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Does anyone use a laser level for hanging J-hooks in a straighter line across a wall?

There are about a hundred models. Does anyone have a recommendation? Something that will magnetically attach to a metal stud or have pins to go into drywall would be nice.

Some of them are very complex. A good, visible horizontal line both directions would be all that is needed.

I have a couple of them, one I use the most is the Ryobi brand. https://www.ryobitools.com/catalog/airgrip/electronic_hand_tools/ELL1001

It usses a vacuum and is acceptable to shoot down a wall about 50 feet. The idea being is I like to sight it so that when I go to put in the screw, I see the light on my screw. My real laser was tons more.

Carl

We used to use a Greenlee laser. Big unit and took a little time to mount. It was OK, certainly easier then a chalkline, but for small jobs, sometimes it was just easier to snap a line and be done.

But I'm old-fashioned. I always found that sometimes the older, less technical ways were actually easier.

Sam

My cheapo Stanley stud finder has a laser built in, about the only thing it's good for. I've used it for exactly what you want to do. Screw it to the wall at one end and point it in the right direction and you are good to go, it will paint a line right along the wall. I have much better laser levels like from PLS but I can't see spending the money if that was the only thing I needed to do.

-Hal

Thanks, I'll look these over. I just noticed on one run we did it looked like the Rocky Mountains. It is above the ceiling grid, but still .

I've got a strait line laser level that was pretty cheap as I recall i'm thinking less than 20

its got a couple of small pins that will anchor it to the drywall and doesn't leave any marks

I've got this newfangled thing called a tape measure. I've used it on nice $20-30K wiring jobs and the lead has never complained.

Good Golly Miss Molly, why would you use a laser guide to hang J-Hooks?

Are they exposed or are they above the suspended ceiling?

Dagwood: That's all well and good for your typical installation, but Cat 7, 8, and 9 require that the wires be perfectly level, so that the electrons don't all slide to one end and clog up the router.

At the end of every long horizontal run, you need to put in a data ejector pump, and they can overheat, as well, if the incoming (horizontal) and outgoing (vertical) wires are not level and plumb.

shouldn't there be a downward pitch like a drain pipe let gravity speed up the data flow

back to the subject at hand , I'll see Tim's tape measure and raise you a tic stick , grab a piece of scrap wood or pipe , measure how much your want to come down ,say 18" use your sharpie to mark a line and there you go.

I do the same if I need to cut in old work , go to a electrical outlet (sparky s around here all mount at different height ) then do above , quicker than a tape