Green laser pointers for daytime

Eric Frei · 14th June 2007, 06:59 PM

Recently at the Vermeer show I had a chance of checking out these pointers in broad daylight.

I tried Tim Bushnell's Sherrill one which is around $90 USD when a guy was watching me.

He goes try this one mate, and it was way way better. Much bigger dot about twice the size and brighter. I could point out a termites nest up a tree 200' away in broad daylight!

And this little "now this is a knife" beauty is $119 Australian and available here. https://www.bintelshop.com.au/welcome.htm

It's the Bintel BGLP-20

Now if you do pruning and want to point out cuts etc you need this thing, or if ya want to make clever videos.

Tim Craig · 16th June 2007, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

"now this is a knife"

Speaking of that, where's Mick, long time no see?

Has he gone walkabout?

Mick!!! Where the hell are ya mate!! We gotta couple tins of Fosters here for ya.

Those laser pointers are a great tool for doing quotations and estimates with.

Eric Frei · 16th June 2007, 11:12 PM

How much you pay over there for them?

Tim Craig · 17th June 2007, 12:58 AM

Mine cost ?40 so 3 ozzy dollars to the uk pound that would be around $120 ozzy dollars!! which seems a lot.

I've used mine for 3 years, it's a great tool for highlighting structural weaknesses, fungal brackets, branches to be pruned off, cracks, dead bark, discoloured leaves, dieback etc when talking to customers.

When dealing with your crew you can point out all the above plus good anchor points for climbing and rigging, attachment points for lowering branches etc.

I think you buy them much cheaper these days maybe ?20

http://www.skylineselect.co.uk/index...FQPclAodWlSFGQ

I'd recommend them to anyone, just dont point them in your clients eye.

Eric Frei · 17th June 2007, 09:08 AM

But some of the cheaper ones dont have the same power or intensity. Price is on par then, $119 AUD here for a good one.

Bernard Keays · 17th June 2007, 07:29 PM

Ekka...I went to the Vemeer Show at Griffith Uni last week. Was that the one you went to?

Eric Frei · 17th June 2007, 08:32 PM

Yeah, I put some video's up, 3 I think.

Good show, plenty of pizzas, but I wish I brought a chair.

Bernard Keays · 19th June 2007, 07:19 PM

EKka- sorry that I didn't meet you. Might have been info over load for my crew but we enjoyed ourselves. May be next time...

Eric Frei · 19th June 2007, 09:01 PM

I bought that laser pointer, got it yesterday, man it's GOOD!

Tree Machine · 20th June 2007, 02:50 AM

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.

Drouin Tree Service · 17th December 2010, 07:00 AM

I had a cheaqp one of these didnt last 2 sets of batterys!

How have the dearer ones held up?

TreeSpecialist · 17th December 2010, 07:40 AM

The $90.00 Sherrill laser is alright if you're in the shade.

And if you cruise the internet you can find the same thing for $50.00 or less.

The one I use is from Laser Glow :

Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers

It can highlight a tree or branch 300 feet away at high noon in the summer time. (In low light, it will highlight an object a city block away. )

It's a great sales tool as you point out all of the bad work done to the neighbor's trees while explaining how and exactly what you need to do to your client's trees.

The one I have cost around $700 US but I sold a $10,000 job the first day I used it. It has paid for itself a hundred times over in just a few years.

comgreserv · 5th January 2011, 04:11 AM

Hi there lads!
Has anyone tried the "Onpoint standard green laser pointer from Treestuff.com?
I'm looking at buying one and with the strong aussie dollar it should be around the $40 mark.
Cheers lads

Tree Stuff - OnPoint Standard Green Laser Pointer

Apocalypsse · 5th January 2011, 05:36 PM

Weren't high power lasers made illegal a while ago after a spate of attacks on airplanes around the country?

TreeSpecialist · 6th January 2011, 01:00 AM

That's the same green laser sold by Sherrill for $90.00.

Works in the shade - poorly in bright sunlight.

And, no lasers are not illegal.

TrevMcRev · 6th January 2011, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocalypsse

Weren't high power lasers made illegal a while ago after a spate of attacks on airplanes around the country?

Importing certain laser pointers (over 1mW) to Australia requires an import permit, B709B Form – Importation of Weapons– Police Confirmation.

http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/re...erPointers.pdf

Eric Frei · 6th January 2011, 05:48 PM

Not the same laws across Australia.

