spirit level for steelwork

Jul 21, 2025 Last reply: 1 year ago 1 Replies

Hello all



Spirit-levels - experience tells me this is one of the things you by on specification not price. Expensive to do otherwise :-)



"Stabila" brand popular here in Britain - experience is that are tough and accurate.



I have a small "scaffolder's level" already.

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magnetic. That's taken care of.



For what it's worth I have a very worn non-magnetic one => doesn't collect grinding dust. Which I use freely, don't concern if it drops on the floor, gets knocked around, is around when grinding, etc. Which I "restored" by putting emery paper on a level surface plate and gliding it, bubble level, to restore the "foot". Get a lot of steelwork "good enough", or close to final then bring out a / the "good" level(s).



I have "price selection" purchase(s) - particularly from when significant %-per-annum tool "turnover".



I reckon a sprit-level about 810mm long (32inches). Easy to carry but long enough for most steel jobs with inherently rigid sections.



I have been looking at cast aluminium / aluminum spirit-levels



Cast parallel shape:



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Cast trapezoidal shape:



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Any experiences what to go for for working with steel and metals?



Regards Rich Smith


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Sorry, can't help. I have high precision machinist levels in the shop and cheap bright colored pocketable ones for outdoors, mostly carpentry, but nothing in between to recommend.

I should buy a digital angle gauge for roof drainage slope etc.

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