"less than the cost of a tank of petrol" 🙂......just means something different watching this in July 2022

Really impressed with this channel, easy to understand guidance, no product endorsements, no music, just perfect. Safety is also clearly covered which is great. I am learning so much and best of all saving money… please keep the video’s coming. I’d love to see a video about installing a loft hatch in a confined roof space- that’s my next project.

I've just discovered your channel today and I'm binge watching all the videos. Love the sense of humor and I'm sure it's never a dull day working with you. Keep up the great content.

Love the videos, love the channel. If you've been getting more views it's probably been me binge watching them they're great quality and straight to the point! One thing to note with not just laser levels, but any device nowadays that has its own non-standard battery or a built in rechargeable one is, when the battery eventually loses capacity, you'll probably need to replace the whole thing (if it's a built in rechargeable) unless you want to open it up and fix it (which should be doable), or in the case of a custom battery, you'll be stuck trying to find a replacement but that is also possible to fix (still more work). I always try and buy things that work with standard rechargeables, that way I can be sure of getting replacements in the future (AA, AAA etc) and then I just use good batteries within them. Anyway keep up the great videos, already subscribed.

Only "discovered" you today by accident, a couple of videos in, and I subscribed. I really enjoy watching DIY posts on KZfaq but have to say that yours are the most practical and down to earth I have come across. Please keep posting before I've watched everything you have done up until now! I'll always be watching for the next one :)

Always a pleasure to learn from a true professional, with formal training and hands-on experience!

Great info Stuart, really appreciate the honest advice from an experienced tradesperson like yourself. Looks like I'm going be getting one of these before I build the new shed extension. Cheers.

For beginners, the 3x360 is definitely the way forward. It’s very intuitive. I’ve used the third axis to cast a beam on the ceiling and then mark off 90 degrees on the opposite side when drilling holes for LED down lights.

Just a small point - when panning 180 degrees on a cheap tripod, the error could be in the poorly machined or finished panning plane of the tripod head and not necessarily a fault of the laser.

Way to break it down - I was curious in the differences of different laser levels. Your video popped up, It answered everything I was curious about. Subscribered. Cheers from the US.

I started using lasers in 1986 and YES they are wonderful IF they are accurate ! During my more then 35 years working with them I told other employees to make sure and check the laser everyday to make SURE that its reading perfect ! Yes they can be off a lot after a ride in a pickup truck or someone bumps or drops it ! I found that it is very easy to trim the bushes in front of my home at night when I set up my laser... I pick the perfect height of he beam and run the trimmer along the bright red line = fast and PERFECT !

I’m an avid DIYer and love my laser level. It saved me a ton of time while building my wife’s pantry and I know it will be a part of future projects. I have a similar tripod, that is an essential.

I’ve always wondered about laser levels. Thank you so much for this professional presentation which has convinced me that this needs to be my next tool purchase! 🛠

Been looking at 12 line laser levels for a while on Amazon. This one seemed quite cheap but had no reviews. Now I've seen your demo I think I will probably buy one for the DIY kitchen fit next month. Thank you for the review.

Great vid thank you. Fitted a false ceiling last yr & considered buying one. Wish I had done as it would have cut my prep time massively!

Excellent advice. We have a small Handyman business and we use them almost every day. I honestly think that every home owner should put a laser high on their tool list. They are extremely affordable and I would spend the money on a laser even before buying a 4 foot spirit level.

Well presented and informative. As you described the accuracy check, my first thought was "that's a survey spirit level two peg test".

Agree 100% I bought the entry level Dewalt red laser, since I wasn't sure I was gonna need it. Turns out very handy. My next one will be a serious upgrade to include all the bells and whistles.

Thanks for this great video. You've helped me narrow down what features I want in a laser level.

Got one. Exactly that one. 1001 uses. Not sure how I ever managed without it. From tiling, fitting a kitchen, or lining up downlights in a hallway or large lounge. Brilliant piece of kit.

Thanks for the lesson on verifying calibration (starting 8:20). A great thing to check, and I would have never known how without this video.

Very informative video, well done! In spite of the drawbacks it still represents good value for money for the DIYer. You produce some excellent videos. Regards Keith

Nice review/tutorial. The larger thread on that nifty base is likely 5/8-11 pitch, which is sort of standard on the construction tripods. There are thread adapters available that make these more congenial with other tripods.

Another very useful and interesting video thank you Stuart. I always wondered how they could possibly be "self levelling" and thought the beam was set up just by the spirit levels on the device. Your explanation about getting things within 3 degrees (for the internal pendulum to work) made things clear.

A very handy bit of kit to have in the shed. I have an old Bosch fixed unit. At 3-4m the line was about 5mm thick so close to unusable. Cheers!

I was using one of these in 1988 for suspended ceilings when converting warehouses into luxury apartments in butlers wharf, London. Great bit of kit!

Didn't even know these existed. Could definitely have used one when I recently hung my projector screen. All I had was a simple laser measuring tool. Will be picking one of these up and you get all of the credit! Many thanks!

yeah i bought the same one you have off aliexpress... bloody good lasers man... i do tiling.. and it certainly helps to get those lines dead straight.....perfect job every time!.... thanks man

Brilliant video, a comprehensive look at laser levels, really enjoyed this Stuart!!

