Drilling for suspended ceiling light outlets - looking for tips

Hello everyone,

I want to start drilling the holes for spotlights and such in our suspended ceiling now. I will get appropriate hollow wall drill bits at Obi tomorrow for this. Most of our spotlights require a diameter of 72mm.

Now my question is whether you have any tips. For example, I also wanted to get a laser (recommendations) to mark the positions. Are there any other tricks? What other equipment is useful besides a drill, drill bits (recommendations?), and laser? I have a tape measure.

Thanks!

You don't need more than that... Instead of a drill, I would use a cordless screwdriver.

Pencil replaces the laser.
Measure twice and drill once.

Pencil replaces the laser.

But is that still up to date

No, seriously: Laser is surely very helpful when aligning in a line over a longer distance.

I am the practitioner. In my time, lasers still cost xk DM. But since today they are cheap goods, you are of course right.

But is that still up-to-date

Ask yourself whether holes in ceilings are still up-to-date