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Rant: the $310 laser level I bought for a job in Vicksburg was the best money I ever lit on fire
I fought a 60 foot ditch in Vicksburg with a string line for two days and kept cutting the wrong grade by 3 inches, so I finally dropped $310 on a laser level at the supply shop on Highway 61. That thing got my slopes right on the first pass and the inspector signed off without a word, which never happens. What is the one tool you dropped real cash on that paid for itself on the very next job?
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nathanb7119d ago
Man, I know that pain all too well. Fighting a string line in the dirt for two days just to watch the inspector shake his head would make anybody lose their mind. Three inches off on a 60 foot run is the kind of thing that eats your whole week and your profit with it. Dropping that kind of cash hurts up front, but when it saves you two days of rework and a failed inspection, it stops feeling like money burned and starts feeling like money spent smart. Getting signed off without a single word from the inspector is basically a standing ovation in this trade. Sometimes the right tool is the difference between beating your head against a job and just getting it done.
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