Victorians (as usual due to being a police state) get short end of the stick with gutless lasers.

Queensland rules:-

Quote:

“Under changes to the Weapons Act which I announced in July, following the Weapons Act Review, it will become an offence to be in possession of a laser pointer, without a reasonable explanation.

“Legitimate use would include astronomical clubs, teachers and lecturers, who use these tools in their line of work.

The one I possess is 20mW, I can truly say that Victorians are kept in the dark on this matter.

Daniel Janjic · 28th February 2011, 03:56 PM

dear daniel

re - laser permit application

we confirm that laser pointers over 1 mw are classified in nsw as 'prohibited weapons' and are legislated under the nsw prohibited weapon act 1998.

a prohibited weapon application fee is $127 - the permit is ussued for a term of 5 years.

we advise that information is available on our website -

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/...R_May_2010.pdf

Eric Frei · 28th February 2011, 04:07 PM

Oh the police states are going great, anyone held up a bank with a laser pointer lately.

Jeff Darby · 28th February 2011, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Frei

Not the same laws across Australia.

Victorians (as usual due to being a police state) get short end of the stick with gutless lasers.

Queensland rules:-

The one I possess is 20mW, I can truly say that Victorians are kept in the dark on this matter.

I think the Queensland model is correct weight and we all should follow it..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dano

dear daniel

re - laser permit application

we confirm that laser pointers over 1 mw are classified in nsw as 'prohibited weapons' and are legislated under the nsw prohibited weapon act 1998.

a prohibited weapon application fee is $127 - the permit is ussued for a term of 5 years.

we advise that information is available on our website -

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/...R_May_2010.pdf

It's all about the money....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Frei

Oh the police states are going great, anyone held up a bank with a laser pointer lately.

NO, but what the idiots have done is shine them into the eyes of pilots knocking out their vision for while...and like always it the IDIOTS that make the rest suffer..

Eric Frei · 28th February 2011, 05:52 PM

Well, there's a lot of idiots south of this border eh.

Jeff Darby · 28th February 2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Frei

Well, there's a lot of idiots south of this border eh.

lol..god damn idyits everywar....

..

Daniel Janjic · 28th February 2011, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

It's all about the money....

Yeah, but my permit to acquire another gun is $30, it just doesn't make as much sense as it should..

Maybe it's just me

Oh! and I am required to keep my new deadly laser in my gun safe when not in use!

%^$*^%$

Eric Frei · 28th February 2011, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dano

Oh! and I am required to keep my new deadly laser in my gun safe when not in use!

%^$*^%$

Now that's real smart thinking by that great POLICE state.

You blokes used to have backbone and tell the politicians how it's done, now ..... girlie men.

Probably why you cant win State of Origin anymore. LOL

Jeff Darby · 28th February 2011, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dano

Yeah, but my permit to acquire another gun is $30, it just doesn't make as much sense as it should..

Maybe it's just me

Oh! and I am required to keep my new deadly laser in my gun safe when not in use!

%^$*^%$

yeah I know, it's a joke, I'm surprised you dont need one safe for the laser and another for the batteries....

...

Eric Frei · 28th February 2011, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

yeah I know, it's a joke, I'm surprised you dont need one safe for the laser and another for the batteries....

...

Dang! Thinking like that could get you elected there.

Jeff Darby · 28th February 2011, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Frei

Dang! Thinking like that could get you elected there.

lol...could ? ...would in QLD..vote 1 JayD head cane toad..lol...ripet..

Eric Frei · 28th February 2011, 08:32 PM

It may have taken 20 years but finally I have the plate ... read it and weep girlie man.

Jeff Darby · 28th February 2011, 08:53 PM

lol....oh please...

no not the plate..lol.

apart from the plate..

...that trailer looks sweet

Eric Frei · 28th February 2011, 08:56 PM

It's a "Smart Trailer"

14th June 2007, 06:59 PM	#1
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Green laser pointers for daytime Recently at the Vermeer show I had a chance of checking out these pointers in broad daylight. I tried Tim Bushnell's Sherrill one which is around $90 USD when a guy was watching me. He goes try this one mate, and it was way way better. Much bigger dot about twice the size and brighter. I could point out a termites nest up a tree 200' away in broad daylight! And this little "now this is a knife" beauty is $119 Australian and available here. https://www.bintelshop.com.au/welcome.htm It's the Bintel BGLP-20 Now if you do pruning and want to point out cuts etc you need this thing, or if ya want to make clever videos. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

