Thursday, October 09, 2008
Big Kids Get To Use Ink
Toolmonger: "Make thin, precise, easy-to-follow lines with Tajima Tool’s Ink-Rite auto-rewind snap-line. The fast-drying permanent ink resists smudging and won’t wash away — let’s see your chalk line live up to that."
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This is actually a pretty useful device. How long have chalk lines been the standard, even when rubbing off continuously. This wont replace the chalk line, because there are situations where you want the line to go away, but there are plenty of times where a permanent line is fine because you are going to paint over it or no one will see it anyways. Also the thinner nature should allow more precise lines. Just don't screw up when snapping.
MM.. I'm pretty sure this is a lot less useful than you think. How far does the ink penetrate? Can it be sanded off really quickly, or is it really deep and hard to remove? Ink's going to bleed through any kind of light base and make life sad.
It just seems like this just makes a big permanent mess instead of a big transient mess. No thanks.
While this seems like a nifty tool, and is pretty affordable, think about how many times you've had to re-snap chalk lines for some reason. This ink line would create quite a mess, and you wouldn't be able to erase it like you can a chalk line. I think that chalk lines have been the standard for so long because they are so easily removable. You don't want your chalk lines to be permanent most of the time.
I wonder about the properties of the ink, if I can just sand the line off then no problem but if I am dealing with the headache of having to be very sure about which type of line I snap whenever I need to snap a line then I would rather have a chalk line that will go away. I am not as concerned with the re snapping, as long as one hit with the sandpaper can eventually make the lines go away. I think this is an interesting idea, and if it catches on refinements to the ink might make it incredibly useful, but for now, regular chalk thank you.
I agree -- I'll stick with chalk thanks. Without knowing how the ink will react with the surface of my work, I'd be very hesitant to use it. Chalk will brush off just about anything and I'd much rather re-snap a line than never be able to get ink off.
I can also see a little, breakable vile of ink being a terrible thing to have kicking around in a tool bag. Imagine that thing cracking and drying all over your expensive hand tools? I'm also not big on the idea of getting permanent ink on my hands or on my gloves when I'm snapping a line. Also, if its a wet line, won't it pick up saw dust and such and get all gunked up pretty quickly? No thanks!
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