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Black & Decker BDL170 Bullseye Auto-Leveling Laser With AnglePro

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Black & Decker BDL170 Bullseye Auto-Leveling Laser With AnglePro

(28 customer reviews)

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BDL170

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The Black & Decker BDL170 Bullseye Auto-leveling Laser With AnglePro is ideal for hanging decorative items, shelving, pictures, and for angled applications, such as hanging items along a staircase. Features include a bullseye auto leveling laser that levels automatically without adjustments, and this leveler can even project horizontal and vertical lines for added versatility. Other features include an automatic reference for angled lines, rubber overmolds for additional protection, and a back light for better visibility of the angle reference points. Categorized as a class II laser, this laser level comes backed by a 2-year limited warranty. This leveler comes with two AAA batteries and a wall mount.

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Product Details

Product Weight:	0.5 pounds
Package Length:	8.0 inches
Package Width:	7.9 inches
Package Height:	2.3 inches
Package Weight:	0.9 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 28 reviews

Features

Projects horizontal and vertical lines
Automatically levels; automatic reference for angled lines
Rubber overmolds for additional protection; includes a back light for better visibility of the angle reference points
2-year limited warranty
Included with leveler: two AAA batteries and wall mount

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.0

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41 of 45 found the following review helpful:

Disappointed Again Jan 25, 2008 By Trants4md
For thirty years I have been a General Contractor. This is the third (tool box) laser I have brought to hopefully make my life easier, yet I have not found any of these small units to be as advertised. (I say "tool box" because I do own some very expensive "large" self leveling laser units for excavation and construction that are very good)

AUTO leveling! FAT CHANCE! Not even close. Yes, it does have a sight gage in the front that gives you "an indication" of where level might be.

This too was very poorly designed. HARD TO READ. There is no actual mark to show THE LEVEL POINT or really where you are on the gage, only a series of hash marks. These marks are not balanced from one side to the other either. (There is an odd downward line intersecting the gage at 14 degrees right, which serves no purpose. This may be a manufacturing flaw, if so strike three.) You are left to guess where in these hash marks you should place this very poorly designed alignment mark to be set at level. As this mark is not within the gage itself, it is totally subjective.

I found I still had to measure the distance to the floor in several locations to see how level I was, and I wasn't! (This only works if the floor is level.)

ANGLE PRO, MAYBE! An angle is what you get! Look elsewhere. This is a waste.

The mounting pin is a problem to keep out to mount it and has no relevance to the laser height you are trying to achieve. I had thought maybe its pendulum style mount would work as a plumb-bob to level it but no such luck!

37 of 44 found the following review helpful:

Very Good, but the BDL310 is better. Dec 08, 2006 By Mark Twain
I have both the BDL170 and the BDL310. They are both lovely because you don't need to rely on a bubble level to get the tool level. Instead, level is automatic. The big difference between the two is that the BDL310 does both horizontal and vertical at the SAME TIME. That has saved me a huge amount of time. Just search for BDL310 and compare for yourself.

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12 of 14 found the following review helpful:

Self Leveling Feature is a Good Thing Feb 22, 2007 By J. Gray
I recently purchased this unit to establish straight level lines around the perimeter of a living room. The self leveling feature makes this very easy. There is no need to fuss over getting the unit perfectly leveled as the projected laser line will adjust accordingly.

In those cases where you want a straight line between two known points, not necessarily a horizontal level or vertical plumb line, the self leveling feature can be turned off.

The built-in protractor can be useful for establishing various line angles from the horizontal.

I am very pleased with the BDL170.

41 of 55 found the following review helpful:

Not what is seems. Jan 24, 2007 By Mark Twain
To answer the first reviewers question it has a attachement device with a little pin to punch it into the wall. If you don't mind pinholes here and there.

More importantly I have two complaints. First, the centerpoint of the horizonal level is not well marked. It should have a big red line not a little black one like all the rest. But I see why they didn't mark it well. When I hang the level on the wall a movement of less than one line thickness makes a huge difference on whether the line is acutally even with the floor or not. I am reduced to standing back and looking at the line and the floor and saying, "Yep, that looks good." I coulda done that myself and saved the 20 bucks.

If I give it a little nod to usefulness it does give you a dependably straight line across the wall from one point. This can be useful but buy a used one or on sale. Wait till B & D has discontinued it and you can buy it in the bargin basket with all the other, "almost good enough" stuff B & D does.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Worked at first, now is off by a degree Jun 24, 2011 By DIY Home Improver
This product worked for a couple of projects without a problem. I set it in storage for a couple of months before I used it again. It was not abused during this time, just sat in the protective box that it was shipped in.

Then I pulled it out to set the lines for a counter top I installed in my wife's craft room. I lined everything up, drilled the holes in the wall, and put the counter top on. Then I stood back to look at my work...and it didn't look right. It seemed just a little off. I put a marble on the counter, and it immediately rolled off. I went out to my shed, pulled out a trusty bubble level and set it on the counter. The bubble confirmed the marble, and I had to tear apart all my work, patch all my holes, and start over.

In disbelief, I put the auto-leveling laser up on a flat wall and drew a line and compared it with the bubble level. It was off just a little, but just a little is just enough. I'm really sad, because when this worked well, there was nothing quicker or easier.

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