I need to replace the string in my chalkline. Is there anything that wont leave a 1/8 inch hairy line. I have tried Japanese ink line… too fussy.
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Back when I was framing every day we used to put nylon line in our chalk boxes. It doesn't hold as much chalk as cotton, but it's a lot more durable. I'm pretty sure a friend of mine used braided fishing line, but I never tried that one.
We replaced most of our chalk lines with 60 or 100# cloth fishing line .It makes a much finer line and is a lot stronger for those long stretches .Probably would work in a pinch on one of those "fishin days" too.
I use braided nylon "masons" line for general use(in blue, red, yellow, and white chalk) and and 40-60# braided fishing line(in white and yellow chalk) for finish work, I carry six chalk boxes on the truck.
some of that masons line is pretty tuff stuff, we snagged a truss tail on a dry line today, instead of unsnagging it we just went and pushed on it, wouldn't break, even after several ooommmphs, someone had to get his knife out and cut it,
besides, who needs a line anyway, can't see it from my house.no turn left unstoned