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expiredwolfjunk2 posted Jan 02, 2025 07:23 PM
expiredwolfjunk2 posted Jan 02, 2025 07:23 PM

96.8" Spec Ops Tools Aluminum 3 Vial Box Beam Level

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Lowe's has 96.8" Spec Ops Tools Aluminum 3 Vial Box Beam Level on sale for $57.17. Shipping is free or select free store pick up where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for free store pick up may vary by location.
Thanks to community member wolfjunk2 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Patented Tourniquet Bungee System attaches to beams, posts, pipes or couduit for lightning-fast, hands-free leveling
  • 33% larger high-contrast green vials with 2% slope lines for maximum low-light visibility and speed
  • Match grade epoxy-locked 360° solid acrylic block vials deliver .0005"/inch guaranteed lifetime accuracy
  • High-strength, precision-milled aluminum box beam with removable shock-absorbing armored end caps survives the world's toughest job sites
  • Chamfered spine for a stronger, twist resistant frame that's more comfortable to hold and maneuver

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  • Our research indicates that this offer is $32.24 lower (36% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $89.41.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Lowe's has 96.8" Spec Ops Tools Aluminum 3 Vial Box Beam Level on sale for $57.17. Shipping is free or select free store pick up where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for free store pick up may vary by location.
Thanks to community member wolfjunk2 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Patented Tourniquet Bungee System attaches to beams, posts, pipes or couduit for lightning-fast, hands-free leveling
  • 33% larger high-contrast green vials with 2% slope lines for maximum low-light visibility and speed
  • Match grade epoxy-locked 360° solid acrylic block vials deliver .0005"/inch guaranteed lifetime accuracy
  • High-strength, precision-milled aluminum box beam with removable shock-absorbing armored end caps survives the world's toughest job sites
  • Chamfered spine for a stronger, twist resistant frame that's more comfortable to hold and maneuver

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • Our research indicates that this offer is $32.24 lower (36% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $89.41.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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DonV1962
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Construction does not need the tolerances down to anywhere near nanometers to be considered perfect. That material you use changes sizes all by itself anyway and can warp, twist and bow yet a good carpenter can get the perfection needed for construction with just a bubble level. You can put an put a 8' against a wall and if you read the bubble properly with the bubble is centered you can come back and check with a laser level and there will be no discernible difference. Bad carpenters can get out of tolerance as they may not worry much about having that bubble centered if it makes them do some extra work adjusting something.

I can tell you that in construction a long, straight and flat anything is critically needed and if it can level and plumb all the better. Some tradesman pay dearly for just what you describe and they are called screeds.

I would have killed for this remodeling my basement and trying to currently level my wavy, humped and out of level floor. When I furred down the ceiling to level I had to strap a 4' level to a long straight edged board to get the flatness and level I needed. Longer levels span more area and make things easier as you can find humps or dips you may have missed with a shorter level. If two or more adjacent framing members read level across them that does not mean that some other down the line are in the same plane, longer levels help find those out of tolerances and they do it quickly with no setup needed . You may be in fact reading level on two points that are level to each other but low or high of plane. In cases like that some do reach for the laser level but the setup needed slows things to a craw. You can quickly slide a level across framing to check for level. Doing that with laser level would be a super tedious process of resetting it if it is a laser line level or checking with a gauge at various points if it is 360 laser.

Laser have been a great help to the trades and there are times where they are the right and perfect tool for the job but bubble levels are one of the the most needed and critical tools of the trade.

There is great irony that in the age of laser levels I see almost all new homes be they $250,000 to $5,000,000 are terribly out of level, square and flat. Mid and turn of the previous century and even before homes are often more level and flat than any modern home you can buy, they are just built very shoddy with shoddy and cheap materials.
LJCRST
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To level the playing field…
Fuzzy_Wuzzy
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Um a level is very much a precision instrument keeping a 96" long surface flat and square to itself is difficult to do, the longer the level the harder that is to do

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Jan 02, 2025 10:36 PM
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robertson136Jan 02, 2025 10:36 PM
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Tactical level
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LJCRSTJan 02, 2025 11:52 PM
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Quote from robertson136 :
Tactical level
To level the playing field…
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Jan 02, 2025 11:58 PM
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Good2BCh13fJan 02, 2025 11:58 PM
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For me, all the reviews are for pry bars.
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Jan 03, 2025 12:05 AM
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wolfjunk2
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Jan 03, 2025 12:05 AM
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Quote from Good2BCh13f :
For me, all the reviews are for pry bars.
Yeah, saw that too when I found it. Home Depot has some reviews....but seems all were "collected as part of a promotion". I need an 8 ft. level and figure it will be an easy return if it doesn't measure (or level :-)) up. https://www.homedepot.com/p/SPEC-.../329188578.
Jan 03, 2025 12:54 AM
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TechnocianJan 03, 2025 12:54 AM
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Quote from robertson136 :
Tactical level
To make it even more tactical, this actually stacks with the military discount!!
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Jan 03, 2025 02:11 AM
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ShrewdCable6698Jan 03, 2025 02:11 AM
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I hate when levels don't double as a ruler.
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Jan 03, 2025 02:59 AM
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anvilsvsJan 03, 2025 02:59 AM
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We NEVER get the sale price here (30683). Local store is TWO CENTS higher!

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Jan 03, 2025 02:59 AM
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kjeldergJan 03, 2025 02:59 AM
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Quote from Good2BCh13f :
For me, all the reviews are for pry bars.
Think of this like a longer pry bar.
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Jan 03, 2025 03:07 AM
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WineWomenSongJan 03, 2025 03:07 AM
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Never buy a level without seeing it in person and checking it first. You can check the level by measuring levelness on both surfaces (top and bottom) and then against another level to see if the level is bowed.
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HeimlyJan 03, 2025 03:10 AM
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Quote from WineWomenSong :
Never buy a level without seeing it in person and checking it first. You can check the level by measuring levelness on both surfaces (top and bottom) and then against another level to see if the level is bowed.
What if they're both bowed? Who levels the level in this cold, bowed world?
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4vangerJan 03, 2025 03:12 AM
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Quote from Good2BCh13f :
For me, all the reviews are for pry bars.
I got their pry bar and it was actually freaking amazing - great ergonomics and performance. Did an amazing job disassembling old deck and few other jobs. Bonus point for bragging about using a tactical pry bar
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gamingdroidJan 03, 2025 04:07 AM
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Why are these so pricey?

What's the tactical advantage that demand such price?
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Quote from gamingdroid :
Why are these so pricey?

What's the tactical advantage that demand such price?
Pricey? $50 is dirt cheap for an 8 foot level. Even the $100 pre-discount price is low end price for a good 8 foot level. These are precision instruments that have to be milled and built to not onlt be accurate, but to be able to hold accuracy for years to come.
There's far better 8 foot levels like the Stabila's that run $350 and up.
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SmartMitten2888Jan 03, 2025 04:51 AM
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So if I was looking to level up from a 4 ft to an 8 ft level would I really get much benefit? I am looking to build a 24 x 20 deck soonish

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DoodarazumasJan 03, 2025 05:46 AM
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Quote from SmartMitten2888 :
So if I was looking to level up from a 4 ft to an 8 ft level would I really get much benefit? I am looking to build a 24 x 20 deck soonish
I'd spend the money on a cheap laser level or 50 feet of 1/2 inch vinyl tubing and just do a water level.

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