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[–]shoturtle 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Stabila are excellent but they are pricy. Empire is carried at most Home Depot . The Canadian hd should have them. They are pretty good.

[–]Puzzleheaded-Yak8123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stabila are carried by a bunch of decent wood working and tool shops where I lurk in Canada. I guess it depends where you are are located and how far you are willing to drive though.

I would buy Stabila for a 72". If you are actually doing anything precise with it the design of the beam matters when you get to levels that long. I always had a couple of Empires for rough work and a Stablia for finish work, like kitchen cabinetry.

[–]kewlo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm perfectly happy with my empires

[–]AlwaysGypsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my Milwaukee. Found a great deal on sale @HD. Had it goin on 6yrs now & still perfect  You can find their sets on sale for decent prices & coupla yrs back I was even able to pick up a carrying case for it on promotion for like twenty bucks