Starting??? This horrible piece of garbage has been a “dinosaur” for at least the 20 years I have been doing this.
I hate that thing so much that I don’t even own one anymore. I use angles and sideswipes, or just accept that it is not going to be perfect.
How does any company get away with making this sloppy tool? Like you said, it falls off of tips like crazy. And what is with that weird bronze one peice construction with the split at the handle?
If they made the ledger like they make other handles, I might actually use it.