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You are right about Makita, spares are easy to get. I have never failed to get spares for Bosch yet either
, but to be honest all the drills seem to need are brushes and the odd trigger switch.
Not knowing what the 'piece of glass' does, would it be possible to have a piece cut and fit it yourself. Seems a shame to bin a good tool for a piece of cracked glass.
The laser still works ok, the glass covers the horizontal beam and the crack just diffuses it. It's okay if you angle it slightly. As I said, I was going to sell it, to get a different laser (with plumb function), but will stick with it for time being. Just not sure how long the glass is going to last in its current state, and I don't fancy taking the laser apart, especially if can't get similar piece of glass the same shape.
On the Bosch forum where, I posted about my laser, someone else has a problem with a faulty horizontal beam on a GLL 3-80, which has been returned un-repairable by Bosch. Now that's nearly £400 down the drain, only 3 1/2 years old. Not good Bosch.
They advertise 'Real Bosch, Blue Power Tools; for trade & industry. Sturdy, robust & practise orientated'. I posted perhaps they should add 'Our laser levels are easily broken and are un-repairable'.
Anyway, time to move on.