📏 Starrett 135A Pocket Nickel Plated Finish: Compact Durability for Precision Measurement Review

I took this to add to my gunsmith toolbox. It's certainly a great spirit level for other uses, but I mainly use it for aligning scopes.

Very well made product what you would expect from a Starrett brand Whilst the quality is very good I would say almost all Starrett products are overpriced.

Very good level, but honestly you get almost the same accuracy in the store for a dollar. So if you don't need any precision, workmanship or quality at all, you can simply go for the cheap one.

Bought 3 of these about a year ago, 1 still works. First the side plugs fell out, then the liquid ran out. Starrett offered no warranty and charged $20 each to fix them. I'm waiting for the last one to fail. WILL NOT BUY AGAIN VERY SATISFIED.

I'm not sure I received counterfeit packaging, but I can't imagine a company like Starrett claiming I did. The vial is clearly off center, the reading changes when you rotate it 180° and the bubble disappears entirely unless the window is pointing straight up. This level is highly recommended, which got me confused. Like most things at Revain these days (looking at you Bose) I'll write this off as fake and look elsewhere. Buyers be careful.

Excellent pocket level for the money. It is very high quality and well made. You can't go wrong with the Starrett brand. It would have been nice to have a little more visibility of where the level is being read, but overall this is a good product. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quality pocket level.

What I didn't like was that one of the two I ordered didn't have blisters. Either drain the liquid or refill the liquid completely. The problem was that I had to spend time repacking, shipping and returning. The problem was quickly (very quickly) resolved to my satisfaction with an immediate replacement. Both are very accurate and can be adjusted in tiny alignment indents.

UPDATE: Received a replacement today and this one is better. Rotated 180 degrees, it tilted just a little. What is the discount? Two layers of tape on one end so not too tight just enough to mount the scope. YMMV depends on your luck in the draw, just like mine. Maybe it doesn't matter if you use this to align an image, but I use this to align a mount and align a scope for long range shooting, so it does matter. If I come back for a replacement I'll see if the next one is better and give an…