I found a cool level!

[Treeview]

This week I downloaded the new operating system for my iPhone. No complaints but lets not derail this thread with any OS or Apple chatter, OK?

In the Compass device, it's included, not an APP, there are two levels.

One is a horizontal/vertical level. Think of using a four foot carpenters level.

The other shows how out of level a flat surface is. There are two circles that are out of alignment with a read out, in degrees, showing how far out of level the plane/surface is.

I have the ToyBox parked near my shop where it feels level. The counter is within one degree of level in three dimensions! Nice to have this tool in my pocket!

Tom

http://gps.about.com/b/2013/09/24/new-ios-7-compass-and-level-app-look-and-work-great.htm

[High Desert]

Hey that is Cool! Thanks for mentioning it.

hmm, my desk is 1* off to the left side.....

[Treeview]

hmm, my desk is 1* off to the left side.....

Hahhaha....I tend to lean a bit Left of center too!

Tom

[Treeview]

hmm, my desk is 1* off to the left side.....

Hahhaha....I tend to lean a bit Left of center too!

John Prine's 'Grandpa Was a Carpenter':

Grandpa was a carpenter
He built houses stores and banks
Chain smoked camel cigarettes
And hammered nails in planks
He was level on the level
And shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower
'cause Lincoln won the war.

Tom

[eamarquardt]

I carry a plumb bob. You never run out of gravity.

-Gus-

[tony.latham]

I wasn't too excited about this app. But this morning I was working on my galley, installing a drawer catch that needed to be level and thought about this app in my pocket. I gave it a whirl and it worked great. Looking further into it, it's also an inclinometer that I can use to capture angles etc. I used the calculator app several times today. Maybe someday I'll use the device to make a phone call. Who knows?

TL

[KCStudly]

I'm with you, Gus.

When we cleaned out my dad's stuff I found a drawer full of half a dozen nice plumb bobs. The small 4 inch one with the leather belt pouch I keep with me at work and use frequently, sometimes in combination with a laser plumb (but that ran out of batteries the other day while I was up on the 4th floor away from the battery supply cabinet). One of the really nice brass ones I gave to my coworker Larry (my lantern picker friend). He is a tool hound and I thought he would appreciate it (even though he has the level app on his phone).

One time when I was working on in service submarines, SUPSHIPS (the Navy's construction watch dog "Supervisor of Ship Building") asked me to explain why I approved the stern plane operating rod hull and ballast tank packing clearances when they were at the high end limit at the top and zero at the bottom. This is like several 5 inch diameter inconel rods coupled together that reach all the way from the hydraulic operating cylinder inboard, thru the pressure hull and ballast tank bulkhead packing boxes, and into the mud tank where the dog bone and yoke are, about 20 feet, and is very tricky to get well aligned at new construction, let alone stay that way over the life cycle of the ship. They weren't used to seeing the numbers from each of these stations being so consistent with zero on the bottom. I explained, "Last time I checked, gravity was still working." They bought it. Had to; nothing was out of spec.

[Treeview]

Captain Jack Aubrey found that his HMS Surprise, and the Diana too, fared best with about a half 'strake heavy to the stern. That's how I like to trim the ToyBox for a good night sleep.