Komelon SL2816; 16 x 3/4 Self-Lock Tape Measure

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I have purchased 4 or 5 compact tape measures in the past few years for car emergency kits, household use, etc... I ordered one of the Komeleon tapes to try out because it was a good price and has good reviews. Those other 4-5 tapes I purchased were given to friends and I bought 3 more of these to replace them. They are that good. The locking mechanism is smooth and the tape reels in quickly but not as fast as most tapes that bite your hand when they come flying in and get kinked near the end. Best of all I measured my wall for the other night for an 8 fish replica mount I am getting made soon. This tape was able to span the the gap without collapsing. For a compact tape measure that is beyond impressive. There was a large bow in the tape when measuring 8 feet but if you find any other tape measure on the market that can hold horizontal for 2/3 of its length let me know. If you find one for this value I will buy them all.

This measuring tape is easy to use and the color makes it easy for me to find. Very pleased

My tape was not locking after some usage. I assumed it was a defect in the tape. However, I found that I was misusing it and causing it not to lock properly. The locking feature depends on the rewind using the automatic rewind button to retract. However, I was occasionally pushing the tape back into the cassette manually which created some slack internally which resulted in the lock feature failing to work properly. To correct this I extended the tape to its maximum length and rewound it using the retract button. Viola, this cured the locking problem. Maybe most of you out there already knew this, but I was never aware of how this was supposed to be used.

I bought this to replace an old tape measure that had stopped retracting. It does the job just fine. It extends, it locks, it measures, and it retracts. Does what a tape measure is supposed to do and is inexpensive enough that if it breaks in a few months I wont be too upset. Overall a good value.

Happy with this purchase

I use a tape measure constantly throughout the day,and am hooked on the komeleon. Also got exactly what I ordered (not the newer yellow style,which Im not crazy about),with very quick delivery. Probably order a couple more soon. If the little stopper gets dirty it wont stay out as well,but all you have to do is take it apart and clean bottom side of stopper with alcohol and youre good to go. Only tapes I use!

Ive been using these at work for several years now. The lock is different than most tapes, but I really like it. But the real reason I order these is because no one else at work has a bright green tape measure. Makes it easy to find mine.

Love this tape measure. Easy to use thanks to the lock feature that actually works.

Wonderful tape measure. I use it to measure items of various sizes for shipping every day! Lock feature works great, retracts with ease.Large numbers, easy to read.