Anchor furniture quickly, save a life, with DeWALT's Cross Line Green Laser Level

Read this: anchoring furniture saves lives! The fastest and easiest way to anchor dressers and other tip hazards is with DeWALT’s super-visible green cross line laser level. Our twins’ dresser tipped when one of them climbed on it. I have no idea how she wasn’t hurt, aside from Super Mom being in the room at the time, just distracted by the other twin. We hadn’t anchored the furniture in our new house after moving. In our old house, the furniture was anchored by finding a stud, measuring from a wall to the furniture, completing the distance inside the dresser, then anchoring. Enter DeWALT’s cross line laser level—the vertical line that gives plumb is perfect for making anchoring fast, easy, and dare I say it…fun! Since it self-levels, I put the case on one of the beds, put the laser on the case, lined it up with a stud, and since it shines inside the dresser after removing a drawer I had my perfect spot. BAM! Anchored! It was so fast and easy, and since we have a lot of furniture to anchor, it makes the job fast! Every parent, grandparent, business owner, and anyone who has or will have kids in their home or store or day care MUST get those pieces anchored to the wall. The 2 minutes spent anchoring may save a life. Live where there’s earthquakes? No brainer; get this level. It’s so fast and easy, you could take it with you on vacation and do the furniture along the way or at the grandparents’ house when you get there. Watch the video to see what I did (   • Anchor furniture quickly, save a life...  ), and then feel free to read the rest of the review below. Daycare owners, get this. Grandparents, order this today. Parents of young kids, pick one up now and get that furniture anchored today.

DeWALT’s green cross line laser level is a great tool—it’s well made and has a lock for the laser during transport, the over-molded housing is sturdy and has two pieces on each half of the clamshell, so that adds extra “padding.” The rubber over-molded housing ensures the tool stays put when not mounted, and it is IP54 dust/debris/water resistant. Feel free to use this tool outside, even if there’s weather.

The case has extra spots for batteries—nice touch. You don’t need to worry about running the batteries down and not having extras, and because they have a molded spot just for AA batteries, they won’t bang around in the case.

The laser mounts on a tripod or can hang from a nail or screw, or it can stick up with the magnets on the back of the swiveling mount. It’s nice to have the different options for mounting, and these are what I have come to expect. No surprises.

A really nice feature of this self-leveling cross line laser is that it flashes to let you know when it can’t level itself. Straighten it out a little bit, and it lets you know when it has achieved level.

I use this level for all the normal projects—hanging wall cabinets in a large closet, lining up recessed can lights, and for hanging pictures and mirrors on the wall. My favorite life-hack with this tool, however, is for anchoring furniture to the wall.