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175 points gjvc | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 17:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.197s | source
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teeray ◴[22 Oct 25 18:27 UTC] No.45673197[source]▶
I can only see this getting used by very large scale contractors. Framers for your standard house are probably just going to keep using chalk lines (maybe a laser line too these days). "Precision up to +/- 1/32 inch" really isn't necessary in framing.
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1. Groxx ◴[22 Oct 25 19:16 UTC] No.45673817[source]▶
agreed, though I can see it making some sense in those specific situations, e.g.:

>PCL reduces cost by 86% on interior curved lines layout at Vancouver airport

for random bits of complicated-shape fashion in a giant flat open area, I can see how it could almost immediately pay for itself.

that said... at that point it's probably competing with "we put a projector on the ceiling for a day, and went over the lines with chalk". which is quite cheap.