NELA BLACK EDITION - Spirit Level

LarryTheLag said:
Ah ok, understood

90% of my tools are cheap, they've survived almost 10 years and three house renovations

Strangely enough, the dog broke my tape measure this afternoon. It coiled out. He seemed happy with what he accomplished though.
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Nothing worse than cheap tools always let you down at the worst time...whats your favourite cheap brand? Silverline?
 
LarryTheLag said:
I usually use Stanley
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you’re only as level as your level Larry. A good eye is more important, but decent tools (that work) take away the pain when you’re busting your balls. I’ve got a set of Stabila levels that I trust. Bought a Dewalt laser level a few years back that I use all the time. Set the laser up to the Stabila and they were both bang on...good enough for me.

just dimensions in time and space though. Tolerances for house Bashing are different to engineering, so that’s when you need to trust your eye, but at least you have a good reference.
 
ChrispyUK said:
you’re only as level as your level Larry. A good eye is more important, but decent tools (that work) take away the pain when you’re busting your balls. I’ve got a set of Stabila levels that I trust. Bought a Dewalt laser level a few years back that I use all the time. Set the laser up to the Stabila and they were both bang on...good enough for me.

just dimensions in time and space though. Tolerances for house Bashing are different to engineering, so that’s when you need to trust your eye, but at least you have a good reference.
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Eh
 
LarryTheLag said:
Ah ok, understood

90% of my tools are cheap, they've survived almost 10 years and three house renovations

Strangely enough, the dog broke my tape measure this afternoon. It coiled out. He seemed happy with what he accomplished though.
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I can sell you a tape mate . Stanley
 
LarryTheLag said:
Interesting, thankyou. I have a wickes one, it has a dual purpose as a hammer too. As a beginner, I can't get my head around how pro tools for such a 'simple' items can distinguish themselves from cheapo types (like hammers, tool belts, tape measures and so on)
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They cant so try to est brand snobbery which increases the price.
Tape measure but from poundland and if they go missing buy another

Specialist tools are a different matter.
 
I'm on plumbing / tiling fb pages and there's this belief that if you don't have a £900 tile cutter your a chancer. And don't get me started on plumbers and sparks ...they spend £££££
 
Has to be another vial.

To try and compete offering less than the competition for similar money?

I think a 4 foot fatmax in screwfix is £50 ish

£40.64 for the nela equivalent
 
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