Side by Side Comparison of: HAMMERHEAD

works good

Awesome

Great value for the price. Saved us hours of labor on a recent job in Panama putting up suspended ceilings in a new seminary.

Perfect for laying out a drop tile ceiling

UPDATE to review: Called the company directly regarding the problem. Their customer service was great! They shipped out a replacement right away.
Worked good the first time I used it. The next time I tried to use it, it wouldn't work. Because it isn't something I need to use on a regular basis the 30 day return time had expired before I realized it no longer worked. Very disappointed in this product.

NICE PRODUCT .. I HOPE YOU CAN INTRODUCE OTHER HAMMERHEAD ITEMS/ TOOLS.

As noted in other reviews, it is hard to see in brighter light levels. The laser line is just a tad thicker than I would prefer (about 1/8th inch) but just learn to mark along one edge all the time. My tip edge seems to be "crisper" than the bottom edge, so that's what I mark for reference lines. Make if you think you are close to the 4 degree self alignment tolerance, check the line with a level. Its supposed to light up an indicator light if it's out of tolerance, but I did catch it once out of tolerance. It was pretty obvious I that the line wasn't level that time though.All all, for the cost and occasional use I would buy it again. It's cheaper than the ones at Menards and just as good.

I used it to level a ceiling. The laser is not that bright, but indoors it is fine. Easy to use, and at a good price. The self leveling saves you lots of work, especially if you have to move it around the room.
After about a year, it failed. I contacted the manufacturer and they replaced it free of charge.

like the laser. seems to work great and is very economically priced.

So initially I was real annoyed at this thing as out of the box it was 1/8" off over 8' as compared to my Stabila level. But on and off a few times (switch locks the bubble) and it became perfect and has worked flawlessly for 3 weeks of cabinets in 3 rooms. I have a very good old pro grade manually levelling rotating level but it is lost in storage post move and inside I'll probably never use it again. 4 stars only due to the weird first use issue which means I will never totally trust it and always verify with a good level. To nitpick it isn't the brightest, fine in average daylight but bright daylight or bright interior lights and it washes out by 10-12' radius, in average not direct daylight OK to 20' or more radius easily, 30' + in dimly lit room. The posts block many degrees of the windows so the dead spots are pretty big. Also annoying that I had to dig out my HD outdoor tripod for the stupid 5/8-11 thread when this clearly isn't a commercial device and barely fits on a big pod. Would be much better with a 1/4-20 to use on a camera tripod. For the money simply incredible though. Really for the money 4.5 stars is more like it.

Great product for indoors, but will not work with any daylight outdoors.

Good little level, however the line thickness is a bit fat, making fine marking for tile cuts a little difficult. Best value for the money.

I have not use it seriously but a quick check shows it functions well. I give it 3 starts not 4 because of 2 reasons. One, the mounting screw it requires is unusual size. Considering it is not really that heavy(not heavier than my Canon 5d with big lens for sure, which uses the regular mounting screw), I do not see why it has to use the larger size, which will cost at least 7-8 dollars to get an adapter. Two, it is big, it could be smaller in my opinion.

I have ended up with two defective lasers within the past two weeks. The first one failed on my second attempt to use it, the replacement was only partially functional after a couple uses.

The first one I had was used twice. The first time, it worked well, perfectly as expected. The second time, it would not turn on per the directions, and I replaced the batteries to no avail. I returned this one for a replacement.

The replacement again worked well a couple times, but will no longer project the vertical laser line, regardless of the setting chosen. The 360* function continued to work well. Because of the partial functionality though, I've returned it for a refund and will choose another brand.

As a side note, the tripod mounting threads are 5/8-11, which is an older laser standard. A 1/4-20 adapter was difficult to find, but I was able to do so on another site.

product stopped working after 3 months, I have been unable to contact customer service. You get what you pay for, I really liked the laser until it tok a s***

Worst thing of this product is that there is no separate button.
From horizontal, I have to push the same button twice to get vertical.
Annoying and frustrating to push extra time.
My old heavier laser level has dedicated two buttons for horizontal and vertical.
And those button works independently so there is no rotating order.
The two button design is far more convenient.

Out of the box it was 2" off, returned.

I do not see where I can talk directly to the seller, nevertheless this product won't turn on. I needed it today and it would have been perfect. Checked batteries with a volt meter.

Finally got to try this tool out and it does not work of course it is past the return date not happy

Absolutely awful. I have been waiting for this to finish my daughters room. It arrives and doesn't work!!

I received this product through Amazon Prime because I needed it this weekend. It arrived on time in a pristine box. I opened the box and read the 4 or 5 pages of directions that it comes with. Installed the batteries and tested it out. It turned on and put a bright laser beam 360 degrees with a cross beam vertically on the wall. I ran it through its modes and then turned it off. I placed it in the bag until today. I went to go get it out and get a quick measurement outside before the sunset for some retaining walls that we are digging TOMORROW! I took it outside, got my tripod setup, placed the laser level on the tripod, flipped it on and nothing. It didn't turn on, so i turned flipped it to the off position and turned back to the on position and still nothing. I figured it was just the cheap batteries that it came with so I ran to town and bought some new batteries. Put in the new batteries and it still didn't turn on. I NEED THIS TOOL FOR A JOB TOMORROW. It worked when I opened the box, I placed it neatly and gently back in its carry bag and placed it back in its box and it hasn't moved since the day I got it. What is wrong with this tool? every laser level locally is $400 or more which is far more than I can purchase right now. Hammerhead was supposed to be high quality products at working man prices. I am in the process of returning this level and replacing it with a new one. Hammerhead gets one more chance and then I will be getting a refund for this product and taking my money to a different company. I understand that there are always hiccups in manufacturing and that sometimes quality control doesn't get everything, but this tool worked one time and hasn't worked since. I was depending on this tool to work for me this weekend and now I have to figure out another way to level all the stuff that needs leveled this weekend.

The laser worked until I turned it off for the first time, then it never turned on again! I tried new batteries and read all instructions. I'm going to try once more with a new one from Amazon.