Hi all –
Just kurious…what has been you experiance/feedback with Johnson levels. Do they stand behind their levels that have a *lifetime warranty* on them ?
I’ve got plentee of Stabilas – just want to add a cheapie lifetime warranty 24″ Johnson to the set.
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I have 2 48" Johnson levels I bought several years ago. I bought them because they had the same warranty and accuracy claim as the Stabilas for a lower price.
I also own the Stabila door setting set, but I would have bought Johnson if they had em. I haven't had to test the warranty exchange, because they are both as dead on as the day I bought them.
I've discovered that not all levels read true, even off the shelf. if you go to the store pick a Brand and you test a whole bunch of the same brand, you will find that some will show up reading untrue and some true, even of the same brand. to me a sign of a level not to buy.
I checked every Johnson ( Yellow Box Beam) on the shelf, they all read dead on.
I would reccomend Johnson yellow box beam.
I would not recommend the black I beam however, the one that was given to me years ago was not accurate. I sold it at a garage sale for $3
Edited 9/21/2006 10:17 am ET by alrightythen
second the Jhonson levels...
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Third Johnson levels.
TimMemphest 2006
November 18th
I have a 72", 48" and a 24" Johnson yellow box beam. Dead on, made the same way a Stabila is. I don't know about the lifetime warranty. I love 'em. They're almost half the price of the Stabila.
chefwong,
We talked about this a while ago here;
http://forums.taunton.com/n/main.asp?qu=the+man+with+the+big+johnson&find=Search&webtag=tp-breaktime&ctx=search&cl=632358&af=10000&o=relevance&be=0
I vote for Johnson, too, but nobody told me it had a lifetime warranty. Does it?
Ron
you just never read the sticker when you bought it. But it says so and I asked when I bought it. nothing like a level you can trust...
but I am amazed at the amount of not so accurate levels that they sell. combine that with a 1/4" tolerance that some guys go with plumbing a wall and ....ewwww.
I don't know. I have an old Johnsson mahogany and brass level that I've had for half my lifetime and it is still serviceable
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A cheap 6' Johnson I-beam. It actually reads true. Treat it like a baby. Can't sight through the top edge though, but it's mostly for doors so...
Make sure you cover that Johnson :)