360 degree laser level recommendations

[flanagaj]

I have a Topcon laser for exterior groundworks, but am now thinking of getting a 3 * 360 degree green laser level.  I was looking at the premium Leica Lino L6G, but wanted to ask whether there are similar offerings that offer the same functionality, but slightly cheaper.  Like a lot of my tool purchases, I will sell them on at the end of the build.

[LaChab]

FWIW, I've used a 3 x 360 Huepar for a year and been very happy with it. I'm only a self builder though!

[flanagaj]

57 minutes ago, LaChab said:

FWIW, I've used a 3 x 360 Huepar for a year and been very happy with it. I'm only a self builder though!

Ok, I'll have a look.  Considerably cheaper too.

[Mr Punter]

Leica are a very good brand but IMO too expensive.  The Chinese stuff is so cheap it is hard to say no.

[Nickfromwales]

I used the red line Bosch 3 80, sub £400 iirc, for years and years and then (when I got fed up of batteries being consumed) I went and got the Milwaukee Green 3 line with 4ah rechargeable batteries. Miles better and sub £600 iirc.

[Nickfromwales]

Don’t bother with tripods indoors, they’re too susceptible to foot traffic. 

[Russell griffiths]

Get a pole that the laser fits too for indoors, they have a mount for the laser that has fine adjustment, a spring loaded foot so you can compress the pole and fit it in a doorway. 
wish I had bought one years ago. 
 

the standard method of fitting indoors is to get an old wood saw and smash the plastic handle off, then use the hole in the end of the blade to put a screw through and hang on a stud or something, magnetic fixing on back of laser onto saw blade. 

[Mike]

Kaiweets KT360B. Get a spare battery with it - they do last a long time, but it's inconvenient if your forget to recharge it.

 

On 03/04/2026 at 12:59, Russell griffiths said:

Get a pole that the laser fits too for indoors

If you'll need a plasterboard lifter, use that instead of buying a pole (except in small spaces). Fix a Huepar fine-tuning mounting bracket to it with the magnet.

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Mike

[Dunc]

+1 on the Huepar. I was a bit shy of spending so much money, but I've found it to be a very useful tool so far in the build. Way better than a single-line red DeWalt I had borrowed initially.

[SimonD]

Yes, Huepar are great as is their warranty support. I had a lazer go on one of my units, they asked for a video, and then immediately shipped out a replacement for me. I've now had three! But I will warn you that although they're robust, don't kick them off the top of a roof so they bounce all the way down the ladder - they're not designed for that I found out, but the unit still worked for a couple of years without the protective screen over a lazer!

[crispy_wafer]

Another with a huepar and would also recommend.  Mine went out of level through an accident on my part, a video of me running the calibration test and they sent me a new unit.

[saveasteading]

I've never used a laser level so am not able to recommend. However 2 things to say.

 

The big names such as Leica , when I used them every day  by sight to a staff, were much more accurate than the others and were adjustable and repairable. No electronics, just lenses , prisms and a pendulum. The latter is what needed adjustment. Is that still how lasers function, gravity on a pendulum?

No matter how good they are, there is a lot of skill in using them properly, especially in challenging conditions.... I know this from picking up the mess from workers who thought having a laser level was the whole answer.

And 3rd of the 2!. Learn the principle of equal back-sight and fore-sight for anything more than a room distance.

4th, treat them very carefully.

[SimonD]

17 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

Is that still how lasers function, gravity on a pendulum?

 

That's how the Huepar works for self-levelling. As @Nickfromwales says they're very sensitive to any vibrations and can wobble around like anything.

[Eric]

Plus 1 for the Huepar, certainly good value for money.

[Nickfromwales]

50 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

treat them very carefully.

A back-elbow sent my £400 Bosch down a flight of metal stairs.

 

That provoked the purchase of my Milwaukee unit. Went from red to green line, green being MUCH better imho.

 

I said the word (expletive deleted) a few times as I watched the Bosch going down the stairs and bouncing off a concrete floor like someone playing pinball….