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   Paradiscic | Apr 03, 2004 02:25pm | #1

   Get the Stabila jamber set, they will make door hanging a lot faster and your doors will be more precisely hung.  I have the regular levels but someone here said they have the magnetic one and can attach it to the hinges so you don't need to hold it - that sounds good to me.

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   toolbear | Apr 04, 2004 01:09pm | #4

   I think hanging that bunch of doors yesterday sold me on the magnetic jammer set.  I could have stuck that on the hinges and shimmed the hinge jamb without needing a third hand or a tail or cutting a spring stick to hold it.

   I tried using a framing square instead of the smaller level for the head jamb and it worked quite well.  You could easily see and ajust any gaps. 

   ToolBear

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   bill_1010 | Apr 03, 2004 04:39pm | #2

   Levelution levels are really worth checking out.   Id personally go with a levelution over a stabila.  Both are top grade but the levelutions system fits the widest range of uses.

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   dieselpig | Apr 03, 2004 05:13pm | #3

   I asked the exact same question about the Stabila...magnetic vs regular.  I told the Stabila rep at JLC-Live that I don't work with steel studs much.  Then he told me that the magnets line up with the hinges on frames.   SOLD.   Didn't even think about that, but it sure is handy.  It will improve your speed and accuracy with door hanging.

   They just improved that accuracy again on the Stabila levels.  Seems there was always a miniscule discrepency with the level being used upside down.  That tiny discrepency is now gone.  I too have heard good things about Levelution, but I don't see them much in my area.  I do know that Stabila levels are guaranteed to be accurate for life.  No questions asked.  Only thing they won't warranty against is a bent frame.  Spend the cash once and forget about it.