Comments on: Dealmonger: $20 Off Craftsman’s AccuTrac Laser Measuring Tool

By: Gordon Nielson

Gordon Nielson — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:47:44 +0000

I have found this device a bit hard to get used to but, for the type of use I needed it for, I have found this unit to be “dead accurate” - my main requirement.. When I encountered weird or “out of tolerance” distances, it was usually due to my error in measurement.

I’m keeping this device.

By: F451

F451 — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:48:00 +0000

I purchased this at the last Craftsman Days sale for the member price of $84.99, plus tax, and here are my findings:

1) It is not very rugged. The silver is simply paint over a light beige plastic.

2) There is no tripod mount.

3) Accuracy is all over the map resulting from three critical factors:

a) It is difficult to hold freehand without bracing it properly.

b) The buttons are absolutely terrible…I do mean terrible. The face of the unit has a one-piece molded button inset that is absolutely terrible to achieve the proper detent on the “Measure” button causing you wander the laser all over the bloody place. There are three buttons on the side of unit for adding and subtracting and they are terrible to use as they are hit and miss because of how they are made.

c) The design of the unit is too simplistic to account for the sometimes complex situations you are forced to measure in.

Bottom line: This pup is being returned for a full refund…too bad.

By: KW

KW — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:53:59 +0000

Gotta pay the big bucks for 1/16, eg:
http://www.quantumgear.com/servlet/the-18/disto-a6%2C-leica-disto%2C/Detail

By: vwMan

vwMan — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:50:57 +0000

Does anyone know if it is more accurate at shorter distances?

I am looking for +/- 1/16-in.

thanks

By: KW

KW — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:51:21 +0000

> I went out to sears.com today and they had
> another $15 off. So you can get it for $85.

Is that $15 still there? Do you have a specific link?

I’d guess the Pythagorean method is good for 30 or 45 degree angles. I’d want to get dimensions of my attic from any point (where I can stand) and it’d probably be with unknown angles.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:01:31 +0000

I went out to sears.com today and they had another $15 off. So you can get it for $85.

By: NickC

NickC — Wed, 30 May 2007 19:13:22 +0000

from http://www.sears.com
“The accuracy is +/- 3/16-in at 150 feet.”

Not bad for $100. Does anyone know how well the Pythagorean Theorem function works? That alone seems really cool.
Also does this have threading to mount it on a tripod?