as I was on a wooden joist floor and the tiny compression from part of my weight moving registered significantly. Very happy with it.

I've used plenty of cheaper tools and I know they often need to tweaking to be useful. I knew this wouldn't be as good as a Starrett since it's 1/3 of the price. But, at $56 I didn't think it would be completely useless. I thought wrong.Quality control was bad. The calibration screw had either some dried glue or plastic film stuck between it and the red cover plug. Once I got that cleaned out, the screw was misaligned with the plastic top of the tool, so I had to angle the screwdriver and be careful not to damage the screw. No way to move the plastic top.Then, I wasted probably 20 minutes trying to level this thing. You couldn't really make fine adjustments. A small move would send the bubble to the other side of the vial. Once I finally got it centered, if I picked it straight up and put it straight down, the bubble wouldn't return to the same place.$56 is a lot for a level-shaped paper weight. I guess I'm springing for the Starrett because this thing is useless.Don't waste your time or money.

Took me a little bit to figure it out and get it calibrated. . Very sensitive adjustments.

Good machinist's level. I tested this level on a level surface plate and this level is spot on.However, Amazon chose to ship this precision level in a plastic bag. There is a thin-fitted paper sleeve that the box slides into. The wooden box holds the level, and the level is wrapped in oil paper.The plastic shipping bag does have a small "delicate" label, but this bag is entirely the wrong method for shipping a product such as a delicate precision instrument.The box was crushed during shipping. I will glue and repair the box rather than deal with the hassle and delays involved with returning a product to Amazon.The quality of the wooden box is acceptable. The box is made from softwood. The box is only intended to provide minimal protection of the level - which it did during shipping. The box served its purpose - to soften an impact to the level. The level came within the crushed box. Without the sacrificial wooden box, the level would most certainly have been damaged during shipping.

Level is very accurate.

Poorly made and the calibration screw is fake