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D**Y
Good little tape measure
Locks in place as it's pulled out, press the button to spool it back in. Clip on the back. Can't comment on long term durability.. As described, not much else to say really!
T**T
6 month of occasional use and failing already
Bought 3 of these because they were cheap and I could never find a measure when I need it. They were OK to start, but quickly started to not hold at the max extension. Now a couple of term are struggling to retract.Some old outcome... buy cheap buy twice. Bit of a shame as this should be an easy thing to manufacture at low cost.
M**N
A simple but clever idea..... press to UNLOCK.
In case you hadn't realised, this works the other way around to most tape measures. When you pull out the tape, it simply stays where it is with no tendency to automatically retract. You use the button to retract the tape, not to lock it. For most purposes that is more useful that the normal 'press-to-lock' system.Given that the locks on most tapes eventually become problematical, it may be the case that this lock will fail sooner than most but that is just speculation. Another speculation is that the tape surface will show signs of wear fairly early because there must be some sort of brake in action all of the time. On the other hand, the brake may act upon the spring or the hub. I'm not going to take it apart to check, it could fly everywhere!At that price, I do recommend you try one. I like it. Oh yes, I only gave it 4 stars because it feels a bit flimsy but that may also be wrong. It is difficult to know how tough some plastics are.UPDATE: Reduced to 2 stars! After about 150 uses the self-locking is no longer reliable. The tape goes back into the cassette with a series of jerks. That makes it pretty useless for many jobs. Self-locking is a good idea but the product clearly testing needs to be improved.
K**Y
Good Price
A good price but takes a while for the tape to retract properly but otherwise OK.
D**M
Ordered 2, 1 arrived broken
I ordered the minimum of 2 of this item. 1 of the tape measures arrived in good condition, the other was broken. The spring inside had snapped so I was able to take it apart, remove the broken spring section and bodge it so it worked again. If you're purchasing a tape measure and you don't want the hassle of potentially tinkering with the item, I'd recommend buying something different.
M**E
breaks very easily with a short drop and then stuck with a non-retracting tape.
The plastic button is easily broken when the item is dropped, something that can easily happy. It appears a plastic weald inside the chamber for the lock feature is extremely brittle, as such when this is the thing that breaks of course the tape measure can no longer retract. Not dropped far, honestly, we are talking from my waist- it has a belt clip afterall. This has happened twice now, I happened to buy multiple lengths and its happened across the board. Will be switching back to your standard tape measure where the lock is not automatic, at least then should something take a tumble the tape will retract.
M**Y
Handy Measure
A handy measure to keep in the kitchin draw and a spare in the tool box.
M**E
Nice product, but no spirit level included
Nice little tape measure, didn’t come with the spirit level key ring as shown in the product image
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