📏 Komelon SL2812 Self Power Tape Measure - 12 Foot Reach Review

UPDATE: Removed two more stars because they are no longer needed. Will have to order another one. I've never had a roulette wheel fail. To be clear, I use this thing to measure random things, maybe a few times a month. Easy to use. FAIL.UPDATE: Two stars removed. After just a few uses, the tape will not hold if it is open more than a few feet. :(My cat killed my old 12ft tape measure by bumping it into a bowl of water. (How does that kill the tape measure? Long story.) Great opportunity to grab

I've been using the same 25 foot 1 inch Stanley 30-825 25 foot tape measure for seven years and it finally gave up last year. Reading the negative reviews of the new model on Revain made me a little hesitant to buy it, so I settled on the Stanley 33-890 25' FatMax Xtreme BladeArmor coated band, which features the standard blade locking mechanism. After using this self-locking tape for so long, it was hard to get used to the manual blade lock, and the Fat Max Extreme has a notoriously difficult…

ProsSelf locking mechanism (which is amazing) - can be operated with one hand. The nylon coated blade is more durable and less likely to cut your hand. The rubber handle is comfortable and easy to hold. only (most bands are also single sided) No dual imperial/metric units. I originally bought this tape measure thinking self lock might be useful but probably overpriced. What a surprise. It was very helpful. It is no longer necessary to fix the position of the tape manually every time it is…