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

Ive used a self locking tape for years and it finally wore out. This one is a good / great tape for short measurements, but when you get toward longer measurements it does not lock, and starts to retract, which is a problem since there is no way to manually lock it at that point. Otherwise, the font is readable even in low light and on the wrong side you can tell the difference between a 6, 8 or 9. Accuracy is excellent with both inside and outside exactly the same.

Just what I needed. Be careful don’t over extend or you may break it

Really nice weight and feel and size.

Its perfect! Auto locks so you aint fighting the thing trying to get a measurement!

It works

I say for the price this is a decent, 4/5 star, measuring tape. The tape itself is pretty flimsy and gets pretty annoying when the length goes over like 20 inches. Would be a lower score but you get what you pay for. Does the job for measuring household items and areas.

Komelon had the 1st process to effectively laminate Teflon to measuring tapes many decades ago. This is a great tape for 30%-50% less than brand/known names, but meets or exceeds their performance. Large numbers, easy to read yellow black tape. Good rigidity when extended. Long lasting, smooth and effective Teflon coating. Moderate weight on the belt for a 25 foot tape indicating good steel thickness overall. Sturdy, easy find fluorescent green case with rubber padding and comfort contours makes for a nice working tape. We replaced our favorite decades-old Komelon measuring tape that a careless friend nicked with a circular saw on a cutting table... highly recommended for price, function, durability and value.

I probably have 10 measuring tapes around, someplace, but who knows where they are when you need one. And I needed one for an upcoming project. Decided to get a decent one. Most major brands have a lock that slides down to hold the tape in place, this one does not require you to push anything down to lock it into place, only have to push to retract. It is not quite as fancy as some, does not have metric, but will easily meet my needs for this project.

This works very well. It locks in place and then retracts easily

great functioning tape measure tool ,can compete with the big boys at 1/2 the price. 5*****