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Laser line device question

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I know there are these things you put on a spinning arbor
on a miter saw, but I want one for setting up a joinery
thing and there won't be a spinning arbor.

Anybody know about a basic laser line device that
doesn't need to spin but projects a line from
above?
 
#4 ·
There are several models out there in the Big Box stores. Black & Decker makes one, "Sure Grip", that fits easily in your hand, is battery operated, has a level vial on top, even has a suction cup to attach it to a flat surface either vertical or horizontal,and project a red laser line about 12-15 feet. Seems to work pretty well for such tasks as hanging multiple pictures on the same plane. I don't know your tasks. I use a lase that is part of my DeWalt compound miter saw that is GREAT.
 
#5 ·
Loren, a few months ago, I purchased a few laser levels from Bosch, Dewalt, CST-Berger, Skil, etc.

The problem with using any of those, while providing a great reference for rough or large scale work, is that they all are terrible at fine detail.

In this link, http://www.southernsprout.com/projects/tools-and-projects-to-come/ (scroll down (from my (our) blog)), you can see the issue you'll be facing with most laser levels. The CST used a rotary mirror/prism to project a "plane". The others employed similar but not rotary. The lines were way too thick for precision work, but work great for foundation measurements, gutter alignment, picture frames, cabinetry, etc.
 
#6 ·
I think I have found some inexpensive things that might
work. You can get what is more or less a laser pointer
with no power supply but with a lens that flares the
beam on a 60 degree angle.

I found these lens units are made to a wide range
of standards though.

I only need to project a line about 6" long from a distance
of about 12". It's just for simplifying setting up of cuts
on a machine I use for cutting tenons.
 
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