That $40 laser level I bought on a whim almost made me lose a job

I was framing out a closet shelf and figured I'd save a few bucks with one of those cheap laser levels from the hardware store. Cost me $40 and it looked fine in the box, but when I set it up it was shooting the line about a quarter inch off on one end. I didn't notice until after I'd cut all my boards and went to install them. Had to redo the whole thing and ate the cost of the wood. Anyone else get burned by a budget tool that just couldn't hold a calibration?

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dakota_rivera2d ago

Did you try leveling the level first?

scott.mia2d ago

Yeah that fixed it for me too, such a simple thing to overlook.