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    Default Laser distance measurers - thoughts please

    Today I had a heating company in to quote on hydronic heating. The guy used a Dewalt laser distance measurer to get the room sizes. I was very impressed with how quick and easy it seemed. Which of course made me think that I need another toy, I mean tool.
    A quick look at Total Tools shows me that there is a myriad of choices. I certainly don't need a top of the line model so should a $90 Dewalt do most things I am likely to need or should I consider something extra?
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    I bought a Leica disto b2 from total tools 5 years ago for layout of fire sprinklers per room

    when you think of all the stuffing around with tape measures and possibly additional person to assist to measure up rooms and warehouses etc

    its an absolute game changer in that field and many others

    mine has blue tooth so it will report to my phone which will then create a floorplan using the Leica app

    its filthy accurate down to .5mm which I have tested several times

    I reckon its $200 well spent , I think dewalt would probably be right up there too

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    I've got a bosch laser distance measurer. It's excellent. Good for quick site visits to take room / alcove measurements, measuring ceiling heights, it has a built in angle gauge accurate enough to get ceiling pitches, I used it to get the angle underneath a staircase that i needed to make a custom bracket for a floating desk, quickly measuring inside of cabinets for drawer boxes and so on.
    If it's something really important I normally confirm or check with a measuring tape but in terms of accuracy i've never had to question it's ability. Also has a built in calculator for basic subtraction and addition of measurements. Like Hodgo said, if you spend the money they are very accurate and can have all sorts of 21st century features.

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    I have worked for companies selling the disto years ago before the patent expired. I was told recently that the cheaper options now available are not very accurate by comparison to the disto. I guess the specifications should be on the box the errors or inaccurate numbers I was told seemed hard to believe but part if me was wondering how about a version I saw for sale for $20.


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    +1 for the Leica Disto, used one at my old work for cabinetry and wall panelling and it was always spot on. It's a bit more expensive than the power tool brands (Dewalt, Bosch, etc.) but they do have a reputation as one of the top names in surveying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    +1 for the Leica Disto, used one at my old work for cabinetry and wall panelling and it was always spot on. It's a bit more expensive than the power tool brands (Dewalt, Bosch, etc.) but they do have a reputation as one of the top names in surveying.
    they also make some classy camera lenses too

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    +1 Leica Disto, bluetooths to my iPad and I can do a room plan with the measurements in a couple of minutes. I use it a lot for the one measurement I struggle with. The one between two fixed points where a tape has to curl. I have never seemed to get that right always too long to start and then too short when recut..bugger!

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