Took me 4 years to give up my drywall T-square for a laser level

Last week on a job in Phoenix, I was lining up cuts on a 12-foot ceiling patch and my T-square slipped for the third time. A younger guy on the crew, Mark, handed me his laser level and said "try this, old school." I fought it at first. Been using a T-square since I started. But after I squared up that ceiling in half the time with zero mistakes, I admitted it. Bought my own that same day. It's just faster and I was being stubborn. Has anyone else switched tools after years of thinking the old way was better?

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felix_thomas734h ago

Oh man, four years? I held out longer than that with my old chalk line. I swore by that thing for years, even after watching laser levels make perfect lines in two seconds flat. Finally caved when I was laying out a long hallway and had to snap the chalk five times because it kept smudging on textured drywall. Now I feel like an idiot for all that wasted time and bad lines. I'm right there with you.

sage_lewis104h ago

Took you four years?" That’s insane, man, I would’ve caved after one bad slip like that.