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How to Use the Billet Level Table for Offsets and Kicks
Proud Johnson Level billet level owner, John, in Red Bluff, California asks: Just bought your magnetic billet torpedo level and noticed table of offsets and kicks, and reference to your web site. Found the table, but could not find an explanation of what, why or how to use the table. What have I mi...
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Using Technology to Expand a Level's Accuracy Beyond Perception
Over 4,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptian version of a level was a string and weight hanging plumb from the center of a frame. And while the modern contractor evolved into using more accurate spirit levels, many are upgrading to higher-tech electronic measuring tools which find "level" with l...
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Making Money Selling Free Software: ActionXL Teams with Johnson Level
Making Money Selling Free Software ActionXL Teams with Johnson Level to Create a New Sales Opportunities for Software Developers Ithaca, NY - March 16, 2010 - How do you sell free software? The answer to that question for hundreds of developers has been in-game advertising, those annoying, scrolli...
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Johnson Level Awarded 2009 Partner in Performance by Grainger
W.W. Grainger recognized Johnson Level & Tool as a top performing supplier in 2009 with its Partners in Performance Award. Less than 1 percent of over 3,000 suppliers are given this award each year by Grainger. Suppliers who win the award exhibit leadership in shipping, customer...
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From Water Levels to Laser Levels
You may be old enough to remember water levels, but you're still young enough to get hooked on lasers. Like cell phones and Palm Pilots, laser levels are rapidly becoming high-tech staples in many contractors' tool bags. If you don't use them yet, you'll probably find yourself left behind on layout...
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Many Contractors are Using Lasers to Enhance Construction Jobsite Productivity and Profitability
Lasers were first introduced for construction applications in the early 1960s. Since then, lasers have become increasingly user-friendly and are becoming more and more the norm on the job site. Uses include determining level, grade, vertical alignment, and distance. A laser is like a bubble level t...
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Adoption of Lasers in the Construction Industry
In recent years, the construction industry has been adopting laser technology for purposes of leveling, aligning and other traditional manual processes. The use of laser technology in the construction industry is becoming more and more popular, especially among those contractors working on larger-s...
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Construction Laser Levels Explained
With the large selection of construction lasers available these days, it can be a tough job just shopping and deciding on a model to purchase. The task of researching the various models is more than most people want to deal with or have the time to spend. We will attempt to explain which features d...
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