At 21:02 24/07/05 -0700, David C wrote:
>I have to do quite a bit of dirt work, landscaping and leveling around my
>property over the next couple of years, and I have always wanted an
>automatic rotary level. I used one at work for a big leveling project and
>it was really slick, one person operation. The local rental yard wants
>$70/day to rent one, and I figured I would break even pretty quick if I
>got one of these:
>http://www.southern-tool.com/store/cst_berger_lm30_rotary_laser_level.html
>
>Any feedback or other ideas?
You're certainly getting quite a bit for your money in laser terms with
that offer. For domestic use it's worth a try. My concern would be that
that instrument is fine if you were just doing building work where you are
working to a level plane. For muckshifting and landscaping you are usually
working to falls and you need a (dual) grade laser or you're going to spend
a lot of time calculating interpolations or reverting to boning rods.
The same firm offer such an instrument:
http://www.southern-tool.com/store/lmh600_rotary_level.html
More expensive but much more versatile and more accurate.
If you want more help spending your money let me know, I use these things
on a daily basis. There are some really trick setups on the market now.
Sadly none of them are cheap...
Nick Brearley
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