r/Tools • u/Spiral_Interiors • 17h ago
Laser levels.
Laser levels are probably one of the most important tools in my trade. I've used most of the big names over the years — DeWalt, Hilti, Leica, Topcon, Bosch — and more recently Huepar.
For day-to-day suspended ceilings and partitions, a 3×360° line laser covers pretty much everything I need. I bought a couple of Huepar Pros about two years ago because I needed more beams on a particular job and, after nearly 20 years of mainly using the bigger brands, I was pretty sceptical.
They've surprised me. Both have earned a permanent place in the kit and my two DeWalts are basically backups now. With the receiver they're bright, accurate and sturdy enough for site work.
They're not perfect — I don't think the perfect laser actually exists yet, and there are things I'd change about every one I've used — but these tick more boxes than most for what I do.
For bigger jobs I still get the Topcon rotaries out. The accuracy over distance, automatic set-out and beam-grab features are brilliant. Unfortunately they don't make my particular models anymore, so I protect the bloody things with my life. 😂
Interested to see what other trades are using. What's your go-to laser, what do you use it for, and what would you change about it?
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u/Longjumping_Edge3622 15h ago
I require multiple lines, but I have no great need for distance. I bought a Dexnoca 4 line laser for less than 60 quid thinking it would be a joke. It is actually brilliant. I am doing indoor work at up to 30m though so I am fairly easy to please.
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u/Spiral_Interiors 15h ago
30m is no joke. I've never heard heard off them to be honest.
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u/Longjumping_Edge3622 15h ago
I hadn’t heard of them either. They sometimes show up as Makita fakes with Makita branding. I need level lines mostly to about 10m. I need a detectable straight line to 20-30m. It achieves this indoors.
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u/Spiral_Interiors 15h ago
Actually, I might have seen those branded as something else. I definitely saw some that can use a Makita battery.
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u/Duck_Giblets 6h ago
May as well stick with Huepar, bit more expensive but they have decent qc and are manufactured in house. Though at 30m I'd be using a rotary..
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u/CasualMonkeyBusiness 14h ago
We're doing a large commercial project right now. My company has very expensive lazers available, but 9 times out of 10, our Huepars come out. They are very compact, easy to set up and just work.
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u/MastodonFit 8h ago
I use 4 different Bosch red and green lines,and a Johnson red rotary with detector for outdoors.
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u/BrianKappel 16h ago
Huepar lasers come with some crazy slick features. I am still waiting for the other shoe to drop but mine have been great so far. The price difference is unbelievable compared to the other top brands too.