Skip to main content
Stesso

Introduction to Rotary Lasers and System Components

0:40
24:42
277.8K views

At 0:40 in

How to use a Rotary Laser (sponsored by Dewalt)

Watch on YouTube

What happens here

The video begins with an introduction to rotary lasers and their purpose in construction. The presenter explains that the video will cover how to set a grade, how to set a footing, and what the various pieces of equipment are. He emphasizes that after watching, viewers should be able to confidently use a rotary laser on a job site. He then introduces the main component, the DeWalt rotary laser, distinguishing it from a transit, which typically requires two people for operation. He states that a rotary laser allows for one-person operation. He briefly mentions his historical use of Topcon lasers and his recent switch to DeWalt, promising to explain the reasons later.

Goal: Understand the purpose and main components of a rotary laser system.

Tools and materials

  • DeWalt Receiver DeWalt — Detecting the laser beam and providing visual/audible feedback for height
  • DeWalt Rotary Laser DeWalt — The primary leveling and grading device
  • Grade Rod — A measuring stick used with the receiver to determine elevation differences
  • Tripod — Providing a stable platform for the rotary laser

What they say

Hide

alright guys we got a lot of ground to cover today and I don't want to waste any time because we are going to be talking about rotary lasers how to set a grade how to set a footing and exactly what all this equipment actually is by the time you're done with this video you should be able to bring a brand new employee in set him down and if he watches this whole video he should be able to go out to your job site and be fairly comfortable and familiar with the names of all the tools plus speed the basic concepts of how to use a rotary laser out on your job site let's start transiting rotary lasering and doing whatever the hell it is I talked about what the basic components of a rotary laser are and let's start with the actual rotary laser that's this unit right here this is not to be confused with a transit now a transit looks a little bit like the sight on a rifle and it's actually used the same way but a transit requires two people a rotary laser on the other hand requires one man mono e mono now I'm also use it used to always use a Topcon laser and recently well not recently about ten years ago whoa whoa whoa top con is a red shirt or top con is a trademark of kabushiki kaisha top con corporation which has not endorsed approved or sponsored this video but Dewalt has nice yeah it looks really clear alright so what I'm actually talking about you guys is this was dEWALT's idea this video to bring you guys the basic fundamentals of how to run a rotary laser was brought to you in part by Dewalt so there you go big thanks goes out to them for helping put this video together switched over to Dewalt lasers and there's a reason and we'll cover that later on but I want you to get basically familiar with what this is this is a rotary laser is actually the receiver this is the grade rod the receiver slips nicely on to the grade rod and allows you to determine where your grade is at that's it this guy's is you tripod so when you're out on a jobsite if your Foreman says hey go grab the tripod don't bring them this don't bring them this bring them this they say they need the receiver here you go grade rod here you go and they may call this a transit but it's not it takes you a rotary laser one way or another you'll know that this is not any of those other ones so now that you're familiar with the basics of what we're going to be using in the names of the tools let's actually start to use them so let's say you're out in the real world on a jobsite now I'm in my living…

Auto-generated from the video audio.