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So my curiosity got the better of me and I took the thing apart to see for myself what is going on inside. I have to admit that I'm not overly impressed with the construction and quality of the machining.......what was I expecting for less than £100?

The vial is held in an aluminium tube that has some form of external paint finish and this bears onto the heads of the 'adjusting' screws that appear to be fairly standard hex headed machine screws. Quite crude really!

So here's a few shots of the innards.....

Hi Dave, I didn't mention the 'swapping ends' bit in my original post as I didn't want to complicate the message but I do understand the process and I have a good surface plate. It was purely the arrangement of the screws in the four holes that I didn't get as it isn't explained properly in the instructions.

Gary

Many thanks for the replies. So, if my understanding is correct (and the screws are normal R/H thread), the adjustment procedure would be...

1. Loosen both outer screws a small amount.

2. Perform the required adjustment using the inner screws (unscrew to raise vial holder that side).

3. Tighten the outer screws and re-check the calibration.

4. Repeat 1 - 3 as necessary.

Gary

I have an 'Oxford' engineers' level similar to the Moore & Wright ELS. It has two holes/adjusters at each end (i.e. 4 in total) but the instructions don't clearly explain why there are two at each end. I'm thinking that the outer pair of holes might be locking screws and the inner ones are the actual adjusters. The instructions say not to over-loosen the outer screws as the vial could detach from the base which implies that they are locking screws but it refers to them as 'adjustment screws' which makes it rather confusing.

Does anyone know exactly why there are two pairs of holes/adjusters and if the outer pair are actually locking screws?

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I was at a show last week and saw several trade stands selling DIY powder coating kits. I guess it can be baked in a domestic oven but it all sounds a bit dodgy!

Has anyone tried this at home and had success?

Hello everyone. I am an electrical engineer by profession but I like to do some basic machine work at home. I'm currently revamping my workshop and I have a lathe/mill, various sheet metal tools and I'm currently refurbishing a 1970's Meddings pillar drill.

Looking forward to joining in some discussions on here.

Gary