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That does look cool. Though I don't know how it isn't messing up the paper?... the board itself has holes in it too? That would be rather restricting wouldn't it?
The alternative is a bulky ruler that covers up the image, isn't anchored, and you have to flip around between points.
It's just tape and an elastic string that saves time making alignments.