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Why I lay out fence lines with a laser level, not strings
Everyone swears by string lines, but lasers cut my setup time in half. Picked this up from a civil engineer on a big job.
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oscar_morgan227mo ago
Stick with strings because they work without batteries or calibration. Lasers fail in bright light or on uneven ground where you need them most. Nothing beats physical lines for trust and speed in real conditions.
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ryan8097mo ago
But what about overcast days when lasers work perfectly?
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kai8396mo ago
Honestly, I've had the opposite happen. Last week my laser was useless on overcast concrete, the line just vanished. Had to dig out a chalk line. For me, the battery and calibration are a non-issue, it's the surface that decides.
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verac367mo ago
Remember watching a crew try to string a fence in high winds last spring... the line was snapping and dancing all over the place. They finally borrowed my old laser just to get a straight shot started. Sometimes the old ways just fight you for no good reason. Makes you wonder what else we do just because it's always been done that way...
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