Home Fixated: Get a bunch of framing carpenters or builders together, and ask them what their favorite tool is. Odds are, the lowly chalk line won’t make many “Top five” lists. Now check the tool belts for that same group. If you find one WITHOUT a chalk line, it’s probably because it just broke, and ended up in the dumpster.
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Definitely interesting to see an entire tool review article on a chalk line just because they made the screw-holder apparatus pointy instead of curved, but it is still a nice homage to the customer dedication seen from Milwaukee developers. The reviewer definitely makes this chalkline seem worthwhile especially with the multiple snaps per reload of chalk and the user-friendly cap and reload feature. I appreciate him also making the product numbers available because sometimes the authors of these articles will just link you to the product purchasing page making the variables harder to change and a little unclear, but with each product number it is harder to be lead astray. I think the most appealing function of this particular chalk line is the auto retract and lever disengagement functionality. As we all are familiar with, the chalk lines here at school are a pain to pull back after snapping a line all the way across the chosky floor. Also, 10/10 title pun
I can't really say that there is much new and improved on this chalk line. I used an Irwin chalk line at a place I worked that basically looked and worked the same way as this one. It had the same "features" and I don't think the clip looked any different. I wonder why there is a semi big deal being made about a chalk line. It is literally a line that has chalk on it. It can't be much more than that. Maybe it reels in fast, maybe the line is strong, but other than that, fancy features aren't all that useful. Maybe if there was a way to embed sensors along the line that tell you when you are lined up with a pre-existing line or wall or something, but that could be had to do. I am under the impression that there aren't really new improvements, it just looks new and that makes all the difference. And I think its funny that the article has pictures of the actual line because IT LOOKS THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER LINE.
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