Appreciation post: My $80 chalk line reel that survived 3 years on site

I bought a Tajima chalk line for $80 back in 2021 and it's still going strong after framing two additions and a deck. Dropped it off a roof twice, got sawdust caked in the mechanism, even ran over it with a skid steer once by accident. My buddy goes through those $20 Stanley ones every six months. This thing just keeps snapping straight lines no matter what I do to it. Anybody else got a tool that refuses to die?

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sean4811d ago

You ever try just flipping the line around when it starts getting frayed? I always keep the original string but just swap ends once it gets fuzzy, works like a charm.

anna71711d ago

Oh man, that's wild! Did you ever need to replace the string or just keep using the original line?

adam18611d ago

Nothing personal but it's fishing line, not string.