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Dropped $380 on a 6 foot straightedge I barely use, here is what I should have done
Six months back I bought a fancy 6 foot aluminum straightedge because a guy on a job in Fresno told me you cannot screed without one. Spent $380 on it, plus another $60 on the case so it would not get dinged up in the truck. Turns out for the slabs I pour, mostly driveways and small shop floors, a good 10 foot board does the same job and I am not scared to bang it around. That straightedge has been out of the case maybe four times since March, and two of those times was just to show it to a helper. The worst part is I have to baby it, and if it gets a burr on the edge it is basically done for checking flat work. Save your money and buy a spare float and a case of cure instead. Anybody here actually get real use out of a long straightedge or did I just fall for the pitch?
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hunt.jana29d ago
That part about the burr on the edge being the end of it is real. One little nick and now you are checking flat work with a tool that lies to you. Might as well cut it down and use it for forms at that point.
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