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Product Feature
- Manual level in horizontal and vertical planes
- Simultaneous 90° split beam in vertical mode
- Illuminated vials for easy reading in all conditions
- Rotation speed from 0 to 600 RPM
Product Description
Includes Manual-Leveling Rotary Laser Level Kit - 40-0918, (4) AA Alkaline Batteries, Elevating Tripod - 40-6861, Instruction Manual, Tinted Laser Glasses, Hard-Shell Carrying Case.
Product Detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #52676 in Home Improvement
- Size: 1
- Brand: Johnson Level and Tool
- Model: 40-0918
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.24" h x5.04" w x18.11" l,
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Awesome for the price
By MM
Is this in the same league (or even the same sport?) as a more expensive laser? Absolutely not. But for a homeowner with occasional need these are great. Setup is easy but takes a little patience. The tripid is a little light weight but performs fine as long as you are careful not to bump it. The line is a bit thick but its not that hard to determine, say the middle and use that as your reference. And of course it can get washed out by bright sunlight.
I've previously rented the same or similar twice. The two rental fees would have paid for my own so I finally asked Santa to bring me one and he obliged.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
good little laser for the money - so far
By T. Hunt
My Robolaser bit the dust(the second one to do that).
I needed a spot level asap. Went to Home Depot and saw this unit.
Went across the street to Lowes and they had nothing but junk or too expensive.
Went back to HD and took this unit out of the box, put the batteries in and checked it out. You could see the dot from the front of the store to the back. Leveled up with the thumbscrews easy enough. Has a cute little tripod and a pair of sexy red glasses ( a must for viewing out in the sunlight), so I payed the 69 dollars and took it to the job.
The only thing that I really don't like about it is that in manual or "spot" mode, it has indents all the way around so that you can't point it and leave it where you want it (unless where you want it happens to be right where one of the indents are. Other than that, it did the job and didn't put me over my credit limit.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
A very good unit for what it'll cost you
By the TiGor
I had looked at the Johnson 40-0918 a year or two before buying one when Menard's offered a significant sale and rebate on it. Ultimately, there were too many questions in my mind and not enough answers to jump on the deal, so I shoved it to the back burner.
Recently, I was in Mills Fleet Farm one evening and saw that they had two on clearance for $50 each. Knowing that 'clearance' generally means 'good bye' as well as, occasionally, 'good buy', I decided it was a good time to pick one up as I certainly have enough times in my past where I wished I'd had a laser level and there will be enough times I'll be using one in the near future to justify $50 for this if it's even just 'passable'.
I have yet to actually use it for building or installation, but I have set it up for familiarization purposes and became well acquainted with it in approximately one half hour from sliding the paperboard sleeve away from the case and opening it up.
The most efficacious manner of deploying the Johnson 40-0918 is to first decide if the tripod is appropriate for what you plan to do. Much of the time it will be. If you need a horizontal line up to 48" above grade or floor, or if you want a vertical line, use the tripod. I didn't measure the diameter and pitch of the mounting screw, but it is much larger than the 1/4"-20 standard for most camera tripods. This is somewhat a moot point, though, as you'll be much better served using the included tripod with a centering level and cam locks over most any camera tripod you could come up with! If you need a horizontal line higher than 48", there is a 'keyhole' on the vertical surface of the mounting base intended to secure the unit over the head of a nail or screw driven into a wall or other similar surface, including a board or plank extending vertically from the ceiling joists, floor, saw horse, or what-have-you.
Once you've decided how you're going to set it up, screw it onto the tripod in the most suitable direction, horizontal or vertical, or hang it on the wall or whatever structure you've devised for the purpose. Whether you want a 'dot' or a 'trace line', the level head must be firmly screwed onto the tripod. If you need to aim the 'dot', rotate the level/tripod as a unit rather than rotating the head on the tripod and overtightening it or loosening it.
The first critical step after getting the assembly aimed so your 'dot' is shining in the right place (if needed) is plumbing the tripod. A centering level on the tripod is your first 'check'. You lengthen or shorten the legs of the tripod by flipping the little wing levers on the cam locks, making the slight adjustments needed, then relocking the levers. You will be adjusting one leg at a time until the bubble is in the center circle of the level, at which time the tripod will be perfectly vertical.
With the tripod adjusted, your next task is to level the laser unit. If you turn the rotary switch just enough to turn the thing 'on', a green LED will illuminate the three leveling vials so you can see them in lower light. You will also get two laser dots, 90 degrees apart, one from the top and one from the side of the turret that sits atop the unit. The turret can be rotated to direct the beam wherever you need it, but does have 'soft' detents every 12 degrees or so. Again, best bet is to rotate the turret until it settles into one of those and then orient the tripod and level it up...you want your setup rock solid, not tipsy in any way! Three thumbwheels below the laser unit adjust its position relative to the mounting base. Whether you've got the mounting base screwed onto the tripod in either way or hanging from a nail or screw, you're good to go when the bubbles in the spirit levels are centered. Double check that before proceeding, of course!
Once turned on and the perpendicularly projected dots appear, keep rotating the switch in order to rotate the turret electrically. It is advised that a slower rotation makes the trace easier to see, but the turret is said to rotate up to 600 rpm. It seems a bit slower than that to me, but not by a whole lot. I'd say it looks like it spins at least 500 rpm, just eyeballing it. The turret is slow to speed up via the potentiometer in the switch, but it slows down much easier. I've had the best luck turning the speed up and backing down to a slower rotation than trying to start slow and build up. The trace seems as usable to me at a higher speed as it is at a slower speed, contrary to the published suggestion. The included vermilion lensed spectacles did not appear to make the trace much more visible to me.
The case the kit is shipped in is blow-molded from thin polypropylene and features a 'living hinge' that will fail if the case is opened and closed enough. The latches are much the same. The polypropylene is thin enough that corners of the case will dent and cave in easily, and holes and tears in the case exterior are quite likely if subjected to abuse. It's more a shipping container than anything else, but will suffice as a storage chest if care is taken not to subject it to unnecessary impact or compression forces. It will NOT make a suitable step stool! The case is also somewhat difficult to close correctly unless the tripod is inserted in just the right way. On the bright side, it securely holds each of the four included size "AA" dry cells, which is good because the unit should absolutely not be stored with the batteries installed! The design of the battery door and compartment on this laser level is quite good and serviceable. I do not foresee it breaking or wearing out any sooner than anything else, which can't be said for many battery operated things.
One great use for this thing many would not anticipate is a one-man substitute for a builders' level for measuring elevations. Set up the level on the tripod at the lowest spot on the plot of land you're attempting to 'survey' (using the term loosely!). That will be, arbitrarily, 100.0'. If you have the tripod set so the laser beam is exactly 48" from the ground, the 'instrument height' will be 104.0'. With the turret spinning, take a good tape measure and walk to the points you want elevations for. Put the tape against the ground, hold it as plumb as you can, and note where the laser trace falls on the tape. Jot it down. If the elevation is the very same as your 'benchmark' height (100.0') and your instrument height was 104.0', the laser will shine on the 4' mark on your tape measure. However much less your reading may be, the higher your elevation on the spot in question, up to 48"! If you're in a spot lower than your benchmark, then your measurement will be beyond 4'-0" by as much. For more information, research the use of a builder's level or a transit. In most cases, you'll want elevations if you're preparing a plot plan as part of an application for a building permit. It may or may not be a required feature in your plot plan, but it looks good to the building department if it's present, even if your permit is to be for building a shed.
I suspect one will find many uses for one of these once they've got one, so it could best be thought of as a possible 'starter' unit to serve until such time that an upgrade to a professional model would be appropriate.
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