Tajima CR202B-P Chalk-Rite II Ultra Thin Chalk Box
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Tajima CR202B-P Chalk-Rite II Ultra Thin Chalk Box
Customer Review: What a Difference
Summary: 5 Stars
I was using cheap Irwin snap lines for 7 years now, and finally got tired of them. With this Tajima I was amazed as soon as I opened the case. You can feel the quality in your hand. Aluminum case will hold up worlds better than plastic. When not using, the fill cap has a nice "latch" that the end hooks onto securely when not using and WILL NOT come off. I can't tell you how many times my Irwin would get pinched under a tool in my toolbag, and when I went to grab it 10' of line would be unwound and chalk on some of my tools. It winds up smoothly and has a line lock so if your arms can span it, you can snap it with your free hand. The fill cap is just a 1/4 turn, and has a nice rubber o-ring to help keep out moisture. The line is a thin braided line and produces a great line every time. No more lines that are 1/8" thick with excess chalk everywhere. I've never thought a chalk line was much of a tool until this Tajima showed me that they actually have "features". Make sure you buy extra Tajima chalk right away, as the bottle that comes with is only 1.4oz. However the small bottle comes in handy as it is much easier to carry around.Customer Review: Indispensable chalk box for fine work
Summary: 5 Stars
We use this Chalk Box for lot of different precise tasks (setting cabinets, rolling crown b/c ceiling is undulating, laying borders in hardwood floors, etc.) or when we don't want a line that is too prominent and would come through the finished paint (e.g. installing clear finish or prefinished cedar shakes (recommend the white chalk), crown at the frieze or fascia). I think Mr. Berry bought the wrong product. This is for very fine work (.5 mm line), as is indicated by the name of the tool, "Chalk-Rite II ULTRA THIN..." For 'OSB or rough plywood,' I would recommend the Tajima Chalk-Rite II Extra Bold Snap Line with Triple Speed Rewind with Free Red Dye This line is 1.2mm (that's 2.4 times wider). Perfect for rough materials or, as one may infer, rough individuals. Really this entire line of chalk boxes is above reproach. A tool this good is well worth the investment.Customer Review: Great line, poor quality.
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this line immediately after using someone else's on a jobsite. Had it for a few weeks and the handle promptly snapped off. Returned for a new one and that one also broke off a few weeks later. Then the lock broke. I've kept it in my toolbelt in spite of this, due to the incredible, thin line it makes. Finally, last week it decided to not wind back up at all...so now my Irwin is back in business. Too bad, because the Tajima has such a good felt for keeping half of your chalk from dumping out as you release line, and of coure the crisp line that you get every time. I may just put the Tajima line in my Irwin case and see how that works.
Maybe they don't need an aluminun case and they could use better quality materials for the reel mechanism.
Customer Review: great product
Summary: 5 Stars
Great product i have had another tajima for 6 years used almost daily, except for snapping the line about 4 times just like new, very durable. Sturdy aluminum housing can take more jobsite punishment than the plastic snaplines can, mine fell out of my nail bag from the second story floor trusses to the first floor and recieved only a small scratch. The thin line in this unit is a great deal better than the regular ones especially for cabinetry and trim work. The line is about as thick as a sharp pencil line. As for the rewind reeling it in from 12' takes only 3 turns of the handle very fast.Customer Review: Better than the others, but with caveats....
Summary: 3 Stars
This chalk box has been great, but a few solid caveats before you go buy. 1. the gasket (o-ring) did not do its thing- dried out, shrunk, something, but 1 year into owning this the cap fell off all the time. A supplemental gasket made of old bike tire did the trick. 2. the size of this thing is quite large-larger than most others, and takes up a bit of your pouch. 3. other lines double, in pinch, for a rough plumb bob- this one should do the same.
All told, I would look somewhere else for another japanese chalk box, but if no other turns up, then this is your purchase.