Komelon 7425 MagGrip 25ft Magnetic Measuring Tape: Unparalleled Efficiency at Your Fingertips Review

My husband is a contractor and he says this is one of the best tapes he has ever owned. It finally wore out after 5 months when the locking teeth stopped holding the band in place as well. He claims that it was probably his fault that he was in a hurry and kept the strap with the locking mechanism stopping all the time, causing the locking teeth to wear out. Time to buy another! The retreat is slower. Better than other tapes where it cuts your hands. Update - bought a second tape - after that…

Build quality seems good but not great. Functionally, the band hook is harder to hook onto the measured objects with one hand than the others I've used because it sits higher in its housing. Because of this, I often have to use this tape measure with two hands to measure something, which takes longer (which adds up to a full day). Additionally, when the band is stretched and attached to the surface, only the front of the case makes contact with the surface and easily topples over on impact. If…

First, I'm a professional carpenter. I used this tape like crazy, if you know any drywall work you know how many measurements you have to take over and over again quickly. All day, all week, a few months to renovate the high school. From there to use with a drywall ripper for large soft and steel stud walls and soft construction. Uses it to lay out on the floor, walls and ceiling/deck. Used it to stuff tons of acoustic curb tiles. EVERYTHING WAS EXCELLENT. I could be 6 feet from a metal pin in…