i use permenent red,
what color chalk?
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black works great for me
Black
Black for framing ive used it for 2 years and love it line stays there like a pencil line. Blue and red for other things like roofing and finish work. Plus I use stanley chalk lines NEVER IRWIN
:furious:. Ive been thinking about a tajima though they look like quality lines.
Black for framing ive used it for 2 years and love it line stays there like a pencil line. Blue and red for other things like roofing and finish work. Plus I use stanley chalk lines NEVER IRWIN
:furious:. Ive been thinking about a tajima though they look like quality lines.
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Black for framing,Blue for items I want it to wash off of and white for interior wall shelving (closetmaid etc.) layout on lightly colored painted walls.
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Tajima ink reels are super nice. I usually use blue for anything I want to stay around for a while. I never use red. I do have a box with the purple in it.
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Mostly red. I used to use black mortar dye in powder form. You want permanent? That's permanent!
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Yeah Framerman, black is not my favorite, it comes off nothing! Plus it sucks on roofs!
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Concrete- red, either permanent or non depending.
framing- red and blue
roofing- red or blue
blue board- white
trim/siding- white or yellow
framing- red and blue
roofing- red or blue
blue board- white
trim/siding- white or yellow
Black - pop out and pretty much everything
Red - changes or mistake fixes
Blue - finished concrete
White - felt paper before siding
Tajima is the best chalk box I have ever owned. $30 might sound high...but the clean, dark popped lines will have to sayin'...Ahhhhhhhhh. And that's just plain worth it.
Red - changes or mistake fixes
Blue - finished concrete
White - felt paper before siding
Tajima is the best chalk box I have ever owned. $30 might sound high...but the clean, dark popped lines will have to sayin'...Ahhhhhhhhh. And that's just plain worth it.
I used to use black, but it is so damn messy.
red is really permanent too.
I framed a basement development one time, layed out with red.
2 or 3 weeks later just before the carpet was installed, there was a flood.
A big one, like 3 feet of water in the basement. ever see titanic? The water was crystal clear.
This was caused by an over zealous city guy turning on the water to the wrong house (our meter wasn't installed yet) aparently he turned it on at 4 pm and water flowed full blast for about 16 hours. And the drain was partially blocked with something, or drywall scraps or something.
Anyway the insurance company paid for a complete gut, and redo.
After all was removed and swept and dried, I was able to use most of the original chalk lines.
red is really permanent too.
I framed a basement development one time, layed out with red.
2 or 3 weeks later just before the carpet was installed, there was a flood.
A big one, like 3 feet of water in the basement.
ever see titanic? The water was crystal clear. This was caused by an over zealous city guy turning on the water to the wrong house (our meter wasn't installed yet) aparently he turned it on at 4 pm and water flowed full blast for about 16 hours. And the drain was partially blocked with something, or drywall scraps or something.
Anyway the insurance company paid for a complete gut, and redo.
After all was removed and swept and dried, I was able to use most of the original chalk lines.
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I have black and blue but he best for me is Talc and I'm pretty sure that I got the tip here. Great for cabinet installation, still use it occasionally.
Today we mostly work with lasers on short work that a string might have been used for in the past. They're all just a guideline and none of them work that great.
Today we mostly work with lasers on short work that a string might have been used for in the past. They're all just a guideline and none of them work that great.
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Blue for framing walls,
Laser for ceilings and treys,
White for finish work
Laser for ceilings and treys,
White for finish work
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Mostly blue. Red for longer term / water resistant. Orange sometimes if I need different lines of different colors at the same time. I bought a bottle of the purple (temporary lines) and a new chalk box recently but I have not used it on a finished surface yet.
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