A fair review mate, recently got my first laser level but went for a self levelling cross-line one. Might have to but this 360 one as well now !

Thanks for this clearly explained introduction to a prospective laser level purchaser.

Outstanding explanation. I thought maybe I could use one (for building aquarium racks which need to be absolutely level to avoid stressing the glass tanks), and now I am absolutely sure it would be so easy and helpful that it would be stupid, verging on malpractice, to not do so. THANKS!!!

Nice to see reviews on cheaper tools that are actually affordable to most. Keep up the great videos. Look forward to the next one

Absolutely love your style of presentation. Kudos and my thanks.

Really, really clear explanation of the usefulness of the 360 laser level, with simple instructions thrown in for testing the accuracy. I already own a red cross beam, but can see I should have bought a green 360.

Bought this exact model from your link, not sure if this was a paid promotion for you but you earned them a customer anyway... I was on the verge of buying a Bosch cross line before I saw this and the recommendation seems good so went with it. Now just to order a tripod and I'm sorted.

Good video! The 'useless' 14/15mm threaded hole mount in the base is most likely for a surveyors tripod. Also you get what you pay for in lasers. The greater the price, the better the build quality, calibration and functionality.

Thanks man, good rundown. 1st time watching your channel, and I'll be back. I can see the applications and benefits for my DIY work.

I should have watched this before I went and bought myself a laser level! This was very well informative and a good watch. Thank you for the tips!

Im glad I came across this channel. Really well presented. Thank you.

Great review nd demo. I picked up one from another manufacturer just like it (it uses easy to find replacement Li-ion cell batteries). It saved me hours of manual work laying out my basement framing... sill and top plate locations in particular. Well worth the $120 USD I paid and it will be of great help in future projects.

Great video! I bought one and didn't have a clue how to use it. This video makes it really clear. Btw You can also get ones with blue lasers that are even brighter.

Really informative video especially the part that shows how to check the accuracy of the laser.

Very nicely done video! What a pleasure listening to. Well presented & easy to follow. Looking forward to the next one.

Thank you. I didn't realise that they were self-levelling. You are really extremely good at presenting. Subscribed. BTW, over a long distance, I like to use a water level, but I will certainly take a look at these in the future.

Cheers P.DIY needed one today - knew I should have got one earlier so picked one up today from your link!

Great content, no annoying music or slide transitions, just brilliant advice clearly put. I have subbed and also bought the laser level via your link. When it arrives I'll be setting out shelves and worktops in my new workshop 😎

Great video, convinced me it's what I need. I don't think it's outside your compass to make some brackets to utilise that centre fixing on the adjustment thingamabob - endless opportunities and videos :)

I didn't know their was two different types, nevermind about checking accuracy, I have the basic model, on a dark dull day I used it to level my bushes in the garden, thank you Sir

Thanks for that update. Hopefully I'll know how to use my one now. Lol had for a while just no used it.

Awesome explanation and thoroughly enjoyable to watch. Thanks heaps!

Thanks Stuart - always learn new things from your videos. I remember from younger days spending ages on top of a mast being involved in panning a dish for a telecomms radio signal to no avail. Somehow, as a last resort (assuming no obstruction to the path) I wondered whether the horizontally polarised feed to the dish was truly horizontal. Turns out that when we married the rigger's spirit level back to back with mine taken as horizontal, his was well out of true. After resetting with the latter taken as horizontal the signal burst into life. Your calibrated laser could possibly have saved many hours of work. I have a reservation though - in the case of the odd slopey floors in some houses, hanging an object to a true horizontal may not necessarily be the best option - rather, taking a parallel with say the top of the skirting board or perhaps the underside of a picture rail may be an option - (which I imagine the laser level can do) - or as a last resort I find 'eyeballing' may be a last option. Memories come back of visiting the crooked house in one of the resorts......

Some thing to remember about accuracy, if you rotate say 30,40 degrees or whatever and use that line for plumb it may well not show a plumb line, if the wall is out of plumb so will your line be, its only genuinely plumb at the 90 degrees to the level.

I agree with everything Stuart says in this review. I have a very similar model. Mine has 2x batteries which can be charged either in or out of the laser, which is just brilliant. I also have DeWalt cross line costing double the price. By comparison the unbranded 3-axis offers a brighter and finer line, and of course being 3-axis, is far more useful. Lucky me having 2 makes calibration a lot easier, not to mention fitting door frames with the 3-axis in the opening and the cross line checking for plumb on the perpendicular. I find the main advantage with the DeWalt is the well thought out and very strong magnetic mount. Build quality appears better with the DeWalt too, but I've dropped the unbranded model and it just carried on as before with no loss of calibration. Brilliant things, and like Stuart says, more useful than one might think. Also, at time of writing, Toolstation were selling a Stanley tripod for £25.

its awesome i use the same one for tilling bathrooms and ceilings and tilling floors i use it for everything i would buy again the same one if this one broke im happy with it and thx for explaining so well how it works

Great video ! To the point and amazing clarity

Hello, great video. All good equipment comes with a prize. I own a bosch level laser, build of good plastic, with a good instruction manual. A good micro adjustment base which fit on a normal tripod, an you can attach a ceiling clemb hich also is magnetic. And it has a calibration warning. I can switch it on/off with my iphone and i also can rotate it with my iphone. And i have two recharcable batteries. All those negative things you mentioned i don’t have. But mine cost a bit more money. It’s just what you want to spent, i’m very happy with my Bosch GLL 380 CG.

