Thread: Repair to old spirit level

G'day eskimo,
I've heard the bubbles/ vials are held in common old glaazing putty. I imagine one would;
1. clean out the cavity in the level,
2. set up a perfectly level platform (say on bench),
3. put in enough putty to fully hold the bottom and ends of vial and squish it in deep enough that the cover will go back on,
4. push the ends of the vial down to get the bubble perfectly between lines- allow putty to set.
This is only how i think i would do it! I have a few to do myself (somewhere in the shed...)
Hopefully some others have done this.
Finding plain bubble vials is a bit tricky as well, old fashioned hardware stores and sometimes even $2 tool shops.
good luck, tell us how you go,
AndrewOC

I made my own levels using alu screen door framing and the bubbles from cheep ($5) plastic line levels from bunnings.

Just cut the bubbles free from the plastic and bed them in epoxy or putty as described.