. “The e70 withstands the fall and reads consistently.
I like the shock absorber and the ease of grabbing – actually,
the whole thing is almost a handle. It's different, it's
unique, it's easy to see whether it's cloudy or sunny
or under natural light, fluorescent or incandescent.”
- TR, Contract Carpenter . TR
and his partner own a contracting business in the Minneapolis,
MN area where they work with a crew of ten building high-end
homes. TR feels that confidence in his tools is critical
to his job and goes on to say, “The ability for a level
to take a hit and remain accurate is essential. Because
of the shock absorbing system of the e70, I trust it every
time, even if I happen to drop it.” .
According to Jenni Becker, President of Empire, “Our technical
team has significantly improved the design and construction
of the e70 for the rigors of today’s fast-paced construction
site environment. The levels in the True Blue® professional
series are built to help craftsmen save time and money
while they produce the highest quality projects possible.” . Day
to day use on the jobsite makes dropping a level, or having
one fall from a high point, almost inevitable. Empire
engineers solved this problem with E-Shock™. This new
shock absorbing system features end caps made of a soft
elastomer that helps to ensure accuracy, even after many
drops. Empire tested E-Shock by performing multiple tests,
dropping e70’s on concrete from varying heights between
6 and 10 feet in order to check all horizontal and vertical
reads. The True Blue® e70 maintained its accuracy and
frame integrity, even after all other tested levels failed.
After many falls, the e70 was still accurate within five-ten-thousandth
of an inch (.0005”) per inch in all level and plumb reading
positions. This standard of accuracy is equivalent to
a maximum error of only one-thirty-seconds of an inch
(or one-half the width of a dime) over six feet. . “Everyone
knows that levels get dropped at the work site,” says
Becker. “What good is a level if it doesn’t stay accurate
even after it’s dropped? Based on our stringent testing,
we’re confident that in head-to-head tests, the e70 from
Empire will be the last level standing! With accuracy
guaranteed, no level that is commercially available to
craftsmen is more accurate than our True Blue® series.”
TR
and his partner own a contracting business in the Minneapolis,
MN area where they work with a crew of ten building high-end
homes. TR feels that confidence in his tools is critical
to his job and goes on to say, “The ability for a level
to take a hit and remain accurate is essential. Because
of the shock absorbing system of the e70, I trust it every
time, even if I happen to drop it.” 
Day
to day use on the jobsite makes dropping a level, or having
one fall from a high point, almost inevitable. Empire
engineers solved this problem with E-Shock™. This new
shock absorbing system features end caps made of a soft
elastomer that helps to ensure accuracy, even after many
drops. Empire tested E-Shock by performing multiple tests,
dropping e70’s on concrete from varying heights between
6 and 10 feet in order to check all horizontal and vertical
reads. The True Blue® e70 maintained its accuracy and
frame integrity, even after all other tested levels failed.
After many falls, the e70 was still accurate within five-ten-thousandth
of an inch (.0005”) per inch in all level and plumb reading
positions. This standard of accuracy is equivalent to
a maximum error of only one-thirty-seconds of an inch
(or one-half the width of a dime) over six feet.
“Everyone
knows that levels get dropped at the work site,” says
Becker. “What good is a level if it doesn’t stay accurate
even after it’s dropped? Based on our stringent testing,
we’re confident that in head-to-head tests, the e70 from
Empire will be the last level standing! With accuracy
guaranteed, no level that is commercially available to
craftsmen is more accurate than our 