Theย Milwaukee 10-inch Torpedo Level is anย Electricianโs Level that will retail for $30 and has a neat function weโd never seen before. You can โhangโ the level right onto a double-gang wall switch and level the switches out by allowing them to protrude through the level itself. So in addition to a four-vial level with rare earth magnets to hold it to steel studs, conduit, or duct work, the 10โณ Electricianโs Torpedo Level is a specialized tool for making sure your switches are perfect โ before you fasten the plates. But not only switchesโฆ flip the torpedo level around, and you can also position it onto a double-gang outlet to line those up as well.
Thereโs also a notch in the middle of the Milwaukee 10-inch Torpedo Level, which allows it to sit perfectly atop a piece of conduit, with the gap allowing passage of the seam. The rare earth magnets hold it secure, and you can now take what was formerly a two-man job (or a real hassle for one) and turn it into something that is very simple to accomplish on your own.
This Milwaukee 10-inch Torpedo Level is very handy. Retailing at $30, itโs not the cheapest level weโve seen, but itโs also well-built and has some innovative features that weโve not experienced from any other manufacturer.
Several electricians Iโve spoken to say that theyโd indeed use this level out in the field to speed up the work on higher-end homes where proper leveling of electrical switches and outlets is a must for the discriminating contractor.
About the only downside is that youโll have to wait until around November of this year (2012) to pick one up.
