Calvin does an independent in-depth review of the Huepar LP36 tripod including assembly steps and usage. Click this link to access the Huepar website for this tripod and other Huepar products: shareasale.com...
Consider using a dry lube such as WD-40 SPECIALIST DRY LUBE with PTFE. Dry lube will not attract dust, dirt, sawdust, drywall dust, etc. Also, showing the use of just the pole without the tripod by tensioning between the floor and ceiling would have been helpful. I don't use the tripod when working in confined spaces such as installing wire shelving in closets. And one of the great features I did not see demonstrated was the use of the rack and pinion gear set on the device mount to fine-tune the elevation of the laser line to obtain a specific height.
Hi Jamey. Yep, that dry lube is great stuff and doesn’t attract dust or dirt. I use it on my router bits and saw blades to prevent pitch buildup from cutting the wood. Like you, I find that using the pole without the tripod works really well indoors, especially when I’m working in a small bath doing tile work. You can see how to assemble and use the pole at 4:47 in the video. As for the micro adjustment on the mount, it works fine for up and down, but that’s it! It would be better if it could also adjust side-to-side as I have trouble getting the laser to line up perfectly on a vertical tile line while twisting the pole. Also, the really good micro-adjuster that comes with my S04CG-C cannot be used on this pole unless screwed on top of it while using the pole with the tripod. I did make a video on modifying the ferrous metal plate so it can be used with any 1/4 20 camera mounting, and then you could attach the micro adjuster to it; however, it extends a lot of weight out away from the pole which I think makes it too unstable.
Thank you for the review. I had the poles upside down on mine! The tripod is Ok. Anything more would probably up the cost. Same with the platform. You can loosen the mounting screw on the platform to adjust in the X and Y planes. Unless the pole is butted to the ceiling the whole tripod shakes and getting the X, Y dead on is a trial and error process. Thanks again.
I bought the regular tripod and am returning it. I was considering this one but before I decide I am watching your review. The regular tripod is a piece of crapola!! Wiggles like crazy.
Hello Tokman, Great question! The end is plastic with a large rubber insert that makes contact with the ceiling. Not sure what the rubber composition is, but I did some tests on painted ceilings, walls, bare wood and white paper and there were no marks from the rubber.
Hello @tonyvillena1293, Could you please take a look at my other video on the LR6RG Laser Level Receiver? I think it will explain one way to measure vertical height. Link is here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Uir2NCBSpuc.htmlsi=MZDoQwYEHOX00W64
I've got a question. -- If you are using the vertical laser line on a wall -- and want to have a slanted line rather than a perfect straight up and down line -- is there any adjustment on the tripod stand to angle the laser line on a wall ?
Hello Jack. Thanks for watching my video. There is a way to rotate the laser level while in the locked manual mode and that is by using the Huepar microadjuster included with the laser level. However, the microadjuster I have requires attaching to the magnetic base since the microadjuster does not have a tripod adapter. In order to make it work, the magnetic base (steel plate) needs to be modified by adding a 1/4-20 nut to one edge of the steel plate. It's a fairly easy hack and here is a link to a video I made showing how to do it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MxUyJo6q_Eg.html I think Huepar may have added a tripod adapter to later versions of the microadjuster, so a modification might not be necessary.
Hello Eric. Great question and it is definitely a Huepar design fail that the micro adjuster doesn’t attach to their tripod, BUT, no worries cause I have created a hack that allows you to use the micro adjuster with this and any camera tripod with a standard 1/4 20 camera shoe. Please check out this video to see how you can modify your’s too: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MxUyJo6q_Eg.html
In it's website description, it mentions adjustable from floor to ceiling, which I can see the upper capability clearly, but was wondering with the tri-pod or the pole alone, can it really go down to almost floor level? Say you want to put down your first row of tile off your shower pan, could it be used for this lower use?
Hello Matt, with the laser mounted on the tripod provided support bracket, it will not go down low enough to do first row of tiles and you would have to use the laser by itself for the first row. However, there is a mod you can do to the micro adjuster bracket which could allow you to install the micro-adjuster bracket to the tripod support to allow the laser to hang down from the top below the support. Here is a link to my video on how to do that modification: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MxUyJo6q_Eg.htmlsi=oYfOLGpBUT39uSQy
Hello Bala. The micro-adjuster on the mount works smoothly, but it only goes up and down to adjust the horizontal lines. It would have been better if Huepar had added a micro-adjustment for side-to-side movement for adjusting the vertical laser lines.
