BOSCH BT 150 Compact Tripod with Extendable Height for Use with Line Lasers, Point Lasers, and Laser Distance Measures

The best tripod available for laser level use
5 stars all the way, actually 6 stars be better. Just picking this up, can feel the quality, hard to describe but light years better than the $40-70 tripods found everywhere, not even close. Super rigid when open, no hokey lame balancing, has 2 bubble level circle windows, 1 for the tripod, the other for the rotating pad where the laser level sits. The up/down crank works excellent, smooth with good metal grind on the gear teeth. Liked this so much gave away my other tripod for camera/ laser level use. If this is a negative, is one, this sadly does not come with a carry case or bag. Also, no instructions included either. But this is pretty self-explanatory. Thanks Bosch for a wonderful tripod.

The handle is a tightening pin!
This is a great stand for the price. I think it’s getting bad reviews because people are confused about a few things:1. This is a tool stand. It’s not really for cameras. While it will work ok with something small like an iPhone or a GoPro (you need the right attachment), it’s not designed for range of motion or to be held at awkward angles, it’s designed to be set up flat, locked in place, and then fine adjusted for height. If you are looking for a camera stand, you will find this product has the wrong features for that application.2. Since this is not a full-range, ball-bearing style headmount, there is an individual tightening pin for everything, INCLUDING THE HANDLE WHICH ROTATES TO TIGHTEN FORWARD/BACKWARD PITCH. I almost returned it over this, and even though it shows you on the side of the box (duh), I saw photos of tipped cameras so I’m not the only one who missed it. Familiarize yourself with what tightens what and only loosen what you are adjusting. Of course, it’s not going to be sturdy if you forget to tighten all of the pins.3. It’s a $30 stand. I am more than happy and it exceeded my expectations as a new homeowner getting deeper into DIY (the listed height doesn’t include the elevator, which gives you another 14” or so, omni-directional mini bubble-level tells you if the floor is off), but it does contain plastic parts such as the elevator crank and the leg locks that I wouldn’t consider heavy-duty. While they don’t feel chincy and cheap, if I were a contractor I wouldn’t throw this in the back of my truck with a bunch of other tools and expect it to hold up.If you’re using this for its intended purpose, it works great and is easy to fold and store. Pros and photographers will regret cutting corners here.

Useful tripod
I bought this tripod for the purpose of attaching my Bosch GLM400CL LASER distance measure. I bought the Pacific LASER Systems PLS-20351 5/8-11 by 1/4-20 Threaded Female to Male Tripod Adapter to convert the 5/8-11 threads on the tripod to the 1/4-20 threads on the GLM400CL. This worked well. I needed a plumb bob hook for my application which the Amazon website stated the tripod had. Once I received the BT300 I found that it does not have a plumb bob hook. I was able to attach a hook that worked, but the tripod mount on the GLM400CL is on the opposite side as the LASER so so even if the tripod had a plumb bob hook it would not work as I needed to work. The GLM400CL can be configured to measure from the center of the tripod mount which is helpful when working with a tripod with a plumb bob hook, but since the tripod mount on the GLM400CL is not in line side to side with the LASER the plumb bob does not point exactly the position of the LASER. If the tripod mount on the GLM400CL was directly inline (on the same size as the LASER) the plumb bob work work exactly as I need.Other than the tripod does not have a plumb bob hook as stated on the Amazon product page (reason for deducting one star) I found the tripod to be built well and sturdy and generally works well with my GLM400CL LASER measure.

It’s made for leveling, not for Bosch 18 volt work lights.
This is top quality but I wanted it for my Bosch 18v work light, I think the tripod is made for leveling tools. It does work for the light but those batteries are heavy. The tightening knobs don’t hold the light and it flops to one side.

En cuanto a la entrega, llegó muy dañada la caja pero el equipo en buena condiciones, en funcionalidad, si lo necesitas para instalaciones en interior de cualquier tipo, es muy útil y fácil de nivelar, sus materiales se sienten de buena calidad y es práctico para llevar a diferentes proyectos.

Valued for money.

Incredibly sturdy. I’ve taken off the carrying strap as it makes clamping one of the legs very awkward.