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Two-cup water level

Carry a level line across a room or round a corner with two cups and a tube of water

Builders levelled the pyramids and the first houses with nothing but water, and it still beats a bubble level over long distances. Join two of these cups with any length of clear tube and fill them halfway: the water surface in both cups always sits at exactly the same height, wherever you put them. Hold one against your mark, then carry the other across the room, round a corner or to the far end of a fence, and mark where its water settles. Perfect for shelves, fences, patios and tiles.

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Size: 50 × 50 × 120 mm
Shape: Rectangular
Walls: 2.4 mm
Volume: 8.1 cm³
Est. weight (PLA): 10.1 g
Parts to print: 1
Category: Tools & jigs
Made by: Krypto
Built in: 17 steps

What’s in it

Rectangular, 50 × 50 × 120 mm, with 2.4 mm walls
1 hole in the walls
Raised text: “LEVEL”

How to print it

Print two. Push 6 mm clear tubing into the ports and seal with silicone; a drop of food colouring makes the water easy to see.

Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Filament: at most about 10.1 g of PLA printed solid (roughly $0.20 at $20 per kg); normal infill uses less.

To get the files, open it in the generator and choose File › Download STL (one file per part) or Download 3MF (every part on one plate).

Questions

What size is the two-cup water level model?

The two-cup water level model measures 50 × 50 × 120 mm (width × depth × height). You can change every size in the free SO3D.xyz generator before you download it.

Does it need supports?

No. Print two. Push 6 mm clear tubing into the ports and seal with silicone; a drop of food colouring makes the water easy to see. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

How much filament does it use?

At most about 10.1 g of PLA (8.1 cm³ printed solid), roughly $0.20 of filament at $20 per kg. Normal infill uses less.

Can I change it?

Yes. Open it in the SO3D.xyz generator (free, in your browser), change the size, walls, dividers, holes, text or anything else, then download it as STL or 3MF for your slicer.

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Change the size, walls, dividers, holes and labels of the two-cup water level model in your browser, then download it for your printer. Free, no CAD needed.

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