joseph_green13•3d agoTop Commenter

TIL a cheap laser level can actually be pretty solid for indoor work

I had a small drywall patch job in a bathroom last week and grabbed a $30 laser level from the hardware store just to see. I mean, I figured it would be okay for a quick line, but I ended up using it to check the whole wall for plumb and it was dead on compared to my 4-foot level. I learned that for basic indoor stuff, you don't always need the $200 model right away. Has anyone else had a good run with a budget tool they didn't expect much from?

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gracej993d ago

Honestly, how many times have we all over-bought for a simple job? I've got a cheap orbital sander that just won't quit... it's noisy and feels light, but it gets the work done on small projects. Sometimes the fancy features just aren't needed if you're not using it every single day. That laser level story makes me want to try more budget stuff first before assuming I need the pro version.

shanes663d ago

Oh man, you're totally right. My garage is basically a museum of overkill tools I used exactly once. Bought a massive rotary hammer drill to hang one shelf in concrete, felt like a superhero for a day, now it just judges me from the corner. That cheap sander sounds like my kind of hero, gets dusty and doesn't complain. We all need to stop pretending the next project is our full time job.

cora_west53d ago

Gotta agree with @gracej99 about the over-buying, but I'd say it depends on the tool. A cheap laser is fine for a wall, but I'd never trust one for setting cabinets or tile.