Went to a boiler shop in Pittsburgh and saw the old way is still around

Stopped by a small shop outside Pittsburgh last month while picking up some fittings. Noticed most of the older guys still use soapstone for marking, while the younger crew runs straight to digital layout tools. Got me thinking about how much has changed in the last 10 years, especially with the newer codes coming out. How many of you still keep a chalk line in your bag for quick layouts?

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xena3733mo ago

Nah, but soapstone never runs out of batteries though.

stella_baker3mo ago

Three billion years and it's still just a rock though.

faithwalker2mo ago

That tracks with how people treat stuff that's been around forever. We take the steady, silent things for granted until they're not there anymore.