Giant bubble levels

I don't have any that large but mine are attached with double stick tape. Been there for 4 years with no holes in the body

campigloo wrote:
I don't have any that large but mine are attached with double stick tape. Been there for 4 years with no holes in the body

Why didn't I think of that :C

ekirkland wrote:
I'm looking to put a giant bubble level (10 plus inches long)on the front of my new Jayco TT and am wondering which might be better: Hoppy; Wheel Masters Level Master; Camco Acculevel; or others. These all attach with screws; has anyone used some sort of adhesive instead?

I mounted a Wheel Masters "Master Level" to a thick rectangle of plexiglass and then used two of the large 3M magic adhesive strips for wet locations and for the last 7 years it has been fine. I did put some sealant around the edge of the plexiglass to hold it better. The thick plexiglass was necessary to melt the nuts into the plastic so the back was flush and could be mounted with the adhesive strips and not have the nuts sticking out from the plastic.

Larry

LarryJM wrote:


I mounted a Wheel Masters "Master Level" to a thick rectangle of plexiglass and then used two of the large 3M magic adhesive strips for wet locations and for the last 7 years it has been fine. I did put some sealant around the edge of the plexiglass to hold it better. The thick plexiglass was necessary to melt the nuts into the plastic so the back was flush and could be mounted with the adhesive strips and not have the nuts sticking out from the plastic.

Larry

Larry,
Post a pic..this sounds really good and I'm a visual learner
Thanks.

I use an "inclinometer" app on my tablet/smartphone. Easy to read. Just need to identify the place to rest the tablet, and I'm good.

downtheroad wrote:

LarryJM wrote:


I mounted a Wheel Masters "Master Level" to a thick rectangle of plexiglass and then used two of the large 3M magic adhesive strips for wet locations and for the last 7 years it has been fine. I did put some sealant around the edge of the plexiglass to hold it better. The thick plexiglass was necessary to melt the nuts into the plastic so the back was flush and could be mounted with the adhesive strips and not have the nuts sticking out from the plastic.

Larry

Larry,
Post a pic..this sounds really good and I'm a visual learner
Thanks.

The one picture I have doesn't show the details and I can't take a new picture since the level is currently mounted and you can't see the back. The Wheel Masters level is aluminum with 4 holes at the corners for mounting and I needed something to have a basis for the adhesive strips so that's where the plexiglass came in. The plexiglass needed to be flat on the side with the adhesive strips and to get a flat surface I took some nuts and melted them into the plastic and then mounted the Wheel Master level to the plexiglas. Once the level was mounted I filed down the screws flush with the nuts and surface of the plexiglass so I has a smooth surface to mount to the front of of my trailer (smooth ABS molded cap).

Larry

obgraham wrote:
I use an "inclinometer" app on my tablet/smartphone. Easy to read. Just need to identify the place to rest the tablet, and I'm good.

I can see mine from my driver's seat so I use it to often find the best place in a site that is the most level. It's large enough so it's easy to read.

Larry

I used the little graduated ones and stuck them on with a dab of silicone. Been there for 6 years. Just make sure you can see them from the driver's seat.

LarryJM wrote:

obgraham wrote:
I use an "inclinometer" app on my tablet/smartphone. Easy to read. Just need to identify the place to rest the tablet, and I'm good.

I can see mine from my driver's seat so I use it to often find the best place in a site that is the most level. It's large enough so it's easy to read.

Larry

X2 I mounted mine using rivets and has worked very well on two different trailers.

I purchased the Camco level. I didn't want to put any holes in the front of the trailer, and I thought that the small tube for fore-and-aft leveling would look dumb pointed at the sky. So I removed the tube from the aluminum housing and mounted it directly to the trailer with Scotch Extreme double-sided mounting tape.

I made little feet from 1/8" aluminum flat stock:


Front view:


I mounted the level where I can see it from the side mirror:


Did this last August. Since then we have logged about 500 miles with no issues with the level. Must say that it is really nice to have the big level, especially now that I am using the Andersen leveler. I just pull forward onto the Andersen leveler until I see level in the mirror. :)

Bruce