Craftsman 10 in. Digital LaserTrac Level Reviews
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| 80% of reviewers recommend
(12 out of 15)
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sears-feed
Chicago, IL
Very solid construction. Digital read-out and audible tone at 0 and 90 degrees. The display automatically flips over when the level is upside down. Many uses for the laser beam for lining up studs or shooting a straight line. A little expensive but if you are a member of Craftsman Club you can sometimes...
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Posted on May 03, 2007
Most Helpful Critical Review
sears-feed
Chicago, IL
I purchased this level for the convenience of its size. I'm a state inspector and inspect businesses for compliance with the state's handicap accessibility requirements. My inspections include a lot of slope and cross slope measurements. For years I've been using the craftsman digital smart level and...
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Posted on Nov 07, 2007
Craftsman 10 in. Digital LaserTrac Level Reviews
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This might be a better level, if...there are a few problems.
The red laser on/off button is muy cheesy. The detent stroke is way too long, and I had diffuculty getting detent even with several tries. Finally, but only after about 5 uses, the button just caved in, literally, turned sideways and got stuck in the on position. I had to remove the battery bay and electronics module and use a fishtape to push the button back out.
Secondly, the rubber end caps are a hinderance bc/ the bottoms are not level with the body bottom. The level needs to be designed so that you can butt it up next to an orthogonal...
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I purchased the device to help perform alignments on my car. On sale for $29. It works for what I want to use it for. Accurate to .10 degree but it looks to be a little less accurate than that. It sometime fluctuates between 2 readings when it is stationary. You are able to zero on the setting at any angle, good for measuring angles off of a perpendicular surface. Magnetic bottom also a plus.
I purchased this level to use for setting up and adjusting a race car and it has worked awesome. I agree with the last review about the "relative" indicator. At the track I can set the relative zero to compensate for unlevel ground, but there is no way to tell what mode you are in so I continually turn it off and back on to be sure.
I have also used it for some retaining walls and landscaping work outside and it works on all but the brightest days. A.
I measure and layout screen enclosures in S. Florida and I saw a similar item offered by some other company a few years ago. I thought it was too good to be true, and it was. The tool was unstable and not durable at all. When I saw this level a few months ago with the Craftsman name on it I knew I had found just what I was looking for. This level has enabled me to check pitches on various surfaces with accuracy! I cant believe it! The person that trained me at my job took my advice and he now owns one of these amazing tools also. I havnt found out how durable it is yet, but It seems to be put together...
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I am very pleased with the performance of this level. I bought this 10" level as well as the larger model for difference projects. Both are well worth the money.
Way to go! Using mine for the same reasons as an earlier review (model railroad) but I needed a good level for other purposes, and got it!
Bought it to display the % grade on a model railroad. Works perfectly.
I bought 1(39$) for doing roll cages in off road buggies. It does a great job and much better buy than similar digital angle finders. I liked it so much I bought a second one when they came back on sale for 29$.
I purchased this level because I was in the middle of a major construction job at which I was running 2 inch water and air piping through-out a very large sawmill . This gadget allowed my crew and I to increase productivity by enabling us to run our our pipe and get the elevation of our pipe hangers while using the laser for distant measurement . I think it's great . I would also strongly reccomend the use of a 4 direction laser torpedo level I purchased through Sears for this type of construction . It allows fast and easy squaring when making 90 degree turns with pipe or other similiar construction...
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Great tool perfect leveling no guessing about the bubble or whether the level is acurate.
Guess this level would be ok for very rough carpentry but do not expect a precision level. Readings drift at lest .2 degrees. It is NOT flat on upper or lower sides; when set on a ground surface such as a cast iron tabel saw it will rock back & forth (upper & lower sides), has less than 5% contact on a ground surface, warped & humped in the middle of it's length. When turned off & on even with magnets anchoring it to a surface the startup readings will not repeat and vary .2 to .3 degrees. Does not sound like alot but over 5 to 10 to 15 ft spans is significant. Repeatability is NOT good. Had higher...
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Well made and a great buy. The only oversight the designers did, was to not inform the user on the display that the unit was operating in the relative mode. This could lead to a mistake being made on a small angle measurement if you had accedently pushed the zero button.
Reviews of Craftsman 10 in. Digital LaserTrac Level
