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Laser level for outdoors
Posted on 1/1/20 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 1/1/20 at 1:27 pm
Will need one for dome landscaping and a multi-tiered deck. I have a transit instrument, and that works fine... when I have someone to hold the stick. But I won't always have someone when I do this, so will need to measure by myself at times.
Which is better for outside? Red or green?
Would like to find a good one for around $150 or less. Anybody have a personal recommendation?
Which is better for outside? Red or green?
Would like to find a good one for around $150 or less. Anybody have a personal recommendation?
Posted on 1/1/20 at 1:36 pm to HubbaBubba
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Red or green?
Green by far for outside, though with a detector a red laser will work fine too.
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Would like to find a good one for around $150 or less.
You won't find one in a pawnshop in that price range. Depending on how much distance you are covering, expect to start around $500 for a pro-sumer DeWalt or Bosch unit.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 5:06 pm to HubbaBubba
You can rent one from Home Depot
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:46 pm to Clames
Hmm? from where I'll be using it, I only need to shoot maybe 50' in any direction. Not like I'm shooting across an acre or two. Just my backyard.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 2:37 am to HubbaBubba
I have a DeWalt red laser 3-line level, works great indoors but outdoors in bright sun even 30 feet is tough to see. Green laser verion will probably make it to 50' in same conditions. Red laser was close to $400 new, green is more expensive and these are the low end for such devices in doing outdoor projects. These are not cheap tools unless you go with some knock-off Chinese thing on Amazon. Typical line lasers use a prism and conical element to form a laser line, compact and reliable but at the expense of range because the emitted laser beam is cast into a line. Rotary lasers are spinning a beam, far more range and much better accuracy at any range but they are even more expensive. Shop around, see if you can rent or borrow, but $150 isn't going to get you anything more suitable than flooring and tiling layout and picture hanging.
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