BOSCHGPL5 5-Point Alignment Laser (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

Great tool. I picked this up used here on amazon for less than 100 bucks. I've used this model and a PLS version on the job many times. Got tired of borrowing from other carpenters. I couldn't be happier. While this may not be a tool for super long distance or outdoor situations, it is small enough to keep in my bags and I find myself using it all the time. Many times it saves me having to grab one or more levels and using them to transfer points. I'll often just hang it on a wall while working in a room and leave it there until I'm done. As for plumb, I never use a plumb bob anymore. This is soooooo much faster and oly takes one person instead of two,Overall, for what it is and how much it costs, I'm completely satisfied.

I have a farm and needed to have several large metal barns erected to store equipment in and a few for farm animals so they can escape bad weather. Prior to the company who installs these buildings (one is 45 feet long and 25 feet wide) I had to level out the ground so that the crew could get to work promptly when they arrived. I had spent the previous 48 hours trying to use a laser level I purchased at Harbor Freight, in fact, I bought two of their products but they were so dim and lousy, they were basically useless. I could not see the laser in the daytime and even at night, the Harbor Freight products were hard to see despite only stars glowing the evening I tried to set a level grade.I saw this Bosch GPL5 laser at Lowes and came very close to buying in while I was in their store, but I decided to "Google it" and see what kind of reviews people were giving it. When I saw all the positive comments (not to mention the fact I could save a wad of money buying it through Amazon) I ordered one and it arrived very fast through my Amazon Prime account I have.The laser is easy to use and I like the self-leveling feature with the magnetic base allowing it to be quickly fastened to a tripod. I was able to level out the grade on the remaining three locations where my other buildings were going without any grief. The laser on the Bosch is much brighter than the Harbor Freight products and although I did my leveling on the final projects at night (to escape the summer heat of the daytime) I suspect the laser dots that the Bosch projects are probably bright enough in the daytime to see them with a modest amount of cloud cover. Comments left by other people in regard to the dots getting larger as the laser projects further away to the point... well this isn't unique to Bosch. Unless you spend a couple of grand, all laser levels that split the beam for square and up/down use a prism and this is the nature of the beast so to speak. My only concern about this Bosch is although the company used to make their products in Germany, stamped in very small letters on the box is MADE IN CHINA and we all know how "famous" China is (not) when it comes to quality made products that do not stand the test of time.This little Bosch saved my butt and I am very happy with my purchase. It is easy to use, compact and the battery life (if using premium batteries) is ample considering all the illumination that this little jewel shoots from the sides, bottom and top.

After years in construction, I wanted a small laser for projects around the house. It's no rotating laser, bit the five points will help with most projects. I used a similar one when on the job, and was impressed. I have used mine for building soffits and leveling cabinets at home. Good quality. Just don't be a dumb*as and drop it.

