Spent $300 on a fancy magnetic level for my cab that I never use, but my partner swears by his old-school bubble level.

I bought it thinking it would speed up my setup on a big steel job in Toledo, but honestly, I just glance at the crane's own indicators and find the magnet gets in the way more than it helps, so what's your take on fancy gadgets versus basic, trusted tools?

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murray.jana3mo ago

Yeah, my buddy had the same thing with a laser level... he went back to his old string line after a week.

lilyp373mo ago

Right? @murray.jana, my brother-in-law did the exact same thing. He said the laser was just another thing to charge and worry about.

max_torres443mo ago

Sometimes the old simple tools just work better without all the fuss.

torres.thea1mo ago

@max_torres44 real talk, that's such a good point. i feel like sometimes we convince ourselves that new tech is better just because it's new, but the old stuff was already proven to work. string lines don't run out of battery or need firmware updates, they just do the job. there's something nice about not having to fiddle with settings and just get straight to the work.