STANLEY FATMAX Pro Box Beam Level, 900mm/36

Nice sturdy level. You can tell its high quality (as youd expect from Stanley)

Always used my bosses and decided to get my own. Stanley seem to make very good products. very sturdy and accurate. Very easy to read the spirit bubble What more do you need. Good price too. Perfect for any tradesman.

Nice level.. strong and well built

Great service, great product

It’s out of level!!!!!!!!!

Gran nivel muy preciso y robusto

Very well built, machined edge on both sides so can be used in either orientation. Great for doing radiators, curtain rails, plasterboard walls (to check studs etc) and very handy for checking for dips and inconsistencies in walls over long 2M distances. Ive found myself reaching for this level a lot more than my cheaper 1.8m level (from a different brand) as Its just that good.

Good solid construction. I have 3 of different sizes and none of them have measurements on them which I think is missing a trick!

There seem to be two main brands on the market for everyday use: Stanley and Stabila. I think this is the only Stanley model that really competes with Stabila. This is the Fatmax Pro version (see the manufacturer’s reference number), and it seems it can come with Extreme written on it or not (latterly not, I think). Currently the Stanley website advertises three types of spirit level: a simple box section level and a girder style, and this one which is the strongest of the three. It’s a reinforced box section, with shoulders and ribs. Stabila does three box section levels (a simple box, a box with shoulders, and a reinforced box with shoulders and ribs), and their girder style levels are stronger (not weaker) than the reinforced box (as you might expect). The Stanley 043624 or 043636 (and so on, according to the length in inches) competes with the Stabila 196-2. The Stanley is cheaper usually. They both have the same accuracy. Whether the metal in the Stabila is stronger I cannot tell, but they both look about the same. I did see a Stanley promotional video which showed a cross-section that seemed to indicate that there was an internal metal “baffle” (the very expensive Stabila R Type has a number of them), a sort of “false floor” running the full length, and that would make the Stanley stronger; but, when I took the handle off to check, it wasn’t there. Personally, I have had occasional problems with the squared vial of the Stabila. I found it difficult to judge exactly where the bubble was when looking at a 45 degree angle (i.e. through the corner of the rectangular vial block), and had to reposition myself (and the work!). The Stanley has a rounded vial, and it looks the same whichever way you look at it. All of the good models are accurate to 0.5mm/m, so I suppose that the issue in making your choice is only how robust you need the level to be for it to maintain its accuracy in the working environment.

Outil de très bonne qualité Je lai repéré chez un artisan Très pratique à la fois l usage Précis et facile à tenir Construction costaud qui devrait durer