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• Nov 14, 2010

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Hi guys,

what laser level would you guys recommend, need floor and ceiling projections also horizontal. for wall lighting.

Any help and advice is much appreciated.

thanks guys.

 

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• Nov 14, 2010

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I use the dewalt self levelling one and cant complain

 

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mayfair

• Nov 14, 2010

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Had a Black and Decker one for about three years now.........great for getting all your sockets n switches nice and even. it has Horizontal, Vertical and cross beams it self levels and has 2 what appear to be stainless steel pins in the back to hang it with if you dont use a tripod, they resemble a couple of very large headed very fine drawing pins, they go into plassy board and soft plaster a treat. The Dewalt one is a nice bit a kit but is double the price. never been able to get it to do lines on ceiling for downlighters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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All I use it for is socket heights and conduit/trunking runs. Is a pain for downlights as you can't lock the laser, so each time you move the thing the laser wants to find level. Don't know if it would be better with a tripod or not? Because of this i stil prefer a chalk line for downlights.

 

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mayfair

• Nov 14, 2010

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Yep chalk line for me as well with downlights, tripod dont help ............bloody technology. As you say brill for conduit runs.

 

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• Nov 15, 2010

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thanks guys.

roughly how much is the dewalt laser?

 

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mayfair

• Nov 15, 2010

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150 quid if you shop around

hoppy said:

thanks guys.

roughly how much is the dewalt laser?

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• Nov 15, 2010

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My Bosck one does the lines on the ceiling also, very pleased with it.

It was less than £100 with tripod included

 

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• Nov 15, 2010

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Is that a Bosch cbw?

 

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Matthew Tolley

• Nov 15, 2010

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i use a kam tri 160 and a kam kalidescope 3d loads of good vids on ebay

 

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• Nov 15, 2010

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No its a very new Sweedish make...................

It is a Bosch PCL 1 with tripod, now discontinued! Shame as I really like mine

 

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• Nov 15, 2010

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Hi, I aslo have a PCL 1 got it for £40 from Bodge it and Quit in one of their clearence sales. Nice little unit.

Cheers,
Lofty

 

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Festerfly

• Nov 18, 2010

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I just bought the Dewalt Jobbie. Very impressed. had a few jobs coming up which it would have been handy for (read -pay for itself!) and ive found ive used it for more other jobs aswell...

Very recommended!

 

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Benny2

• Nov 18, 2010

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HAha remember a cocky aprentise thinking he was the bees knee's, couldnt tell him anything.
chalk lining for some 100mm ish down lights in a canteen on an expensive potato waffle type plaster board ceiling, for some reason they couldnt paint over it lol. That made him think abit.

 

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• Nov 23, 2010

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cbw said:

My Bosck one does the lines on the ceiling also, very pleased with it.

It was less than £100 with tripod included

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what model is that?
any others that do ceiling also?
is tripod or pole better?
am thinking of the stanley CLL with pole myself, link below
Laser Levels Online - The Laser Level Specialists - Stanley CLL

thanks