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Subject: [Leica] source for round spirit level replacement
From: tomschofield at comcast.net (Tom Schofield)
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:40:04 -0800
References: <20A1298B-D9A8-416B-8D40-A64CC5477037@mac.com> <AANLkTinhAq=0_S8+D=7jtFin8ucTYSW-t1OPLNZfFRAe@mail.gmail.com> <68B047D6-5797-4CA9-BD05-8928119EFCD2@mac.com>

Did you search ebay?  I looked a while back, and there are many sizes, in 
small quantities, although 10 wasn't much more than 3!

Tom

Sent from my iPad

On Dec 5, 2010, at 4:16 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:

> Thanks Geoff.
> I'm familiar with the complete RRS line;
> and various other spirit level possibilities.
> 
> I'm really just trying to accomplish
> what should be a simple replacement
> of a 12 mm diameter acrylic spirit level vial
> in the original #138 leveling base.
> 
> Humorously - they're readily available in quantities of 5,000;
> and seemingly unavailable in quantities of 1 or 2.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser 
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 5, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> 
>> George, RRS sell a plate with level that goes between head and platform if
>> that is of any use to you.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> 
>> 
>> On 6 December 2010 03:52, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have an older bogen leveling head with a dry, circular spirit level
>>> (same with my gitzo tele studex.
>>> Bogen seems uninterested in responding to my inquiries re: replacement.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know of a source for these little items?
>>> On line searches only bring up foreign mfg's with 5000 piece minimum
>>> orders.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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