I have been using this level for several months and am very satisfied with this level. It's very compact and has incredibly strong magnets. I mainly use this for EMF bending for electrical purposes and the powerful magnet only allows this level to stick to a small portion of the pipe while some levels require the entire magnetic section to touch the metal to stay attached. I've dropped this down the stairs a few times and it's still true and consistent. You'll want to cut the thread he attached, it just gets in the way.