Laser levels

[D80]

Hi all, looking at buying a laser level but not too sure what to look for. I don't want to be spending loads on one, but need something that can take a kick or two. Also whats better for a sparkys needs, the rotary ones or just a simple cross line laser level?

 

[fanta]

I personally favour the P.L.S. laser range. My present one is the P.L.S. 180 "IMHO" it's unbeatable.
Small, compact, very roburst indeed. Used to work on the shopfitting circuit and all the chippies used them. Lots of others about, De Walt, Bosch, Hilti etc but P.L.S. beats them all. Just remember if you buy cheap you'll buy twice, quality tools last a lifetime well worth the initial outlay:-
PLS180 CONSTRUCTION LASER | Line Lasers | Pacific Laser Systems

 

[mogga]

cross line dewalt shop carefully you can pick one up for £150 ish PLS ones are nice compact but a tad more dosh required

 

[bugsy]

PSL and De Walt plumb

 

[Graeme Harrold]

Got the Stanly one, think I paid round £130 for horixontal, plumb, combination and off axis...............

 

[Sintra]

Dewalt cross line plus a spotter for transferring from floor to ceiling.

 

[D80]

I personally favour the P.L.S. laser range. My present one is the P.L.S. 180 "IMHO" it's unbeatable.
Small, compact, very roburst indeed. Used to work on the shopfitting circuit and all the chippies used them. Lots of others about, De Walt, Bosch, Hilti etc but P.L.S. beats them all. Just remember if you buy cheap you'll buy twice, quality tools last a lifetime well worth the initial outlay:-
PLS180 CONSTRUCTION LASER | Line Lasers | Pacific Laser Systems

My rip saw is years old and was the cheapest I could get. Taken out many nails and (whoops) one copper piper, drained at the time and half way into the floorboard! Tools need to serve a purpose only.

 

[fanta]

Ah but you say your saw is years old, so probably made with quality steel then. They don't make quality steel products thesedays. Just look at the crap we have to install, tinfoil traywork and trunking, metal conduit you can bend across your knee, and what about the wonderful "defiance" (not) drills, holesaws, etc that would'nt last boring holes through cheese, Take them off the shelves and bin em Newey & Eyre l.o.l. M6 roofing bolts now come with half the depth nuts, impossible to use in most applications with just 3-4 biting threads. How some of the crap supplied that we're expected to work with get's a B.S. Kitemark and is allowed on the market astounds me. Sorry to stray off topic but give me yesteryears hardware products anyday, sorry rant over l.o.l. !!!!!
"Sintra" no need for any spotting accessory (inside) with the P.L.S. 180 as it's beam throws through more than 180 degrees both horizontaly and vertically. Stringlines and pluming up from from floor to ceiling especially around support R.S.J's above etc are a piece of cake with this type of tool !!!!

 

[telectrix]

Ah but you say your saw is years old, so probably made with quality steel then. They don't make quality steel products thesedays. Just look at the crap we have to install, tinfoil traywork and trunking, metal conduit you can bend across your knee, and what about the wonderful "defiance" (not) drills, holesaws, etc that would'nt last boring holes through cheese, Take them off the shelves and bin em Newey & Eyre l.o.l. M6 roofing bolts now come with half the depth nuts, impossible to use in most applications with just 3-4 biting threads. How some of the crap supplied that we're expected to work with get's a B.S. Kitemark and is allowed on the market astounds me. Sorry to stray off topic but give me yesteryears harware products anyday, sorry rant over l.o.l. !!!!!
"Sintra" no need for any spotting accessory (inside) with the P.L.S. 180 as it's beam throws through more than 180 degrees both horizontaly and vertically. Stringlines and pluming up from from floor to ceiling especially around support R.S.J's above etc are a piece of cake with this type of tool !!!!

agreed. i,ve still got my grandfather's axe. it,s had 3 new shafts and 2 new heads, but it's stil my grandfather's axe.

 

[fanta]

L.O.L. Triggers brush on only fools & horses must be the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[johnboy6083]

Dewalt for me. I've also used PLS for shopfitting, and it was good, but expensive. Desalt is robust and the magnets are really strong

 

[pennywise]

Hilti for me works great and has been a god send on the current job FFL hasn't been established yet so we're working off datum's. Picked mine up for £150 including Vat with the receiver unit.

 

[sparkiegaz]

bit string and plumb bob,,,,long line for putting studs up, and my batterys never run out,,,,,

 

[topquark]

Dewalt DW087K for me, self levelling, loads of uses.

 

[johnboy6083]

bit string and plumb bob,,,,long line for putting studs up, and my batterys never run out,,,,,

i thnk that you would be silly just to rely on a laser if you cant use the above methods. marking out takes most of the time, so thats why ive got a laser