Warning: The 'self-leveling' laser level I borrowed tilted like a drunk sailor.

My lines looked more like a toddler's drawing than a straight edge.

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That old laser of mine did the same wobbly line thing. Ended up just using a manual 4-foot level on the wall. Marked two spots, snapped a chalk line between them. Took maybe five extra minutes but it was actually straight. Sometimes the simple way is the one that works.

noahgonzalez1mo ago

Heard on a DIY show that cheap lasers often aren't set right. Explains why the manual way still gets used.

betty2131mo ago

My cousin's so-called self-leveling laser tried to draw a line for a shelf last week. It looked like the diagram for a roller coaster. I guess "self-leveling" just means it picks its own favorite angle, and it's never straight. So much for that feature.