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Product Reviews
Now that's a chalk box!, July 24, 2003
Reviewer: Gary Berton "bert-toolnut"
If you are sick and tired of the plastic junky chalk boxes
that should be sold in the toy department, you will love
this Tajima chalk box. I have the Tajima Ink Rite and love
it, so when I saw this Tajima chalk box, I had to give it
a try. First of all it is very good looking, fits in your
hand nicely, and is geared to rewind very, very fast.
Unlike most chalk boxes with a cheap cotton string, this
box has a very strong nylon string. You have to get use to
a little stretch on long snaps, but once you are use to
that, it is the best. The nylon string gives you a better
snap and holds the chalk more evenly so you get a nice
line. Also consider getting the Tajima chalk, it is a very
fine powder and gives you a nice clean line. Highly
recommend, this tool fits in nicely with the other premium
tools you are now seeing on the job site.
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Great chalk line!, October 28, 2004
Reviewer: doctorsirena "doctorsirena"
I bought this chalk line since we were doing a major
reroofing project and needed to snap every other row to
keep things straight. For the first part of the roof, we
used a cheap aluminum chalk line with cotton string and
had to change the string every so often because it frayed.
Also, the string would get stuck inside the box and be
difficult to pull out (it even broke once). The new Tajima
had no such problems. It does take a little while to get
used to the difference in string - the Tajima nylon string
is thinner and stretchier than the cheap line. But it
makes fine, distinct lines. Also, the Tajima blue chalk
seems to be finer than standard blue chalk and it makes a
sharp line and probably aids in the ease of pulling the
string. The string recoils fast when you wind it up. The
plastic-covered metal end on the string where you attach
it to things works well. This tool seems to hold a lot of
chalk (or maybe uses less per snap), so it doesn't need
refilling very often. It also looks good - a pretty red
color but the case does scratch a bit when dropped from
the second story and the paint has rubbed off at the edges
from frequent use. Overall, we have been very satisfied
with the Tajima Chalk-Rite.
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love the quick drive..., February 11, 2006
Reviewer: Somanytools
only down side is I sometimes feel a bind when
unwinding...haven't figured that out yet...I must admit I
miss my old straight line Brand ...but I guess this is
progress... I love the holding clip and the quick drive
and it makes a nice clean line...no dull spots...I just
don't know if they warrant the price...?
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Can't Beat It !, August 26, 2005
Reviewer: Robert Owens "rdo_jeep"
I really like this tool. Besides the fact that it makes a
very well defined thin line, I love the fact that it
doesn't spew chalk out of the string hole all over the
work piece every time I pull the string out.
PLUS... Nobody else on the job has one and of course that
means you're cooler than everyone else. LOL
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good, not great tool, April 30, 2005
Reviewer: M. E. Pelaez
Generally well designed, using it every day showed the
weak rewind knob. Plastic shaft snapped. Drilled a eighth
inch hole in the lever, used a 3/4" #6 machine screw and
locking nut to hold the knob and it should last a
lifetime. The nylon string also doesn't hold as much chalk
for repeat snaps without a rewind but I trade that for its
other advantages.
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money better spent elsewhere, September 10, 2004
Reviewer: R. STEWART
I have had many chalk lines over the past twenty years of
doing construction and for the money I expected this to be
the Mercedes of chalk lines and although it is very "cool
looking" it frankly works no better then any of the other
chalk lines I have owned. Considering I could by almost
six of those cheap plastic ones for what I payed for this
(and they do just as good a job), I would say save your
money and spend it on something else. I also want to say I
was fooled into believing this is a Japanese tool when it
is not, it is just a company using a Japanese name on a
China import.
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