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This is a very useful tool, but in a way not shown on the advertising. I just make a series of marks on the board that needs a straight edge then join the marks with my longest straight edge. I use it as a laser chalk line. While its line width isn't ideal, I can approximate the center of the line with my pencil.
This was purchased as a gift. But I know that he loved receiving it. I can't address how technically accurate it is and how handy it is.
then by all means, get this product. It stands to reason that if you are 1 degree off at the device, you will be way off 15 ft. Mine came with four of these stickies. I don't need a "precision" laser tool to do this for me.The little 3M stickies that allow you to stick this to the wall did work nicely. Granted, how often are you going to use the straight line in this fashion.
It turns out that within 2-4 ft. But they are like the razor/razor-blade concept, where the initial product is cheap, but the stickies to use it are over-priced. from the Strait-Line the laser is true. I did see these stickies in the same spot in the store where I found the Strait-line.
I made two pre-leveled marks on the wall, then lined up this laser line's "zero marks" with my marks. If you don't need precision accuracy, but just want to entertain your cats. away. But if you do, you will quickly exceed the cost of the Straight-Line with the cost of the stickies.All in all this is a mediocre product that took more time to set up, with not any more accuracy, than I could achieve simply using a string line, a couple pieces of masking tape, and my old level. All total, between the level inaccuracy and the laser line width variation, there is about a 1" difference between my start point and my end point. I needed to hang a span of pictures across a wall. A small pack of stickies was $7. Just to double-check, I place my other standard bubble level on the line and correctly verify that the laser is NOT level.
I am a precision freak when I build things or hang things, so I got this for only $14 at my local Menards. The farther out you go the less true it becomes. Also, the laser line particles themselves tend to broaden out farther away from the device. I also eye-balled the bubble in the Strait-Line for level (there is a lot of room for error though).
However, they are use once and throw away. I turn on the laser and it seems to be O.K., but I can tell just by looking at it that the laser is not level. A laser line that is 1/64" wide at the start is a 1/4" wide farther away. But I figure I can screw things up that much myself, simply using my level or a string line.
I suppose that is within "tolerance" over the span of 15'.
This little Strait-Line does everything I need it to do: helps me hang photos, create art, and entertain my cats with the "Red Dot." All I have to do is say Red Dot and my cats come running. :) Also, I bought it at an unbelievably good price and it is a great value. I'm not sure who likes it more, me or the cats.
Me and my wife used this to help with hanging paintings. Very helpful, worked as advertised.(Also have great fun making our dog chase the beam).
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