I've had the Robotoolz > porter·cable 5-point laser that this tool is based on for 8 years or so. It finally died after 7-8 years of abuse.The model/s this is based on used to 'lock' the laser once it was done auto-leveling. This new mini-me model does not. This shouldn't be a huge problem but i'm taking off a star because of it simply because with my old unit, it would NOT wobble around when walking near it and this one is in constant pendulum mode so will wobble/wiggle with any microscopic vibration.FYI: there is no 'magic' to the 'auto leveling' it doesn't use servo motors etc; it's simply a pendulum :-D on the higher-end models where you can hear a pulse like a motor doing adjustments, it's simply a mechanism that releases then grabs then releases then grabs the pendulum so when it's done the pendulum is locked in place and you don't get a wobbling laser dot.There are some good points brought up in one of the low-star reviews that are valid and stooped on bosch's part for having some gross errors in the manual:1. it would seem that there is no longer a 'mode' for calibration; it is *always* in calibration mode. I owned the older model that this device is based on; it had a pendulum 'grabber' that would 'tick tick tick' while it was bobbing around and when it was happy that it was done, it would hold the laser beams solid so you wouldn't get the bobbing and wobbling as you walked around on the floor near the device. IGNORE the step how to get into and out of calibration mode and i'm quite sure it will work as described in the manual.2. the ' tripod mount is built into the multi-purpose attachment. this is the same as the older brother to this device as well.3. it's true that because the laser goes through a few prisms in the path out of the device (it's a very smart design because it make sure that the five beams will always be perfectly normal to each other), the dot will a) have diffraction interference dots and b) will get larger the farther away you are.with respect to 3, the center dot will get pretty big at distance, but it will a) have a CENTER and b) have smaller and smaller dots going away from the center; example the center dot might be ¾ inch diameter but the 6th interference dot left or right of center will be only ' " diameter. You can get a very decent level from the horizontal offset dots and you can get a very decent plum from the vertical offset dots. it's not perfect but it works perfectly well.i've used the older brother to this device for 8 years (finally died after using it literally in a puddle of cement), and i will miss the locking feature that the 'calibration' function was made for, also since the 'overthrow' function of the power button (you would push PAST on), to engage calibration mode, was also used to defeat the auto power down function, i'm not sure if that's possible on this model and that will suck.It would be FAIR to rate a THREE based on the sloppiness in the manual not 'getting' that there is no longer a calibration mode but that you CAN in-fact still CALIBRATE the friggin' thing, you just need to get past the bug in the manual, but i think dropping the fancy wobble grabber will likely make this model more reliable long-term.You can also defeat the auto-off (20 min) function by turning the unit on then off then back on immediately.. it will blink fast for 2 seconds to confirm the auto-off was 'disabled' (quotes because it will shut off after 8 hours!).From a 'construction' standpoint I would be dead-in-the-water; i pretty much literally use the 5-point laser for every single thing i build; it's fantastic for putting in garage doors (4-5 i've done), entry doors (about half a dozen), kitchen cabinets (dozens in several kitchens), tile floors; many; the square function is priceless.you can use the strap to strap onto a 2x4 and with this new model, it has 2 holes in the removable base to SCREW to a wall, then project a dot onto the NEXT stud and use as a reference to drill a hole; you can get a PERFECTLY horizontal set of holes for beautiful results when putting in wiring, or you can use a pitch offset (drill each hole ' inch lower than the previous and get a perfect ¼" per foot slope!)There is NO other way to make sure counter top (cabinets below) are at the same height than using this type of tool. It's also priceless for getting doors perfectly plumb; you can get things to 1/32" over 8' really easy, that's not so easy with even a 4' level.in a word: INDISPENSABLE-awr

The laser is a fine product, but I needed a line laser as opposed to a dot laser. The seller was very understanding by my wanting to return the product.I have other Bosch products and they are quality products.

数年前までリョービブランド（OEM？）のこの商品を使ってましたが電源が入らなくなり購入先でも修理不能とのことでこちらのGPL5を購入しました。６日後に届いた荷物は想像より小さく商品の写真でケース付のはずなのでやられた！と思いました。返品もありかと開梱してみると送られてきたのは写真とは別物のGPL5Gでした。GPL5との違いはレーザー５方向照射は同じですがグリーンレーザーになって視認度up本体下の台座部磁石も強力になっていい感じです。付属品はテスト用の電池（単三２本）とキャリングケース（布）のみ。木材に取り付ける場合は台座部からビス用の穴が無くなっているので工夫が必要です。予備の電池が入るようなケースが付属なら持ち運びにもいいと思いますが市販の小型アルミアタッシュケースを購入して入れています。精度も実用には問題ないと思います。

A lot cheaper than the stores, bought this because i have to level my whole garden, pointer lazer level does a perfect job, good quality,

nice tool

Only been using a few days. Seems very sturdy. Dropped it a few times from my clumsiness and still works. Did the accuracy tests the first day. Was accurate in a 20x21 room. Didn't test larger distances.

長年この手のレーザーをつかっております。仕事柄、高さを確認するのに使用しておりますが大変重宝しております。