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I will probably have to buy a spirit level in the near future to level out my lathe since I can't get the last bit of taper out of the machine. At least in Europe there are two common types of precision levels and that would be the square type spirit level:
![jpg_600_B469210_100_2.jpg jpg_600_B469210_100_2.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/347/347554-0679463ce4f5d22329478fa3f51c6398.jpg)
And the Shaft type spirit level:
![jpg_600_b468800.jpg jpg_600_b468800.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/347/347553-e1a07d3bc65c455cb9e69bdad3528688.jpg)
And I was wondering, for which use cases do I need the square type and when is a shaft type better suited? I can imagine for lathe leveling both should be equally fine, but I also want to buy the more versatile one for any future leveling tasks that might occure in a hobby machine shop...
Who has worked with both and can enlighten me?
![jpg_600_B469210_100_2.jpg jpg_600_B469210_100_2.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/347/347554-0679463ce4f5d22329478fa3f51c6398.jpg)
And the Shaft type spirit level:
![jpg_600_b468800.jpg jpg_600_b468800.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/347/347553-e1a07d3bc65c455cb9e69bdad3528688.jpg)
And I was wondering, for which use cases do I need the square type and when is a shaft type better suited? I can imagine for lathe leveling both should be equally fine, but I also want to buy the more versatile one for any future leveling tasks that might occure in a hobby machine shop...
Who has worked with both and can enlighten me?