Stabila FLS 90 floor laser?!?

[llevram]

Hello

Has anyone ever used or own one of these floor lasers? If so please let me know what you think......
I want to buy a floor laser but don't want to spend loads of money, I've seen some for like £400 plus.
I bought a Bosch PLT 2 yesterday and returned before I had a lunch break it was shocking.
Cheers

 

[Spare Tool]

What was wrong with the Bosch? Long as it projects a 90 degree angle why was it so bad?

 

[Old Mod]

Looks pretty good for the money,

@Pro Tiler Tools do this floor laser

I've used a pls ft90 for several years, excellent piece of kit.

 

[Italy]

bosch plt2 is For hobbies,
Green line for hobby.
Blue line for pro.
Therefore, there is little to be expected ..

 

[llevram]

You can see the laser line for no further than 900mm I actually laughed.

Cheers for the advice @3_fall

 

[Dave1664]

I have the Bosch GTL3. Seems pretty good for £105. Not brilliant if the rooms to bright.

 

[GoneGuy]

I got a stabila fls90, been using it over a year now I bought it from screwfix £110 I think.
It projects a fair distance and it comes with a plastic target to place at other end of the room.
I've had no issues with mine but I find it uses batteries quick

 

[macten]

I've used a pls ft90 for several years, excellent piece of kit.

About to order this on your recommendation Marc!
I can't praise my PLS180 highly enough and replaced immediately when it finally started to fail after a decade of abuse. I'm sure I'll wonder how I ever did without it.

 

[Old Mod]

About to order this on your recommendation Marc!
I can't praise my PLS180 highly enough and replaced immediately when it finally started to fail after a decade of abuse. I'm sure I'll wonder how I ever did without it.

You won’t be disappointed Nick, you got to spend a lot more money to get anything better.

 

[Spare Tool]

You won’t be disappointed Nick, you got to spend a lot more money to get anything better.

Agreed, I'm seriously considering buying another to go with the one I've got for tricky set outs through multiple rooms, could have nearly paid for it after wasting five hours setting a job out on Friday..

 

[macten]

Agreed, I'm seriously considering buying another to go with the one I've got for tricky set outs through multiple rooms, could have nearly paid for it after wasting five hours setting a job out on Friday..

I'm already seriously considering getting 2! Got toolsnet open in another tab right now...

 

[Spare Tool]

How much are they now?

 

[macten]

£178.70 incl vat

 

[macten]

Can't find cheaper

 

[Old Mod]

Not saying it’s any better you’d have to compare spec
But it’s cheaper from @Pro Tiler Tools

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[macten]

Too late all done!
Got a lot of trust in PLS so I know I've made right choice - just got to make sure the wife doesn't know I got 2!

 

[Old Mod]

- just got to make sure the wife doesn't know I got 2!

Haha I must admit I’m very lucky, my wife encourages me to get anything for work that makes my life easier. 🙄

 

[LM]

Marc is your Dewalt any use for setting out floors or is the PLS better?

 

[Dumbo]

Too late all done!
Got a lot of trust in PLS so I know I've made right choice - just got to make sure the wife doesn't know I got 2!

To late I am not jcr tiling in fact I am Mrs macten and I only set up this account to keep an eye on you

 

[Old Mod]

Marc is your Dewalt any use for setting out floors or is the PLS better?

Does exactly the same job Lee, Dewalt travels further obviously, but the pls has a finer beam at the cross hairs.
I’d still choose the dewalt, second time around.

 

[macten]

Marc, you know the little floor targets?
I'm guessing they are handy for multi-room set outs - Square off in one room and place the targets, now I'm free to move laser along to ping a line down in to next room and so on - is that right?

 

[macten]

Not been this excited over a new tool since I got my 2nd gen XR brushless dewalt drill + impactor!!! 😀

 

[Old Mod]

Marc, you know the little floor targets?
I'm guessing they are handy for multi-room set outs - Square off in one room and place the targets, now I'm free to move laser along to ping a line down in to next room and so on - is that right?

Absolutely Nick, as long as you’ve set your main datum line, you can move it wherever you like mate, long as you keep one line on it.

 

[Flintstone]

When setting out floors with your lasers so you just work to the laser or mark the floor and put the laser away

 

[macten]

Absolutely Nick, as long as you’ve set your main datum line, you can move it wherever you like mate, long as you keep one line on it.

Last question Marc 😛
If I'm using the targets accurately I assume I can be pinging off new datum lines even though the main DL is in another room and I've no longer got a line on it because I've shifted the targets as I go (y axis then x axis etc..) Jeez sounds way more complicated when you type it out lol

 

[LM]

It’s just the same as 345ing trough multiple rooms with a chalk line except you don’t actually have to do the 345. Mark laser lines and strike a line and move on off that and so on.

 

[Old Mod]

When setting out floors with your lasers so you just work to the laser or mark the floor and put the laser away

Sometimes either or both Andy, haha just depends how I’m feeling or what’s happening.
Sometimes I’ll project the laser over the adhesive if I’m doing something like herringbone, where you need to see your line but also need to have adhesive, or say brickbond 😱 you understand what I mean Andy?

 

[Old Mod]

Last question Marc 😛
If I'm using the targets accurately I assume I can be pinging off new datum lines even though the main DL is in another room and I've no longer got a line on it because I've shifted the targets as I go (y axis then x axis etc..) Jeez sounds way more complicated when you type it out lol

Haha yes Nick, start with one datum, strike it, move along to next opening or wherever you need a perpendicular line. Set laser along your original datum and set your new datum with the new beam. 😀

 

[LM]

Sometimes either or both Andy, haha just depends how I’m feeling or what’s happening.
Sometimes I’ll project the laser over the adhesive if I’m doing something like herringbone, where you need to see your line but also need to have adhesive, or say brickbond 😱 you understand what I mean Andy?

I was just typing more or less the same answer Marc lol.

 

[Old Mod]

I was just typing more or less the same answer Marc lol.

You know what I’m saying eh Lee, it’s a touchy feely thing, sometimes you do, sometimes you don’t! Haha

 

[Blunt Tool]

I still make and use a staff when doing multi rooms even with my starship enterprise laser.