Strait-Line 64030 Laser Tape | 
| Brand: IRWIN
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $59.02
Buy New: $26.98
You Save: $32.04 (54%)
Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 20068
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.4 x 2.6
MPN: 64030
Model: 64030
UPC: 024721640307
EAN: 0024721640307
ASIN: B0000ALR30
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: NEW / SEALED IN PACKAGING / WILL SHIP STANDARD MAIL WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION / THANK YOU!
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| Features:
| • | Calculates area and volume | | • | Measures using sonar from 2-feet to 50-feet | | • | Laser to target the point to which you want to measure | | • | Large LCD screen | | • | Converts feet to meters |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
mfg by: IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL CO LASER TAPE MEASURE Laser targeting marks target 50 ft. range, accurate to +/- 3" at 50 degrees Dynamic read, reads while holding the read key Measurement selection base/front Intuitive use, 7 button function Belt clip 6403
Amazon.com
Granted, if you're into home repair, you've got a 25-foot steel tape in your toolbox. But how many times have you grumbled at it when it didn't stay rigid from across the room? Tapes have their purpose, but for estimated measurements of up to 50 feet, the Laser Tape is the way to go. Just point, press "read", and the distance is displayed in feet and inches or metric. It's simple to use and would be perfect for the homeowner trying to calculate how many gallons of paint to buy, how much vinyl flooring to get or even how much fertilizer to buy, provided you've got walls round your yard to bounce the laser off. It is, we must say, a little finicky, and it works best on monochromatic sold surfaces, but once you get the hang of it, it's a handy little tool.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste
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| Customer Reviews: Read 43 more reviews...
 Great father's day gift August 30, 2008
My dad loved the gift. Even though I catch him using his standard tape measure once in a while.
 Okay item January 21, 2008
Bought this for my husband and he felt it was just as easy using a regular tape measure as opposed to using the Strait-Line Laser Tape. I thought it would be a neat gift, guess I should have gotten a man's opinion first.
 Deceptive advertising August 26, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is not a "Laser Tape". It's an ultrasound distance estimator (based on the same wildly inaccurate echo technology used in those old Polaroid cameras) with a laser sight attached to it. And just like any ultrasound distance estimator, it's inaccurate to the point of being worthless. The laser is essentially a laser pointer slapped onto this contraption, apparently for no other purpose than to be able to print "LASER TAPE" on the packaging, misleading the unsuspecting customer into believing they were buying a laser tape. Not quite: it's an ultrasound "tape" with a laser attached to it. In other words, it's twenty bucks flushed down the toilet.
Spend the money and get a proper tool such as the Stanley TLM11 FatMax. It's amazingly accurate and will really save you time and effort. Or, if you can't justify the expense, just stick to your old tape. You will get nothing but frustration from this "Strait-Line" piece of garbage.
Inconsistent, Inaccurate. Terrible Device. August 12, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Firstly, it's important to note that this is not a laser measurer. This is a sonic measurer with a projected red dot. The difference in accuracy between the two technologies is striking. When measuring with this device, holding down the measurement button will result in a constant variation of 6" - 15' in reading. While I can usually tell when something is an obvious error, I don't want a measurer that I have to constantly check with common sense. If I know a wall is around 30', readings of 12', 34' and ERROR don't give me a lot of confidence in this device's accuracy, and those sorts of misreadings are the rule, not the exception. This device is horribly inconsistent and inaccurate.
But if you're a glutton for punishment, it's also important to note that you can pick up this particular model of sonic measurer at your local hardware store for 20 to 30 bucks.
HOWEVER, I would instead recommend an actual laser unit. Stanley has a terrific true laser measurer you can find here on Amazon called (appropriately) the FatMax Tru Laser Measurer which is affordable, accurate and consistent.
Because buying this thing would be a mistake.
Great tool, but know how to use it April 12, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
While product name makes it a little misleading, this is actually sonic measurement device. (Their later model is called "Sonic Laser Tape.")
This device gives fairly accurate reading, but just like any other tools, if you use it wrong, you'll get wrong measurement.
Here are some tips and recommendations.
1) Know the weakness. If surface is not flat enough, you'll get wrong or, error in reading.
2) Use common sense. If you are checking distance between two walls in the hallway, and see 30 feets, unless your house is really big, probably something wrong with that measurement. Sound wave reflects, and you may be getting reading from wave that reflected many times. Be sure it's not angled.
3) Try measuring different parts. If you are trying to measure the hallway, in the example above, try measuring in different part of the hallway, and also do it in reverse if possible. (If you first measure wall A to wall B, try measuring from wall B to wall A. Verify it's consistent.
It helps to know that, just like any tools, this is not a magical tool that solves all the problem.
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