Laser level for fencing?

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Can a laser be used advantageously for fencing?

 

I use string lines and my own eyes but just wondered if a laser can make things swifter and less hassle. It's for Featheredge fencing as that's all we do really.

 

I was thinking not just for making a fence horizontal because often there is a slight slope on the garden so thought maybe the laser can help to follow the slope.

 

Maybe I'm completely off the mark.

[Andrew Gale]

Now of a guy who used one for a real long run of stock fencing where every post had to be in line (very fussy client by all accounts) and he loved it.

 

On short runs I'd say that a string and eye would be best though.

[dig-dug-dan]

I do a lot of domestic fencing, on slopes and the laser is Invaluable. I use mine to work out the heights and drop each post accordingly. Wouldnt be without it, far more accurate than string lines. I used a new labourer the other day who has always used string lines to get height differnces, and he was impressed. Not sure about using it to get a straight line though.

[Jimbob87]

Can a laser be used advantageously for fencing?

 

 

 

I use string lines and my own eyes but just wondered if a laser can make things swifter and less hassle. It's for Featheredge fencing as that's all we do really.

 

 

 

I was thinking not just for making a fence horizontal because often there is a slight slope on the garden so thought maybe the laser can help to follow the slope.

 

 

 

Maybe I'm completely off the mark.

 

 

Use a sight level for garden fencing. Use it to check the ground levels and to set end posts level to each other. Also use it to work out heights of concrete posts before they go in the hole if they need a trim. Hard to explain but id b lost without mine. I use one of these.

 

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=400644996377

 

Good if you have a helper useless on your own but cheaper than a laser level.

[s.varty]

I do a lot of domestic fencing, on slopes and the laser is Invaluable. I use mine to work out the heights and drop each post accordingly. Wouldnt be without it, far more accurate than string lines. I used a new labourer the other day who has always used string lines to get height differnces, and he was impressed. Not sure about using it to get a straight line though.

 

What are they like on a sunny day, can you still see the laser easily?

[spikeymikey]

I do a lot of riding arenas and use it all the time, trying to eye in posts over 60 metres isn't good for your eyes! and getting a string tight enough not to sag over that distance is impossible. I also use another laser for setting out the corners which is a lot quicker. you can get levels that will do slopes too, never used it for stock fencing though! use barb or plain wire tight as a line and that rides out all the harsh bumps for a nice flow

[dig-dug-dan]

What are they like on a sunny day, can you still see the laser easily?

 

yes and no. my kit came with a remote control and a laser finder. If its really bright, the finder will bleep when it finds the spinning beam, so you can still identify it. It also has a function where the spinner will pulse back and forth quick to give a red line instead of a dot, and thats easy to see:001_smile:

[dig-dug-dan]

I do a lot of riding arenas and use it all the time, trying to eye in posts over 60 metres isn't good for your eyes! and getting a string tight enough not to sag over that distance is impossible. I also use another laser for setting out the corners which is a lot quicker. you can get levels that will do slopes too, never used it for stock fencing though! use barb or plain wire tight as a line and that rides out all the harsh bumps for a nice flow

 

how do you use a laser line to get the posts in line then??

[SAM66S]

yes and no. my kit came with a remote control and a laser finder. If its really bright, the finder will bleep when it finds the spinning beam, so you can still identify it. It also has a function where the spinner will pulse back and forth quick to give a red line instead of a dot, and thats easy to see:001_smile:

 

 

What laser are you using?

[spikeymikey]

I don't use the laser to get posts in line, I use it to get the right angles, it has a beam coming out the front and another at 90 degrees. you put a special reflective plate opposite the laser at the other end where you want it and line the beam up in the middle, then mark it with a peg. Take the reflective plate to the other corner and line it up again, giving you a perfect corner from which to work from. you have to set it up over your first corner peg with a red dot coming from the bottom. You then have 3 points and the rest you work out with a tape. Then I use a string line and a rotating level to get the heights the same all over. Can use Pythagoras theorem too but takes a bit longer