My 1st Laser Level

[top tiler]

why do you need a laser how big are your jobs?

 

[andy-p]

my autocross laser is much more accurate than my stabila level , spot on every time, i would not be without it now , and as was said before you have to spend and buy a quality one..

 

[pt44]

Grumpy - although I fully understand your logic, I'd really love to see it in action over a 10mt run. I really do think that over that length, there are so many things that could go wrong - for instance pencil marks being slightly up or down each time you mark, that I really do not believe that the final mark would be very level with the start mark. I bet a penny (since I is poor and there is a recession on) that it would be more than 3mm out.

Whereas with the Laser - a 3mm accurate one - you are guaranteed to be maximum 3mm out either way. Which - over 10mt is pretty damn accurate, all things taken into consideration.

And as for meeting up with the rest of the room - a laser wins hands down. As it is continually projecting its line all the way around the room - you can just leave it switched on - and be guaranteed that if you stick to that little red line, by the time you get go all the way around the room, you will exactly meet your start point.

Paul

BTW - I'm not actually tiling anything 10mt long. Just using it as an example, as its that distance that lasers are generally measured in, accuracy wise.

PS - of course if you want true accuracy - it has to be a water level. But a pain in the butt to use.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Grumpy - although I fully understand your logic, I'd really love to see it in action over a 10mt run. I really do think that over that length, there are so many things that could go wrong - for instance pencil marks being slightly up or down each time you mark, that I really do not believe that the final mark would be very level with the start mark. I bet a penny (since I is poor and there is a recession on) that it would be more than 3mm out.

Whereas with the Laser - a 3mm accurate one - you are guaranteed to be maximum 3mm out either way. Which - over 10mt is pretty damn accurate, all things taken into consideration.

And as for meeting up with the rest of the room - a laser wins hands down. As it is continually projecting its line all the way around the room - you can just leave it switched on - and be guaranteed that if you stick to that little red line, by the time you get go all the way around the room, you will exactly meet your start point.

Paul

BTW - I'm not actually tiling anything 10mt long. Just using it as an example, as its that distance that lasers are generally measured in, accuracy wise.

PS - of course if you want true accuracy - it has to be a water level. But a pain in the butt to use.

'tis enough to lose a 2mm grout line though..........But as I said in my post, the theory of both systems makes the level more accurate as you are compensating for the discrepency every time you turn the level. Whether or not our eyes and personal tolarances are good enough is a different matter altogether.......

 

[andy-p]

grumpy my laser is way more accurate than the level , trust me im a tiler!!

 

[sranners]

hi, just a quicky, grumpy grouter, iv read what you have been saying about levels and it is very interesting and i will use it, it sounds as though it will make my work better, also when using a level for level and plumb on tiles you should also turn end to end????????
iv been considering a laser for some time and am still not shour about it, i like the look of the dewalt dw087, cross line laser, but id rather borrow one than spend out £150 (thats the best price iv found) and then make a decision from there.

 

[garhum]

Hey there Ive not long bought a stabila lax 50 from trade tilers (that should get me a nice discount next time lol) Im still trying to work out the pole as on an artex celing its not really secure but the pole is more than big enough to reach the average ceiling, when in tri pod mode its the mutts nuts mate thats all I can say and all my hand levels are stabilla always use them

 

[medlar]

i may be old fashioned,but i still use the tried and tested method of a "water level",reaches places where a laser level cant,and it will be more accurate

 

[garhum]

That is very true mate It was used by they roman for years and years before a lazer was thouht of lol

 

[medlar]

That is very true mate It was used by they roman for years and years before a lazer was thouht of lol

yeah and the romans knew how to tile properly :hurray::hurray::hurray::hurray: