What Is a Torpedo Level?
Torpedo levels are carpentry tools that are utilized to ensure that a surface or angle is level or plumbed properly. As one of the modern incarnations of the spirit or bubble level, the torpedo level comes in handy for everything from hanging a picture to checking the alignment of joints during the construction of a wall or floor. While traditional models utilize a glass vial or bubble to determine the evenness of the slope or angle, there are also torpedo laser levels available today. The body of a torpedo level is rectangular in shape. With many designs, the ends of the level are narrower than the middle section. While all levels of this type will included at least one vial in the middle section that is filled with some type of spirits, it is not unusual for a multipurpose torpedo level to have up to three different vials contained in the middle third section of the body. Multiple vials or bubbles make it possible to check more than one angle at a given time, which may be helpful whe
