Lasers for Carpenters — Frame. Square. Plumb.
Two product groups for one trade. Multi-line lasers for indoor framing, joinery and set-out work. Rotating lasers for outdoor decking, pergola and large-site work where you need range and a receiver. Pick the one that matches the work you do most.
Line laser or rotating laser?
Most carpenters end up with both eventually. Where the work is — and how far the reference needs to reach — picks which one you start with.
Indoor framing & joinery
Projects horizontal and vertical lines across walls and floors at close range. Visible to the eye, no receiver needed. The right tool for indoor work, fit-out, and anywhere line-of-sight is the issue.
Best for:
- Wall frame plumb & layout
- Kitchen and built-in joinery set-out
- Stair-stringer marking
- Door & window opening checks
- Skirting and architrave heights
Outdoor & long-range work
Sits on a tripod and projects a 360° rotating reference plane. Read with a millimetre receiver on a staff. Works in full sun where line-laser beams aren’t visible.
Best for:
- Decking level over a long span
- Pergola and post heights
- Outdoor deck framing checks
- Site set-out and datum work
- Anywhere you need to read level at distance
Line lasers for indoor work
Class 3R green-beam multi-line lasers for daily trade use — bright, sharp, calibratable. The XLG44 family is the flagship; CX610G and Green3DMAX cover the same job at different price points.
Rotating lasers for outdoor work
Eight rotating laser levels — entry-level horizontal-only through to flagship Digital Dial-a-Grade. All IP66 rated for outdoor work, every model pairs with a millimetre receiver on a staff for setting and checking levels at distance.
Carpentry jobs a laser pays for itself on
Where a laser earns its keep on a carpentry job — most of these are jobs you’d otherwise do with a long spirit level or a string-and-plumb-bob set-up.
Wall frame layout & plumb
Vertical line down the stud line plumbs every frame before the sheets go on. Horizontal line at top plate height confirms the frame is square in the room. Solo, no calling out to an off-sider.
Deck level & framing
Rotating laser on a tripod, mm receiver on a staff — set joist heights across a long deck consistently. Tilt the laser for a 1-in-100 fall away from the house if you want the deck to shed water.
Pergola & post plumb
Set posts plumb in two directions before the concrete sets. The vertical line on a multi-line laser sets the post; the rotating laser checks every post hits the same height across a long pergola or carport.
Kitchen & built-in joinery set-out
Cabinet rail line, splash-back top, overhead-cupboard datum — every height marked off the same laser line. Square laser sets the run for L-shaped or U-shaped kitchens.
Stair-stringer marking
Cut the stringer to the laser line. Vertical line marks the riser positions, horizontal line marks the tread heights — no compounding error from re-measuring up the run.
Datum / RL across a site
Run a benchmark off the survey peg, set instrument height, transfer the datum to wherever you need it. One laser plane, all the heights on the site come off it.
The RedBack difference
Anyone can sell a laser. Few back it properly.
Specialist range, not filler
We sell laser levels and measurement tools — that’s it. Every laser on this page is one we’ve used and chosen because it works for carpenters, not because it fills a catalogue page.
Built to last, built to be repaired
Solid construction, built for the long term. RedBack provides in-house repair and calibration services for all RedBack lasers and most other laser brands.
Real support, real people
Call us and you’ll speak to someone who knows the products. No scripts, no call centre, no runaround — just straight answers from people who’ve worked with these tools for 25 years.
Accessories for carpentry
Indoor monopole and wall mount for the line lasers, suction mount for adjustable in-room positions. For rotating-laser work, tripod + staff bundle plus a hand-held mm receiver for level checks at distance.
Picking a kit, or matching a laser to a job?
25 years of laser-level experience on the other end of the phone. Tell us what work you do most and we’ll point you at the right line laser, rotating laser, or both.
