That $60 laser level I bought off Amazon is already collecting dust

I picked up a cheap laser level for a kitchen cabinet install last month, thinking it would make everything dead on. The thing drifted after 10 minutes and I ended up redoing two upper cabinets because I didn't double check it with my bubble level. Has anyone else had a cheap tool bite them in the wallet like that?

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alice3361mo agoMost Upvoted

10 minutes? Mine drifted before I even finished leveling the first cabinet. I'd be furious.

kim9631mo ago

Tighten the leveling feet again after the first pass, that fixed mine.

laura_wright1mo ago

Oh man, that stinks... I feel your pain on this one. I bought a cheap laser level from a hardware store for like 40 bucks and it was off by almost a quarter inch over just a 6 foot wall. Spent an entire afternoon fixing my mistakes because I trusted it instead of checking with my old bubble level. Cheap tools really do end up costing more in the long run, don't they...