📏 Excellence Redefined: Stanley 33 430 Powerlock 30-Foot Measuring Tool Unleashed! Review

I've been a carpenter for about 30 years, this is my favorite tape measure but lately I can't find it at my local hardware stores. They have plenty of big, thick, bulky ones for around $25 for the price and durability. For me this is the best buy.

To people at the Stanley Power-Lock Shop, a 1 inch blade is a tape measure! I would love to use Fat Max but they are just that - FAT and bulky. The belt clips are too difficult to use and they weigh 1/2 ton! Power lock is the industry standard. If you want to get a 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 etc band just buy Lufkin or Sears. If you can't read a tape, don't buy a good one. If you are in construction, buy a Stanley!

I bought this tape about 8 years ago and have used it along with my old 25ft Powerlock tape on many hundreds of construction projects. I liked the thought of the extra reach, so I usually grabbed the 30-foot handlebars when they were available. Interestingly, I've never had the need to go full length like I did with a 25 foot footer. until yesterday. As I tried to slowly stretch the band to the full 30 feet, I felt a massive explosion inside and lost all tension to pull the band in. In…