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That $20 chalk line reel kept jamming, so I switched to the string method

For boiler tube layouts the chalk line was always snagging on the header edges, drove me nuts for months. I started pulling a tight nylon string between two studs and snapping it, way smoother and no chalk dust all over the place. Anyone else ditch the reel for something simpler on big layouts?
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terrymitchell
So you're saying the string never stretches or sags on those long boiler runs, or do you just retighten it every few feet?
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