Tajima CR201R-2 Chalk-Rite II Snap Line with Triple Speed Rewind

List Price: $29.99 Discount Price: $24.95

Features:

• Contractor-grade chalk snap-line with 100 ft. of premium-grade braided line
• Compact, fits comfortably in the palm of your hand yet holds up to 1.6 oz. of chalk
• Smooth 5 gear-drive winding, up to 3 times faster than standard snap-lines
• Durable, heavy-gauge die-cast aluminum case with folding crank
• Positive gear-lock line hold, automatically releases during rewind

Accessories:
This Old House (1-year)	Measuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's Guide

Customer Reviews:

as advertised [Posted on 2008-01-15]
THIS CHALK LINE IS AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED...POPS A GOOD, CLEAN LINE AND IS VERY FLEXIBLE AS FAR AS PULLING HARD TO GET A TRUE MARK..GOOD LOCKING MECHANISM TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL PULLING OF THE LINE.....TRULY WORTH THE MONEY.....................FITZHUGH LEE

Save your money!! [Posted on 2008-01-18]
I am a union framer in the Chicago area. I bought this thinking that for $26 dollars, maybe someone has FINALLY made a decent chalk box. Wrong! Although it's not a bad product, it surely is no better than the $10 dollar boxes out there.

The good, 1)Looks cool... before the fancy paint job started flacking off in a couple months 2)The fill cap seals very tight with minimal chalk loss when you run the line out 3)The line lock works well, but who really uses that?

The bad, 1)The line has broke NUMEROUS times (I have not exposed this line to wet conditions either) 2)The line also reels in no smoother or quicker that any other 3 to 1 gear ratio box out there 3)The hook, while nice, always seems to cover my pencil marks when I go to snap lines due to its larger than average size (this is more of an annoyance than you might think)! 4)WAY to much flex in the line for my taste 5)String only holds enough chalk for 3-4 snaps before you have to wind it back up

Bottom line is although its not a bad chalk line, it's $26 dollars and not any better than a $10 box. I'm all for spending more money on tools that truly are "the best", but this isn't one of them!

best chalk line ever [Posted on 2008-08-03]
it has lasted 7months so far of every day use. every one on my crew always wants to use it. it now need a new line in it. the union framer that didnot like this line must be retarted

Not for rough construction! [Posted on 2008-08-11]
I bought this as a supposed improvement over my old stanley chalk line. It is absolutely useless for OSB or rough plywood. Where it might be useful is pristine melamine type products. Not for the typical contractor.

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