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That $300 laser level I bought last month already gave me trouble

I picked up a self-leveling green laser for a big commercial drywall job and it started flickering on day two. Had to stop work and call the supplier, which set me back half a shift waiting for a replacement. Anyone else have bad luck with cheaper laser levels holding up on active job sites?
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patricia385
@simon_black nailed it, half a shift gone just waiting is rough. It feels like a lot of this cheap stuff is built to barely survive a week on site, not a whole job. Ive started noticing the same pattern with my cordless drill batteries too, they just stop holding a charge after a few months. Kinda makes you wonder if they design them to fail on purpose so you have to buy another one.
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simon_black
Sucks big time when you're already on the clock and the tool lets you down like that. Half a shift is brutal for something that's supposed to save time.
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