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Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 7:27 am
by haggistini
I still use this little Jem from the valleys
And unlike lazers it go's Arround corners,in buildings and any one can use it and sling it in the van
http://www.akwamasta.co.uk/
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 11:31 am
by TheRockConcreting
lutonlagerlout wrote:we used to use water levels in the 80s jay
have you ever used them
PITA
LLL :;):
Never had the need to use them, always had the proper tools to hand, but if moneys tight, i thought it might have been a good option for him to play around with.
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:14 pm
by lutonlagerlout
when cowleys were still in use and before no one but surveyors had laser levels the water levels were handy enough
but sure as eggs are eggs someone would let go of his end and all the water would run out
or a dumper/forktruck would drive over them
like any tool they are only as good as the men using them's understanding of how they work
which generally was never good on site
LLL 
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:35 pm
by seanandruby
Cost me 20p for a ball of string ???
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:44 pm
by ringi
Just had a thought, if it for a one off job, can you work in the evening after it has started to get dark. One of the issues with cheap lasers is that they are not bright enough to be used outside on a summer’s day.
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:30 am
by kariba
I used a water level doing a crazy paved water line in a pool. Came up decent. There were no straight lines in this pool and the company I worked fot only had a crappy laser and staff that was accurate to 3mm over 10m which would be so noticeable in a pool.
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:36 am
by Tony McC
A few years back, I'd have sided with you about the water level, but as some of my work involves assessments for court cases, I was obliged to invest in a reasonable quality laser level and while the 600-and-odd quid hurt like hell initially, I wouldn't be without it now. One man operation, incredibly quick to set up and pretty damned accurate (1:100,000 = 1mm in 100m), and it has a sensor enhancer for work in bright sunlight.
As long as you have a line of sight, a laser is fine, but for awkward sites where there are all sorts of visual obstructions, a water level is ard to beat!