Thread: New laser level

I am also interested in peoples experience with laser levels are they worth buying or is it a gizo gaget that is not really that useful.

The concretor who poured/screeded my house slab had a laser level to which he initially used to check the level of my formwork which I had set up with the aid of a Dumpy level. His laser level matched my dumpy level levels... absolutely perfect. He used the LL to get the levels across the slab with the end results being absolutely perfect.

I have one of the el-cheapo GMC laser levels that I recently used to get my levels between a couple of adjoining rooms for alingment of wall tiles. It worked an absolute treat.

try survey shops for the best gear, C.R Kennedy (sell Leica, the best probably) etc , whoever sells Topcon in your area would be cheapest and it is still good stuff, if it is your business it may be worth the investment and i am pretty sure 1k would get u in the market

haggle on price too,


simon

I was actually thinking of DIY home handymany entry level laser levels.

I see there is a reasonable range under say 150.00 which if it saves time and makes life a little easier might be a worthwhile investment.

Originally Posted by BrissyBrew

I was actually thinking of DIY home handymany entry level laser levels.

I see there is a reasonable range under say 150.00 which if it saves time and makes life a little easier might be a worthwhile investment.

BrissyBrew, I found mines great for internal use but forget it for external daytime use over large areas, very difficult to see the light/beam.

We borrowed a TopCon self levelling laser level from my cousin a couple of weeks back to mark the cut off level for all seventy eight of the new house stumps for our extension.

What could have taken half a day with a string line took just twenty minutes. It is just soooooo easy to use - set up the tripod, fit the box, turn it on, wait for it to self level and start spinning, go to your reference point with the staff and reciever, set the level, go for it. Took less time than the time it took to type this para. As for what we saved interm of accuracy.........a post cut check showed variations in height of just +/- 5mm across all seventy eight stumps from the reference stump.

The only downsides to this brilliant toy are........price puts it out of DIY reach and the incessant shrill of the indicator in your ear. Otherwise just fantastic.

Originally Posted by BrissyBrew

I was actually thinking of DIY home handymany entry level laser levels.

I see there is a reasonable range under say 150.00 which if it saves time and makes life a little easier might be a worthwhile investment.

I have a warrior cheapie laser level which I bought after using a friends. Mine turned out to be a newer model, that was no where near as effective outside, but fine for inside work.

The earlier model just provided a spot beam, whereas mine produces a horizontal (and/or vertical) line, which is much harder to see in bright light.

If you are after a non-rotating model for indoor use, I have the RoboToolz Crossliner which is an excellent laser. Goes for $280-$300 but is much better than the DIY models under $100.
Review - http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...crossliner.htm

Hi Dean

Just wondering if the RoboToolz is any good for when you have to install rows of down lights in the ceiling

Cheers
PC

Not sure exactly what you mean.. well I know what you mean but what kinda feature are you looking for to do the task? The Robotoolz Crossliner will project a nice straight beam up onto a ceiling no problem at all.

Originally Posted by Dean

Not sure exactly what you mean.. well I know what you mean but what kinda feature are you looking for to do the task? The Robotoolz Crossliner will project a nice straight beam up onto a ceiling no problem at all.

Looks like it will come in handy for my upcomming project

I am installing a lot of downlights, shelves and pictures in my new house and was looking for an easy way of mesuring out those areas.

Best price I can find on the web is $340

Thanks again
PC

save yourself a fortune go by any cheap level then buy just as cheap laser light tape the two together and presto.

Saw a fellow go round his home setting up all his picture rails with a laser level perfect straight and level but when you sat back to admire the hung works they always looked crooked.

Seems the floor wasn't as level and neither were the edges of the walls or ceiling at the cornice. drove him nuts.

i have a 5 beam dot laser robotools its awesome i use it all the time 330$ from vek tools

Originally Posted by angiep

Looks like it will come in handy for my upcomming project

I am installing a lot of downlights, shelves and pictures in my new house and was looking for an easy way of mesuring out those areas.

Best price I can find on the web is $340

Thanks again
PC

I got mine fro TradeTools here in Brisbane. I think it was sub-$300 off memory.
I have found tons of uses for it. Well worth getting a decent one if you plan to use it a lot!