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How to Use Laser Level
Lasers, are more and more widely used in industry in general. As they have become more commonly used the prices have come down and the variety has increased. In many ways lasers are a perfect measuring product. Using a laser level makes home projects easier and faster. It helps you line things up by shooting a laser beam straight ahead. Whether you're installing ceiling or floor tiles, building a shelf or hanging a picture, a laser level will make your work more accurate. It shoots a red dot more than 200 feet away and boasts and accuracy rate of within an 1/8 inch.
The steps of Laser Level Use
- The laser level where you need it. Make sure it's sitting on a solid surface. It automatically finds level and shoots out a constant red line.
- Buy a mounting device to keep the laser level in place. There are stands, tripods and mounting brackets on the market to keep the level where you need it.
- Use a remote control to set the position where you need it and to keep it there. Remotes come with the more advanced laser levels on the market.
- Make a mark on the wall if you're hanging a picture. Hold the straight line level on that spot. It will make a red line across the wall, telling you where to drive the nail or screw.
- Watch the tool because it will signal you if there's a problem. This is helpful if the laser level is hit or jolted.
- Get a point-to-point laser to help with tiling jobs. It shoots out a perpendicular pattern on the floor, giving you an instant grid to follow. If you're an amateur, a regular laser level will work, but if you're a professional tile layer, this type of laser makes the job so much easier.
- Consider a rotating laser for excavation jobs. The laser spins around 360 degrees, making work easy if you're in a hole.
For example , a self levelling laser unit itself is about the size of a tin of baked beans but feels a bit heavier. The outer covering is a black grippy rubber on a robust shock proof ABS plastic casing that would be able to provide reasonably good protection from shocks should it fall accidentally. The lenses are protected by "eyebrows" of rubber that protrude from the casing. This means that they are unlikely to come into contact with the ground should the laser unit fall. However, great care should be taken in the use of such precision equipment.
By turning the base about quarter of a turn the self levelling mechanism is released from its transit position. A warning beep and a flash of laser light warns the user that it is ready for action. Self- levelling is achieved by the use of the simple notion of a plumb bob – left without disturbance a string hung from a height with a weight on the end of it will find the perpendicular. It is a simple matter for the laser to then have a fixed light to mark the horizontal. By switching on any of the choice of three laser lines on top of the casing, presto – you have one, two or three continuous lines of vertical and horizontal light to start your marking out. The surface on which the level is placed should be reasonably level, otherwise the laser will flash and the warning beep will sound, if outside ± 3.5 &Mac251; tolerance. The unit will not self level if outside this parameter.The laser level can also be used on a tripod bush on the wall mount so really, all the angles are covered.
As you can see from the above it really is that simple to use the laser level effectively. It is a lot less hassle than laying out from spirit levels and plumb bobs, and it only takes a few minutes to learn where best to place the laser level to get the line that you want. Being battery powered it is completely independent of power sources, although a DC adaptor can be used as an accessory if necessary.
Here is a exhibition of how use a laser level.
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Laser Level, Rotating Laser Level
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