Also known as tilting point, tilting level is a survey instrument specifically designed to establish a horizontal plane in space, level to 1 arc second. The instrument gives surveyors the ability to establish a line of sight which is extremely level. It is provided with an optical micrometer and other optical tooling scales. When the instrument is used with these tools, displacements accurate to thousandths of an inch can be determined at distances up to 100 feet from the instrument. This feature provides a means of leveling with ease all types of machinery and equipment, such as machine tools, turbine foundations, and paper machine bed plates, to accuracies difficult to achieve by conventional mechanical methods.

Features of Tilting Level

The important features associated with tilting point are:

• The instrument is equipped with an optically designed telescope that provides a minimum focus of 4 inches and variable magnification.
• Tilting level needs to be adjusted for each pointing of the telescope to give a horizontal line of collimation.
• The pointing of the telescope is achieved by means of a tilting screw, which tilts the telescope about a horizontal axis at right angles to the horizontal axis of the telescope.
• There is a 45 sec sensitive bubble tube mounted on the side of the telescope and a 8 minute sensitive circular bubble is built for primary setting of the instrument.
• The equipment is supplied with all accessories and adjusting tools in a highly polished seasoned wood box and telescopic stand.
• All movable accessories are usually made of  Brass of  Gun metal.
• The instrument is simple and easy to use.

Application

Tilting level is an instrument mainly used in surveys to establish a horizontal plane in space. Some of the areas where they find application are:

• Optical Surveys
• Paper Industry
• Machinery & Equipment
• Power (Hydro & Thermal)