Lawson has the Draper 64089 tripod mounted laser level for £23.00. I'm
just about to order a Makita HR2450X from them when my eye (!) was
caught by the laser level.

Verdict? Waste of space even at that price or worth buying? Tiling of
kitchen looms in a month or so.

TIA

Richard

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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:24:29 +0000, Richard wrote:

Lawson has the Draper 64089 tripod mounted laser level for =A323.00. =

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Verdict? Waste of space even at that price or worth buying?

Check your local sheds, you may find similar for less then =A320...

Don't expect super accuracy or robust construction but if you take a
time and care in setting up you can get good results. Putting a
"horizontal" line around room that doesn't end up as spiral is
wonderful. Maybe useful for a base line for the tiles? Verticals are
easier compared to a plumb line, especially if the wall is not flat
and/or vertical.

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It was somewhere outside Barstow when Richard
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Verdict? Waste of space even at that price or worth buying? Tiling of
kitchen looms in a month or so.

I was tiling recently, using a Screwfix twin line generator rather
than a single line rotating head. For £50, I'd go with the twin line
again.

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It was somewhere outside Barstow when Richard
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Verdict? Waste of space even at that price or worth buying? Tiling of
kitchen looms in a month or so.


I was tiling recently, using a Screwfix twin line generator rather
than a single line rotating head. For £50, I'd go with the twin line
again.

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Lovely!

Thanks. Glad that you effectively confirmed that the Draper unit is not
worth buying.

Rgds Richard

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It was somewhere outside Barstow when Richard
wrote:

Thanks. Glad that you effectively confirmed that the Draper unit is not
worth buying.

I wouldn't go that far. But the twin beams are worth having, even if
you lose the all-around sweep of a rotary.

Andy Dingley wrote:


I wouldn't go that far. But the twin beams are worth having, even if
you lose the all-around sweep of a rotary.

Sorry, didn't mean to 'upgrade' your observations! I was paraphrasing
carelessly.

The Draper seems to be a spot generator and I was going to 'impulse' buy
it along with the Makita from Lawson. I don't need it yet so a pause
for thought and research is sensible.

TTFN

Richard

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