ft irwin

Overall Rating: ( 2 reviews )

1. ( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 11 2004

   My construction partner has had one of these for years, it's one of those things you don't think about... what's the difference between my line and his. Well, I used his line a couple of weeks ago for a couple of days. I have since replaced my Stanley line with one of these. It works well, the clutch is great, it saves me time because it rewinds so fast, it's made of tougher materials than my original. It's an unassuming great value. Buy the pack that has the included chalk, this is the amazon number. B0000AV6RO

2. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jan 23 2001

   This Tool is a must for any handyman or carpenter.This thing is bomb proof. I used it for a recent roof job and, it fell 30' on more than one occasion, (it just bounced) so dont worry about breaking it.The old aluminum style would not have done so well. This thing winds up in a hurry and even un-winds quickly thanks to the clutch. Just press in on the handle and it pays out the line without the handle whirling around, a real neat trick.In my opinion this tool is top notch and , I do recommend it to anyoneNow get out there and snap some lines.

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Overall Rating: ( 9 reviews )

1. Posted: Jun 28 2008

   Me and my wife used this to help with hanging paintings. Very helpful, worked as advertised. (Also have great fun making our dog chase the beam!)

2. Posted: Jun 26 2008

   The good: The beam is clear and reaches a long distance. the bad: everything moves! unfortunately, it's hard to really use this thing accurately. the base rotates. The numbered yellow gauge rotates. The main unit rotates. The main unit also rocks back and forth. Trying to keep everything straight is a bit tricky.

3. Posted: Mar 10 2008

   Great line level with many features allowing adjustment of the line. Comes with several 3M Command adhesive strips allowing attachment to vertical surfaces and ceilings or semi-permanent upright attachment to flat surfaces. Delivery from my chosen buyer was quick.

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Overall Rating: ( 9 reviews )

1. Posted: Jul 16 2008

   Its very accurate and simple to use, great for those times when you need an accurate measurement but you dont have someone to hold the end of the tape for you.

2. Posted: Jul 8 2008

   This can be a useful tool, but one needs to learn about the limitations this type of device has. I used the word egregious in the title because there seemed to be a lot of people who bought this tool without first understanding what this tool can and cannot do. This tool uses sonic emission to estimate the distance between the target object and the emission source(this tool). The nature of such estimation yield accurate results only under ideal situations. It needs to be held level, so that the sonic emission can bounce and return in a straight path. That also means it works best against a flat area and against objects of hard material that won't absorb the sonic emission. This tool certainly has limited usefulness because its limitations, but it's still good for certain uses such as getting a ball park figure of an area of a room for instance. This tool is currently priced a bit high in my opinion and thus only 3 stars. Add another star if you can find this for $10-15.

3. Posted: Nov 13 2007

   Useless, totally useless. For $20, you are better off buying a tape measure. This devise is so inaccurate it is not funny. I hope you are lucky like me and can return it for your money back.

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Overall Rating: ( 5 reviews )

1. Posted: Mar 13 2007

   This is just the thing for journaling in your scrapbook, or making straight lines for any writing. It saves us scrapbookers time in not drawing lines with a pencil and later erasing them, or not having to emboss lines with a ruler, which stay forever. This is a great example of thinking outside the box!

2. Posted: Jun 2 2006

   While having a laser level is an outstanding idea for any job, this is not the product to choose. There are two major problems with this product: (1) The level does NOT stick to the wall very effectively, and getting it stuck to the wall initially can at times mess up the location that you want to project the laser line at. (2) The laser level itself is not very usable. The laser has issues with level tilt and orientation. Also, if the level is not stuck to the wall 100%, the laser will invariably move.

3. ( 16 of 16 found this review helpful ) Posted: Sep 19 2005

   My wife bought this for me as a present last year, and I just didn't have a chance to use it until recently. We used it to hang a few dozen photographs and captions on a gallery wall, and it performed well. Though I was dubious that the sticky, double sided strips that came with the level would be effective, they held the thing on the wall all day and left no damage despite frequent application and removal. I have now used it on a vinyl wallpaper surface and on painted drywall, with equally good results. One thing to note - when they say this model only projects a beam for 15', they aren't kidding. The beam is also not as bright as I would have liked it to be, but hey - when a tool this useful costs under $20...

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