Thanks for this video. I bought one myself with 2 batteries. Same laser level, other brand name. It works fantastic. Charging the battery takes a lot hours. (10-20?) When the led turns green it is full. Greetings from the Netherlands.

Thanks for the demonstration, very informative 👍.

Děkuji. Takto podané informace jsem přesně hledal.

That's a great price! I just tiled my hall and kitchen floor and bought a laser square to set it out, I really wish I'd seen this first!

Hello Stuart - I've nonly just recently subscribed following a recommendation for your channel from rag 'n' bone brown so I'm busily catching up on your videos. This video was great and very informative as I've been toying with th idea of buying a laser level for sometime and I'm now sold on the idea lol keep up the great work - Andy

...GOOD INFO.. I'M THINKING OF GETTING ONE SO THE VIDEO WAS VERY INFORMATIVE...JUST WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THESE LASER'S..THANKS...!!

Thank you! It was just what I needed to know!

You are a very good teacher, thank you

Great presentation, thanks mate. I am definitely going to get this, possibly today if my fingers get twitchy. As an American, I must confess that my most compelling need for this thing is so that I will have a justification for using the great phrase "bit of kit" to tell my chums about it.

So friggin true. Use mine all the time, I’m also a plumber, but use it more at Hm building my house than anything. I’ve got one to point up for pot lights, one for leveling inside, one for outside yard work, very well worth it.

Excellent video. Informative and to the point. Thanks!

Thank you for the explination, well done

Another lovely video, great detail and I learnt a lot. Thankyou 👍

Thanks for the advice Dad 👍🏻

I've got a dewalt self levelling (poor mans red laser), great bit of kit, 3 batteries last nearly 3x8 hour days, works outside with red glasses on. I use it more for approx work, trust the bubble but both always agree. Good vid 👍

Got one last week with the detector and it amazing !!

thanks surveying is about precision, i needed to know how to carryout checks, which you have explained detailed

Yes!!! if you want to good quality work its a must. i bought a cheap 60 harbor freight laser level. I use if for everything, shelving. pictures Great info!!!

Great video, very informative. One concern I would have with laser levels though, is it safe to have them shine in your eyes? Don't you need to wear some sort of protective goggles?

Thanks. I wished I had this a month ago. It would've made my life easier squaring up a shaving cabinet above head ht & squaring toilet cistern & pan. Defintely will get one for the price point

Very informative and helpful. Thank you.

Check the accuracy with a plumb bob. Love it 😉

An impressive piece of kit and at a reasonable price.

Well said great advice for the beginners 👏👏👏

Very informative - excellent presentation. Thanks.

Really excellent content and presentation, sir. I appreciate your expertise as well as your clear (and dryly comic) explanations. I subscribed based solely on this video and I look forward to watching more. I even looked up your Stanley Unwin reference -- as I'm from the States -- and had a good laugh. Rubbish indeed! All the best.

Great clear explanation. Thank you

Good video. Never thought to check the accuracy. My biggest problem of using a camera tripod is the max height achievable as they only go to 1,70m or so. Wouldn't be the first time the tripod stood on 3 chairs to get a level for a high shelf.

Very informative, but you can actually re-calibrate it in a case of an accidental drop. Just take of the casing and there are hex screws for each laser beam. I recalibrated mine out-of-box because I wanted perfection.

On top of all the reasons you've given us today I have just one more. Lasers are always fucking COOL!

I think a quality cross line laser is more than enough for most people. Also if not compatible with your choice of cordless tools then best if it runs off AA batteries. Additionally my Bosch can be set to an incline.

As always Stuart great video mate thank you 👍👍👍👍

Thanks for posting

Great information video yet again mate👌

Excellent video. I’ve subscribed, looking forward to seeing more. Cheers!

Well done never need one but watched the whole thing

Cheers for the advice.

Hi mate, I've just bought a 360 degree 3d laser on the strength of your great video, one question if I may, can all 3d 360 degree laser levels be used as a plumb Bob , I watched this video and was so impressed with the lines crossing above your head and below on the floor. Keep up the great work 👍

Thank you so very much for this wonderful video.

Do you know what...IT is one of the best things i have bought so far...so versatile...I use it when i'm fitting kitchen units...especially when the floor is running off...the laser level can help you get your datum line so much quicker...no more adjusting pencil lines and using spirit levels, although they do still have there use....excellent tool.

Excellent explanation..thanks

Just subscribed. Great video! Looking forward to viewing more. Thanks!

The adapters For the laser to a standard camera mount are easily available on places like AliExpress banggood eBay etc they are under £1 shipped