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why would you buy disto if you can get laser Bosch for 70 dollars?

Hey Olegred you got my attention. Is the Bosch AS good as the Fat Max lazer ?

Ray, I used both and did not notice any difference. I like bosch, you can buy a new one for 70 bucks on ebay.

oh, by the way i meant disto, I am not familiar with Fatmax laser tools, I believe they have a laser level or something....

Posted By Olegred on 08 Aug 2010 11:09 PM
oh, by the way i meant disto, I am not familiar with Fatmax laser tools, I believe they have a laser level or something....

Stanley FatMax tape measurers and tools, have a Fatmax laser tape for around 100.00, I have had no issues in 2 yrs

I disagree with the wheel, once I tried to measure a wood fence with a tape. ONCE. I do use the wheel for roof inspections, it's a time saver, and it's not inaccurate enough to worry about, I've never had a problem.

I agree with Martin, the wheel does not have to be hooked like a tape and it does not blow around.

I like the Disto so much better than the Fat Max for a number of reasons...
1) the Disto is much much faster in terms of getting results. The Fat Max requires you to hit the send button a few times to get a result. I was getting tired of getting error messages with the Fat Max.
2) The Disto also retains several distances in memory, so you can write these distances down at a single time, rather than stopping to write down each measurement before the measurement is cleared from memory.
3) the Disto works for longer distances. Because it has a video camera built in, you can zoom in to see just where the the red dot is aimed. Otherwise, the dot is often very hard to see. If you are working outside, the Fat Max is very difficult to use at any distance. I think the Disto goes up to 600 feet.
4) the Disto allows you to aim over certain things (think of numerous boxes of stuff), and it will apply the pythagorean theorem to calculate the distance of the straight line that you can not sight.
5) If you work on commercial buildings, you can use the Disto indirectly with a tripod to calculate the entire length of a building wall. I just finished working on a former Walmart building, and I used the Disto with its video function to aim at three points, and Disto came up with the wall length. Can you imagine the time saved not having to drag a tape over a 120,000 square foot building?

Bottom line, there is no comparison. This is the single best item I have acquired for measurement purposes, and I only wished I had bought one 20 years ago. Make sure to keep a light weight tripod if you are going to be doing large measurements.

I paid 2g USD for the first Disto I owned and made enough extra money to pay for it in a week. I was working flood. Whether it is a Disto, a FatMax or a Bosch a laser is the ticket for making money.

Posted By ChuckDeaton on 14 Aug 2010 12:01 AM
I paid 2g USD for the first Disto I owned and made enough extra money to pay for it in a week. I was working flood. Whether it is a Disto, a FatMax or a Bosch a laser is the ticket for making money.

 

you worked 2 weeks to pay for a gadget? wow, what a dedication

Extra money in a week, the job lasted several month and now it has been years, best money maker I ever invested in.

What kind of job lasts years, I am still working on Hurricane Katrina claims.

Seriously? Like, what kind of a claim can last that long?

The bigget waste of money was buying the cheap Coleman camping gear at Walmart when my son joined the BoyScouts. Not to belittle Coleman because they actually do sell real camping gear, just not at Walmart.

A few nights freezing in the woods and a thousand bucks later buying real equipment and I'm a much happier scout. I also have a garage full of "camping gear" for my next yard sale.

Useless to me.................

I have about 20 Allstate Cat Team shirts that I need to sell. Yeah, I know, I need to have an ad but I'm cheap and I don't want to pay $10 for an ad

These shirts will go for $5 ea plus actual shipping costs, USPS. They are all XL. There are several different styles of pull-over and several button-up.

405-570-7590 Cell

Larry, have you checked into donating them to your local quilting bee organization? Might be a good way to take a tax deduction for a frugal fella like yourself.  hee hee!