I have the Sherrill one, the lighter weight version.
It's a very impressive tool when standing there with a client. Brings about a hi-tech element to a rather rustic, physical profession.
I pull it out a lot when doing evening estimates, but it's not any good in normal daylight.
When doing estimates on crown reductions for next Winter, I use the laser to point right to where I'll be making a cut, "That one, there, this one, here" and so on and give a little about why..."Overextended, this one back to that lateral, thin this overly dense area, selective limb removals in this reach, then tip prune the rest." Then by whirring the laser in a circle, you can outline the new size of the crown.
I really think this cements the deal because when you're booking a job in May for next December and slapping a whopper price on it, the client has a lot of time to reconsider, or get other estimates. I still have yet to lose one.
Thanks for the link to the mega-powerful one. I would definitely recommend that one over the earlier version. |