layoff rope

I was watching some stripper layoff a lot and pulling long stretches and chalking the rope with half moon chalk and snapping the lines.....what kind of rope is good to use?

Wouldn't it be easier to just use a good 180' chalk reel? It seems like the way you mentioned you would first have to pull out the line then walk back and put chalk on the line.

It is easier with a cotton cloths line. But why bother. Jim

You chalk and snap in one move. You obviously need a way to anchor at your beging point......a helper or a weight like I use. From the anchor point you walk away chalking the clothesline and then snap it. I have used the clothesline and semisphere chalk for 30 years. Seems easier than one of those newfangled striping chalk boxes. Those chalk box lines aren't cheap to replace compared to 1/4" cotton clothesline. I prefer 1/8" when I can get it. You might get 180 feet in one of those fancy boxes but do you ever use it all? 180 feet is one long snap.

This method as described by BSinBend was the method of choice (and still is for many that have been striping longer) before they came out with the "giant" chalk lines. Old string lines were thin like a carpenter's line so they would only hold enough chalk to do a couple of spaces and max. length was about 75'. I can't recall (too many years ago) but I heard a couple of fellows who both used this method discussing types of cord at one of the Expos. I can't remember what 1 was telling the other he had found that held chalk much better and let him get a lot more "pops" per chalking, but it was obvious the type cord used makes a lot of difference.