Comment by wongarsu
8 hours ago
If you want to use a rope to get a straight line, your best bet is to turn the rope itself into the pencil. Coat it in chalk or other powder, then put it under tension and snap it on to the desired surface
8 hours ago
If you want to use a rope to get a straight line, your best bet is to turn the rope itself into the pencil. Coat it in chalk or other powder, then put it under tension and snap it on to the desired surface
This is actually a tool used in construction. A chamber filled with chalk and a coiled line. You hook the line to one end of your item, pull the chamber across, make it tight, snap the line.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-100-ft-Bold-Line-Chalk...
The Tajima ones [0] are phenomenal, though the hook leaves a longer blank stretch than I'd like. They make a super nice snap knife too. Highly recommend Tajima for anything they make. Annoyingly, they don't sell a rip saw, only crosscut.
[0] https://www.tajimatool.com/product_category/mt/#chalk-rite
Using one of these to snap a perfect reference line is extremely satisfying.