16th June 2007, 11:12 PM	#3
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	How much you pay over there for them? __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th June 2007, 09:08 AM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	But some of the cheaper ones dont have the same power or intensity. Price is on par then, $119 AUD here for a good one. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th June 2007, 08:32 PM	#7
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Yeah, I put some video's up, 3 I think. Good show, plenty of pizzas, but I wish I brought a chair. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

19th June 2007, 09:01 PM	#9
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	I bought that laser pointer, got it yesterday, man it's GOOD! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th June 2007, 12:58 AM	#4
Tim Craig Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 130	Mine cost ?40 so 3 ozzy dollars to the uk pound that would be around $120 ozzy dollars!! which seems a lot. I've used mine for 3 years, it's a great tool for highlighting structural weaknesses, fungal brackets, branches to be pruned off, cracks, dead bark, discoloured leaves, dieback etc when talking to customers. When dealing with your crew you can point out all the above plus good anchor points for climbing and rigging, attachment points for lowering branches etc. I think you buy them much cheaper these days maybe ?20 http://www.skylineselect.co.uk/index...FQPclAodWlSFGQ I'd recommend them to anyone, just dont point them in your clients eye.

17th June 2007, 07:29 PM	#6
Bernard Keays Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glasshouse Posts: 193	Ekka...I went to the Vemeer Show at Griffith Uni last week. Was that the one you went to?

19th June 2007, 07:19 PM	#8
Bernard Keays Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glasshouse Posts: 193	EKka- sorry that I didn't meet you. Might have been info over load for my crew but we enjoyed ourselves. May be next time...

20th June 2007, 02:50 AM	#10
Tree Machine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 952	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.

17th December 2010, 07:00 AM	#11
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,727	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime I had a cheaqp one of these didnt last 2 sets of batterys! How have the dearer ones held up? __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

17th December 2010, 07:40 AM	#12
TreeSpecialist Mature tree Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 373	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime The $90.00 Sherrill laser is alright if you're in the shade. And if you cruise the internet you can find the same thing for $50.00 or less. The one I use is from Laser Glow : Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers It can highlight a tree or branch 300 feet away at high noon in the summer time. (In low light, it will highlight an object a city block away. ) It's a great sales tool as you point out all of the bad work done to the neighbor's trees while explaining how and exactly what you need to do to your client's trees. The one I have cost around $700 US but I sold a $10,000 job the first day I used it. It has paid for itself a hundred times over in just a few years. __________________ Last edited by Eric Frei; 28th February 2011 at 05:51 PM. Reason: changed link

5th January 2011, 04:11 AM	#13
comgreserv Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 50	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime Hi there lads! Has anyone tried the "Onpoint standard green laser pointer from Treestuff.com? I'm looking at buying one and with the strong aussie dollar it should be around the $40 mark. Cheers lads Tree Stuff - OnPoint Standard Green Laser Pointer

5th January 2011, 05:36 PM	#14
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,152	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime Weren't high power lasers made illegal a while ago after a spate of attacks on airplanes around the country?

6th January 2011, 01:00 AM	#15
TreeSpecialist Mature tree Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 373	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime That's the same green laser sold by Sherrill for $90.00. Works in the shade - poorly in bright sunlight. And, no lasers are not illegal. __________________

28th February 2011, 03:56 PM	#18
Daniel Janjic Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 111	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime dear daniel re - laser permit application we confirm that laser pointers over 1 mw are classified in nsw as 'prohibited weapons' and are legislated under the nsw prohibited weapon act 1998. a prohibited weapon application fee is $127 - the permit is ussued for a term of 5 years. we advise that information is available on our website - http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/...R_May_2010.pdf __________________ Cheer's Dano http://www.treelove.com.au

28th February 2011, 04:07 PM	#19
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime Oh the police states are going great, anyone held up a bank with a laser pointer lately. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

28th February 2011, 05:52 PM	#21
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime Well, there's a lot of idiots south of this border eh. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

28th February 2011, 08:32 PM	#28
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime It may have taken 20 years but finally I have the plate ... read it and weep girlie man. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

28th February 2011, 08:53 PM	#29
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,059	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime lol....oh please... no not the plate..lol. apart from the plate.....that trailer looks sweet __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

28th February 2011, 08:56 PM	#30
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Green laser pointers for daytime It's a "Smart Trailer" __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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