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Posted by Steve on August 16, 2005, 1:46 pm
Thanks for the info. I get it now - as you said, this particular level seems
to do well at projecting a straight line.
What I was not understanding was how to get a level line around a room when
the device only had a indicator of level in a single direction. The real
answer is not to use this level for such a purpose or that I would need
another level to make sure its level in the other direction too.
>
> >I feel kinda of stupid asking this. I received a laser level as a gift.
> >I've used a normal level successfully in the past, but I've never used a
> >laser level. This one seems handy and its mounted on a tripod. I can't
seem
> >to project a level line though and I am hoping I am missing something or
> >not understanding.
> >
> > I turn it on and get a horizontal line on the wall. The line is
obviously
> > not straight though. However, the device doesn't have a leveling bulb in
> > the horizontal position. In this position only verticle leveling is
> > allowed. Some on the flip side - if I project a verticle line, the
device
> > allows only horizontal leveling in that position. Am I totally missing
> > something?
> >
> > It is not the specific one in this link although it looks similar -
> > http://www.kimcousa.com/HM06015.html
> > I just want to know how to project a level horizontal line on the wall.
I
> > promise not to use any power tools, ever if you can fill me in :)
> >
>
> Do this little experiment:
>
> put it in the center of the room. level it as good as you can by the
> bubble. go to the wall and put a pencil dot there.
>
> go back and make it unlevel again. now, relevel it. do not look at the
dot
> on the wall. go see how close it is to the dot.
>
> a bubble is hard thing to get just right. it can look right, and be off,
> and if you multiply that out 20 or 50 feet, it grows.
>
> you can swing it around on the tripod, but the chances of getting it level
> in every direction are small.
>
> in a room, the best level is one that has a diffuser. a laser beam is
> projected. mirrors scatter it around the room to make a line, either
> horizontal or perpendicular. a weight makes it true plumb. if you smoke,
> blow smoke into the laser light to help understand what the laser is
doing.
> if you need a line high or low on the wall, shoot anywhere on the wall,
put
> a pencil mark at each corner, then measure up the same distance from the
> mark to where you want to be and pop lines.
>
> diffusers are better to use when you need a line around a room. the
torpedo
> type you have is better when you need a straight line. I have found that
> they work great on some things, but not all things, because they go off on
a
> timer, and you have to keep turning them on, and the slightest bump, and
> they are out of whack from where you want to be.
>
> they do have their uses and areas where they shine, but it takes a while
to
> get the hang of them and how they work. sometimes by the time you get
> through fooling with them, you could have done it the old way.
>
> Steve
>
>
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