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Level Sights

Dennis McDonaugh

>I've seen stanley and starret level sights listed on e-bay. What do you use them for? They look sorta like gun sites, but I'm having a hard time seeing what they could be used for. Maybe to make a level into a transit?

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Jack Guzman from Maine

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Jack Guzman from Maine

>I use one for carpentry.It gives me an idea of elevation differences from one point to another when laying out the perimeter of a building.It's also helpful when building fences or figuring runoff for drainage.I don't think it was intended to replace a transit but as a general layout tool.---Jack

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Dennis McDonaugh

>Thanks Jack, that's what I figured.

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