Lasers!!!!!

[hoppy]

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.

 

[Amp David]

I use the dewalt self levelling one and cant complain

 

[mayfair]

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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Amp David]

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.

 

[mayfair]

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

 

[hoppy]

thanks guys.

roughly how much is the dewalt laser?

 

[mayfair]

150 quid if you shop around

thanks guys.

roughly how much is the dewalt laser?

 

[cbw]

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

It was less than £100 with tripod included

 

[Amp David]

Is that a Bosch cbw?

 

[Matthew Tolley]

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

 

[cbw]

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

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

 

[Lofty]

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

 

[Festerfly]

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!

 

[Benny2]

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.

 

[andekoch]

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

It was less than £100 with tripod included

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

 

[cbw]

PCL 1 discontinued now but still some out there for the£45.oo mark!

 

[bugsy]

PLS for vertical and horizontal, De Walt for plumb

 

[Lofty]

Hi CBW,
How do you get it to do ceilings ? I have one of those PCL 1's but don't think that it will do ceilings ( haven't used it for some time now and batts flat). Always used it for sockets etc.

Cheers for any info.

Lofty.