Measuring & Layout reviews

DEWALT DW089LG 12 Volt 3 x 360 Green Line Laser

DEWALT DW089LG Green Line Laser Review Growing up when the first Star Wars movie was shown in the movie theaters, lasers were something a kid would dream of. Today, light sabers and laser guns have lost their allure to real construction lasers. From make grading and excavating measurements, such as determining a site’s area or […]

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Milwaukee 100′ Precision Chalk Reel 48-22-3990

Milwaukee 100′ Precision Chalk Reel 48-22-3990 Review There’s something almost magical in the way a chalk reel creates a crisp, perfectly straight line. No other tool, except an expensive laser, makes a perfectly straight line over a long distance, so quickly and reliably. Chalk lines have been in use since ancient Egypt, and used continuously […]

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Empire e55 Series True Blue I-Beam Level

Empire True Blue e55 Series I-Beam Level Review Straight, Square and Smooth -That’s what my shop teacher used to say to us! What he really should have been telling us is Level, Plumb and Square. Although he taught us a lot in class, the real learning happened on the job and continues each day. Like […]

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New True Blue® I-Beam Levels from Empire Level

True Blue® I-Beam Levels MUKWONAGO, WI – Empire Level continues to upgrade their line of layout products with the introduction of new True Blue® I-Beam Levels, Made in the USA.  Available in both magnetic and non-magnetic models (24” to 78”), Empire Level is committed to delivering innovative solutions designed to satisfy the needs of the […]

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Milwaukee® Introduces Chalk Reels with Longest Gear Life

Milwaukee® Introduces Chalk Reels with Longest Gear Life 01/08/2016 MILWAUKEE, WI- Milwaukee Tool continues to expand their Hand Tool offering with the introduction of Bold Line and Precision Line Chalk Reels. Featuring the industry’s first planetary gear system and integrated STRIPGUARD™ clutch, the new chalk reels have been designed from the ground up to deliver […]

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Bosch GRL 500 HCK Rotary Laser Review

Bosch GRL 500 HCK Rotary Laser Review Working for a commercial general contractor, we have a need for checking grades and heights every day. Many times, we are checking them over a large area. In the old days, a water level could be used to establish level from a known benchmark. Today, lasers are the quickest […]

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FLIR C2 Compact Thermal Imaging Camera Review

Compact, Affordable Thermal Imaging Camera It wasn’t that long ago when I used to hire a specialist to do thermal imaging on projects for us. In fact, we used to pay more money to hire a thermal imaging specialist for a couple hours than it costs to buy your own camera today! FLIR has been […]

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Bosch GLM 50 C Offers Bluetooth and Color Screen

Bosch Laser Measure GLM 50 C Bosch Brings Bluetooth, Color Screen, Customization to Laser Measure Lineup with GLM 50 C Mt. Prospect, Ill. (August 11, 2015) – When it comes to laser measures, the display is as important as the technology that captures the distance from point A to point B. The Bosch GLM 50 […]

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Stanley TLM99 Laser Measure with Bluetooth Connectivity

Stanley TLM99 Laser Distance Measure & Floor Plan App for Smartphones Stanley ® announced on December 4th their new Stanley TLM99 Laser Measure with Bluetooth Connectivity and a Floor Plan App that digitally measures and creates floor plans for builders, remodelers, estimators, real estate agents, and do-it-yourself folks. Floor Plan App The Floor Plan App  […]

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HAMMERHEAD Compact Laser Measuring Tool HLMT100

HAMMERHEAD Compact Laser Measuring Tool HLMT100 I would venture to say that majority of the old school contractors shake their head when you mention the HAMMERHEAD Compact Laser Measuring Tool to them. If my grandfather was still alive, he would say “now what in the hell do you need that for?” He was always of […]

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