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   calvin | Jun 27, 2003 04:05am | #1

   http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=31872.1  You read this already i suppose

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   NOTRIX1 | Jun 27, 2003 05:38am | #5

      

   http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=31872.1  You read this already i suppose

   Ya know the search for this site is laking at times. I put in several parameters-PLS2 and PLS3-and got zero returns.

   Still it doesn't really cover it as much as I am looking for.

   I'm thinking the PLS3 is the tool to get. Even if I'm installing cabinets I can find the high spot and benchmark from there zapping a couple dots on the opposite walls.

   Do the lasers allow this sort of thing? Say placing it on a cabinet top, marking at a distance, rotating a few degrees and so forth and so on till several spots are marked. All this assuming the place the level is from doesn't "roll" on the foot print of the laser at least. Would a quality tripod make this easier or more accurate?

   Thanks,

   N

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   mikeys | Jun 27, 2003 04:05pm | #11

   Get a tripod for whatever you buy.Smile. It could be worse. You could be me working for you.

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   xMikeSmith | Jun 28, 2003 04:09am | #13

   we use a LevelLite  Tri-Lite.. shoots plumb - level  & square.. also comes with a pretty comprehensive kit.. including a clamp  ..  it was about  $600 four years agoMike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

   
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   RW | Jun 27, 2003 04:08am | #2

   just say Hilti and everything will be fine.

   "The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb "      lyrics by Roger Waters

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   NOTRIX1 | Jun 27, 2003 05:47am | #6

   Yup,

   I was at the Hilti store just last week. The comparable lasers appear a bit nicer-more rugged. They balance/calibrate by a plumb bob sort of affair as opposed to the PLS servo-as I understand it.

   Supposedly they are made by the same company.

   Oh yea they cost substantially more. I found a PLS3 for $228. I think they said $450 for the Hilti model.

   Thanks,

   N

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   RW | Jun 27, 2003 07:36am | #7

   But the 60 should only run you about $1500! C'mon, you know you want it."The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb "      lyrics by Roger Waters

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   luvmuskoka | Jun 27, 2003 12:49pm | #8

   RW,

   Have you ever seen a laser level that will project a line across the floor. A dot on a wall 100' away is useless.Ditch

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   calvin | Jun 27, 2003 01:27pm | #9

   Ditch and notrix,  Set the pls2 on the floor using the plumb setting.  It will project a straight line from just in front of it, along the floor to the wall, up the wall plumb, and back just short of above the unit.  Up on a tripod or set atop a raised base, the level line will wrap around 3 corners if set far enough away.  A great way to line a set of cabinets, or even a drop ceiling, wainscot or basebd if it makes a difference.  I've clamped it to a ladder, used a camera tripod, screwed the bracket to a wall or set it on a raised base.  A versatile laser for one man operation.__________________________________________

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   RW | Jun 28, 2003 02:46am | #12

   Ok, I'll ignore the high and mighty attitude part - this is all been in fun, he ain't gonna spend the $ on it anyway, so who cares. But just to update you, I can do a dot or a line, whatever strikes me. I can see it inside, or I can grab it 100' away outside with a catcher. It does its work horizontal or vertical, and shoots a 90 out the nose for reference. It's more versatile, which is likely why the price tag is up there more than the PLS wares. "The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb "      lyrics by Roger Waters

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   luvmuskoka | Jun 28, 2003 04:31am | #14

   Thanks 'Bro,

   I just replaced nearly all my old (and functional) hand tools with Festo.....I don't mind dropping the $ if it makes me faster.Ditch

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   Snort | Jun 27, 2003 04:13am | #3

   I lika da lasers, but what's dis mean?

   "The PLS2 projects a plumb and level line, the PLS3 shoots a line plumb and level."

   You're not writing a review, are ya?

   EliphIno!

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   NOTRIX1 | Jun 27, 2003 05:30am | #4

   I lika da lasers, but what's dis mean?

   "The PLS2 projects a plumb and level line, the PLS3 shoots a line plumb and level."

   Close as I could describe that the PLS2 projects a line actually a plumb and level cross at a distance, be that 1" or 100'. I don't think you could easily say plumb some marks off the floor to the ceiling with this set up.

   The PLS3 in contrast shoots a beam-a dot if you will-that is level from it's source and also a beam that goes straight down and straight up. So one could project from a specific spot to a point.

   Sorry for my butchering of the language<G>

   N

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   CarpenterPJE | Jun 27, 2003 02:42pm | #10

   If you are  leaning to the PLS3 check out the PLS5 or PLS5x. I bought the 5x first & used it for all types of lay outs includeing cabinet installs,which it work very good. I now have the PLS1, PLS2 & the PLS5x. They each have great features with some over lapping. If you ask which is my favorite Ill just say "All of them" kind of like, which of my four kids do I like best? I bought them over about a 10 month period & use them almost every day, There has been a improvement in my bottom line.

   Good Luck