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Review on Milwaukee 48 22 5603 Pocket Level by Arturo Reyes

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Perfect unless you rely on the level

Everything about this level seems better than the very equivalent Stabila pocket level I was looking to replace with this one. Stronger magnets, bigger bladder, pitch markers - but rotated 180 degrees it's off about 0.5%, which doesn't sound like much, but it's about 1/8 inch per foot. There is also a noticeable lack of precision tolerance. marked on or somewhere on the packaging that I can see, while Stabila clearly guarantees better than 1mm/m (0.057 degrees) accuracy as well as +/- 0.1 degrees squareness, which isn't fantastic but theirs is philosophy reflects. lol, I checked how square the machined surfaces were compared to the machinist's square and some 1-2-3 blocks and the plumb side magnet popped right out. real garbage. I will never buy a Milwaukee again. I've had magnets popping out of my 10" Stabila torpedo, but after being dropped several times from over 10ft, and in terms of accuracy, it's still working.

Pros
  • Delivery was very quick
Cons
  • Crumpled