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Bought a $200 laser level for a big garage pour last month...
It cut my screed time in half and the floor came out dead flat. I was worried it was a gimmick, but it paid for itself on that one job. What's the best tool you've bought that actually lived up to the hype?
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hollym122mo ago
My old man's $40 water level from the 90s still beats any laser I've used. Lasers drift in heat and the batteries always die. Sometimes the simple tool is just better.
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martin.jessica2mo ago
Wait, your dad's water level still works after 30 years? That's wild, @hollym12! Those things are built like tanks.
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beth_hunt16d ago
Come on, that old water level is just nostalgia goggles. Lasers have come a long way in 30 years, a decent one holds calibration way better than a rubber hose full of water that can freeze or leak. And batteries? Grab a pack of AAs for like three bucks, that lasts months if you turn it off. Plus a laser levels itself, you don't have to hold one end up while your dad yells at you about the bubble. Sometimes "old reliable" is just "old and annoying.
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