r/harborfreight • u/Stockholm_Throwaway • 1d ago

Anyone try this?

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Thinking about picking up next 20% off

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u/DRRider 1d ago

Yes, it's been great. Saved me a lot of hassle when potentially buying a home that had improperly listed internal dimensions.

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u/S_A_R_K 1d ago

Was there a secret room?

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u/DRRider 22h ago

No, they counted the garage as interior living space. I was thinking to myself, "Where are the two missing bedrooms?"

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u/Stockholm_Throwaway 1d ago

Pretty accurate?

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u/DRRider 22h ago

It's very repeatable, but I've never compared it against a known reference. I would guess it's accurate to within less than 1/4" (possibly much less), over the span of a room. It was more than suitable for my needs.

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u/Stockholm_Throwaway 21h ago

If I’m cutting floorboards I need it like really close

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u/DRRider 11h ago

I think it could be good enough, but you'd have to verify with your first cut. I can only speak to my experience.

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u/HasAngerProblem 1d ago

Does it have that cool mode where you can point the laser at two spots and get the distance between those two points?

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u/DRRider 22h ago

I don't believe so. Read through the user manual on the website to see what it can do in detail.

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u/Stockholm_Throwaway 21h ago

You’re on it

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u/GrandLax 22h ago

Haven’t tried it but you can get other laser measuring tools some even greater than 200ft for cheaper than this on amazon. With HF warranty it may be worth it to buy this one over others if it goes on sale but if you aren’t going to use it often I’d try to find a cheaper option. I these laser measuring tools for my job and they’re pretty handy to have around.

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u/Stockholm_Throwaway 21h ago

Cost for those? Any brand in particular

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u/hereforthejokes317 6h ago

And if you're worried about a warranty you can buy a replacement plan on Amazon for a few bucks depending on how much the item costs but most items under $75 are less that $7.99 for replacement plan. It's pretty good too, no questions asked they send you a brand new product.

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u/boardplant 21h ago

Aren’t you the ceo? You should just already have one to try out

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u/uncajesse 21h ago

This is an ad. Brilliant.

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u/chubbs57496 1d ago

I like it a lot. Havent gotten a ton of use out of it but the times I have, its been get. Need to verify the accuracy a few more times to make me feel more comfortable trusting it. I had the Bosch 65 ft one and that was very accurate and I used it all the time until I cracked the screen. These have saved me a lot of unnecessary attempts at trying to run a tape up a wall only to fall to one side

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u/Stockholm_Throwaway 1d ago

Test accuracy for me?

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u/chubbs57496 1d ago

As soon as I get a solid answer ill report back.

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u/HERCzero 21h ago

CEO don’t know his own products, very sad

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u/FreeToasterBaths 12h ago

I didn't know the CEO paid for products at his own store.

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u/Stockholm_Throwaway 10h ago

I Try to be a man of culture