Magnetic laser levels and restofun

[Erie Fred]

When I was old enough to start helping my Dad tearing out the old plaster in our 1900 era farmhouse, I added
a box fan to the window to pull out the majority of the dust, much to mother's approval.

 

[Cobbler]

Wife threatened to leave if I ever thought of moving to an old house, and she has put up with a lot over the years.
She was born and raised in a 1700th century thatched property with meany additions

I grew up in an early 17th century house, when I married we moved into a late 17th century cottage & lived there for 25 years. For the last 25 years have lived in a 1970 bungalow, would I move back, no chance!

 

[Ian X]

The offer one looks like a better spec to me. I’ve got the more expensive one and it’s a pain it doesn’t work outdoors, I have to do all my fencing jobs at night.

I bought a detector and am yet to test it out, there is an out of doors job of some magnitude waiting on the arrival of spring so I have my fingers crossed that it will bring boundless productivity, he said hoping. The newer I bought in December has a pulse mode that is much brighter than its normal continuous mode, claimed range with detector is allegedly 40 metres outside, we shall see. Like you I can see myself setting the lines and heights after dusk.

 

[RichardM]

Instructions leave a lot to be desired, but happy with the level.

 

[Nomad]

.. Instructions leave a lot to be desired, but happy with the level.

They have instructions?? I didn't think to look for those when I bought mine - too busy playing with the new toy

Front switch has: off - fixed beam - self leveling.
Fixed beam flashes regularly to remind you it's not self leveling.
Self leveling is a solid beam ( an occasional flash means it's tilted too far to self level)

Have fun

 

[RichardM]

They have instructions?? I didn't think to look for those when I bought mine - too busy playing with the new toy

Front switch has: off - fixed beam - self leveling.
Fixed beam flashes regularly to remind you it's not self leveling.
Self leveling is a solid beam ( an occasional flash means it's tilted too far to self level)

Have fun

Thanks, they don't have the above in the instructions!

 

[addjunkie]

I bought a detector and am yet to test it out, there is an out of doors job of some magnitude waiting on the arrival of spring so I have my fingers crossed that it will bring boundless productivity, he said hoping. The newer I bought in December has a pulse mode that is much brighter than its normal continuous mode, claimed range with detector is allegedly 40 metres outside, we shall see. Like you I can see myself setting the lines and heights after dusk.

Ive a dewalt one with a detector similar to the orange one above. Did the setting out of a 45x30 foot shed base with it. Once the bolts were set and the shed up. I then checked the concrete panels, and used it to set the concrete floor levels. Not as easy or as good as the Lecia rotary one, but did the job, forget the beam in day light with out some kind of detector.

 

[brightspark]

i have the laser but also water levels. ideal for outside. simple cheap easy to use and perfectly accurate

 

[indy4x]

Not the best photo but the green beams show up ok indoors in daylight. My guess is they will be invisible for outside work.
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ps. I bought the level to check a builders work - the main roof joist (yellow arrow) should fall on the green line if the roof is decent. It’s not even close

I have a Scewfix special with a green beam, outdoor work has to be done after sunset

Not bothered, probably only gets used once or twice a year, usually indoors

 

[MysterG]

I have a couple of laser levels no name brands which cost me nowt.
Invariably I forget I have them until after I've finished a job

Well, thanks to remembering this thread, I actually used one of mine (red if anyone cares) today to hang two pictures at the same level.
Surprised the batteries were not flat

 

[jmp49]

i have the laser but also water levels. ideal for outside. simple cheap easy to use and perfectly accurate

Water levels also work round corners, through doorways . through holes drilled in the wall when underpinning to get a level and all sorts of other handy things. They are still decent companions to modern levels.
My house is old stone and a fair few hundred years old, and nothing is square nor would I attempt to force such rigid geometry on it, because the front is 3m shorter than the back when we first surveyed it to convert

 

[brightspark]

Water levels also work round corners, through doorways . through holes drilled in the wall when underpinning to get a level and all sorts of other handy things. They are still decent companions to modern levels.
My house is old stone and a fair few hundred years old, and nothing is square nor would I attempt to force such rigid geometry on it, because the front is 3m shorter than the back when we first surveyed it to convert

i managed to get a pair from autojumble all brass fittings on them not cheap crap plastic.paid 4 quid for them cos the hose was rotten and the bloke didnt know wot they were for