I’m looking at upgrading my old tape measures to the laser type.
This is only for home use and I don’t want to spend a fortune on some professional model that I would only use occasionally.
Has anybody bought a good budget measure that works well, from sites like eBay, Banggood etc?
I’m in Australia, so buying from USA or Europe can almost double the price with postage costs.
I have bought all my flashlights, batteries etc from Banggood because of free postage.
eBay can also have low postage costs especially from China.
Bosch power tools should be available in Australia at most home improvement stores. The 60 to 120ft models range from $40 to $80 here in the US. Wouldn’t expect them to be much different in Aus.
There are some Bosch models in the 2 to $300 range, but they calculate all kinds of angles and other measurements. But if all you need is a basic unit, they aren’t that expensive
I have bought from UK the following meter,which I think it is very good.
65m 213ft Digital Laser Distance Meter Test Range Finder Measure CEM LDM-65,but I see that it is available from Singapore as well.
I have that one as well. The only time I found its readings somewhat innacurate is when measuring fairly short distances, like under 12 inches. But for such short distances you can just use a ruler.
Pete7874 - thanks for that info - as you said, for short measurements a ruler or tape would be fine.
I will also keep a look out for Bilakos’ codes and deals in future.