PICK THE RIGHT LASER
Pipe laser vs rotating laser
Drainage, sewer, stormwater: pipe laser in the invert. Slabs, pads, earthworks: rotating laser on a tripod. A Rugby on the bank is a guess at pipe grade. A Piper on a slab is a waste of an invert tool.
What each one actually does
A rotating laser spins a beam into a level (or grade) plane. A receiver on a staff tells you cut or fill anywhere on that pad. A pipe laser sits in the invert, points down the pipe, and puts a spot on a target at the far end at the grade you set. One is a plane. One is a line in a hole.
The mistake
Setting sewer with a rotating laser off the bank. You can get close. You cannot see the fall inside the pipe before the bedding goes in. That is how you find out at the inspection that the run is flat. Piper in the pipe, target at the pit. Then bed it.
What you walk onto each job with
Slab: rotating laser, millimetre receiver, tripod, 5 m staff. Trench: pipe laser, remote, target, spare battery. Tripod only if you are shooting over the trench, not sitting in it.
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FAQ
- Can one laser do both?
- Not well. Buy the tool for the job you invoice. A drainage crew that also pours pads owns both.
- Green pipe laser?
- Only if the trench is in full sun and you cannot see a red spot on the target. Most Australian drainage is still red Piper 100.