Wasted $400 on a fancy digital level I barely use

I was convinced I needed that digital angle finder with the bluetooth app last year... Thought it would speed up my layout work on a big commercial job downtown. Turns out I spent more time fiddling with the app and charging the thing than just using my old reliable magnetic box level. Lost a solid 6 hours on that project just because I kept second-guessing the digital readout against my tape. Ended up selling it on craigslist for like $80 bucks and went back to my beater aluminum level. Anyone else blow cash on a tool that just overcomplicated their workflow?

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iris_ellis29d ago

Wait hold on, you dropped $400 on a digital level with Bluetooth? lmao I nearly spat out my coffee reading that. I mean I get it, the idea of having an app to track angles sounds slick on paper but come on man. Six hours lost second guessing a digital readout against your tape is brutal, that's like a whole workday down the drain. And then getting only $80 back on Craigslist? That's gotta sting. I feel like half these fancy tools are just marketing hype that makes you feel like a tech wizard until you're standing there with a dead battery and a stubborn app. Good call going back to the old school level though, sometimes the simplest stuff really is the best.

rosew3728d ago

Man I gotta admit I was one of those guys who used to think the digital stuff was the future. I bought into the hype hard. But after reading this I totally see it now. That whole second guessing thing is real, I've seen guys on site lose their minds over a digital readout that kept jumping around when all they needed was a straight edge and a bubble. It's one thing to have a cool tool in your truck, it's another thing to actually trust it for a full day's work without wanting to double check everything with a tape or a old school level. Makes me glad I never dropped that kind of cash on one.