I just found your NEW FAVORITE TAPE MEASURE!....Your welcome!

I just found you your new favorite tape measure. Today we look at some of the subscribers favorite Stanley tape measures and four all new Lufkin tape measurers

[whatthehellimbored]

I'm a finish carpenter and it drives me crazy when people retract the tape fast and let it snap back, it makes the hook less accurate in a short period of time which pretty much makes it useless if you need precision. Rant over...good video

[contemporaryprimitiveman]

Years ago on the job, guys used to have tape measure races at lunch. Some would take em apart and add winding on the coil spring, polish and oil the guts, and place bets.

[osomxl]

The auto lock Stanley’s wear out really fast and then you can never fully lock the tape in position and any time you move the tape will retract. I prefer the old style Stanley lever lock. They came in bright green or bright orange and had a lever across the entire bottom. It was the most intuitive and smoothest running tape measures I’ve ever used.

[realfloridaredneck]

I have an old steel Lufkin ruler from the 1940s, made in Saginaw Michigan. Even though it's just a ruler, it's one of my most used tools. Perfect straight edge, perfect for small measurements and I can even use its sharp edge to mark 2x4s if I'm too lazy to grab a pencil. I haven't bought any new Lufkin products, but I do love that old ruler.

[MHoff-wmjk]

Stanley's waranty on their tape measures is awesome. I recently just had to make a phone call and confirmed I followed their instructions online about damages I may have caused and they asked for the numbers on my tape measure and sent me a brand new one that was as close to the older model I had that had internal issues.

[StudCity]

I like the tapes with the finger stop.

[philipr]

Have you ever tried a right handed tape measure? It sounds like a left handed screw driver but it is a real thing, and it sure does make things easier. The majority of tape measures sold today (including the 9 talked about in this video) are left handed. They are designed for you to pull with your right hand and mark with your left. But seeing how most of the world is right handed when we try to pull with our left hand and mark with our right the tape is upside down. I don't know why looking at numbers upside down is any different then right side up but most of my marking/measuring errors are due to an upside down tape. Right handed tape measures allow you to pull with the left hand and mark with the right hand keeping the numbers right side up. They are not the easiest things to find (I found some online but never in a store). However when you find one you will be surprised at how big of a difference it makes. Keep up the great videos.

[therealbarnekkid]

Dropped my 25' fat max from a second floor framing job twice. It bounced on concrete like a ball and it's still going strong. Best tape measure I've ever used.

[VCGConstruction]

Now I know where they hid Jimmy Hoffa!




In that messy Husky tool box behind ya! DANG SON!

[brandonmcdonald]

I've got like 6 different ones but the old Stanley is my fav when cutting sheetrock. The blade on my knife and hook match up perfectly to make mark free fast and accurate cuts.

[DKWalser]

I really like the Fastcap family of tapes. They sell the tapes with a variety of marking styles, so you can pick the style that meets your kind of work or personal preference. They also have some features that are missing from most other tapes, such as a built-in pencil sharpener and an erasable notepad. This makes it easy to mark down measurements as they are made. They are smooth in operation, easy to read accurately, and durable. I used a Stanley for years. Now, my go to tape is made by Fastcap.

[geoffreychambers]

I bought a Lufkin nite eye 35 '. It the lightest smallest 35' I've used. I'm hooked

[craigschaffer]

I've been using the Night Eye for the last couple of years and really like them.

[JohnT]

Electricians prefer the tape measure with the measurement on both sides 😊

[BrianWingard]

6:49 I really felt that. Any time I try to ask a "friend" you quickly learn you have none. Maybe a lufkin tape can be my new friend. lol

[ProlificInvention]

I have an old Black & Decker battery powered electric extender tape measure, I carried it for 15 years in structural demolition and construction. I still use it, and it's stupid large but durable and it does a stand out to 15' and it extends pretty fast electrically.

[garsonprice]

It is easy to fall in love with a Stanley Leverlock tape. The lock is always on, but the release mechanism is totally intuitive. It only releases one way, with a bottom lever. When you hold the tape, your hand is always on the bottom release. To release, just pinch the tape, top to bottom, and the retraction speed is easily controlled by the pressure applied. Build a house with a lever lock; it is addictive.

[MrShadyCash]

I need my tape to have numbers on both sides. It has just become a must for me. Great vid like always man.

[norcoauctions]

you need to come up with 15 minutes of standup and you will be a boss at the comedy clubs. you got skills

[mikeyb]

I've been using Fatmax since they came out. My next one will have the magnetic tip and auto-lock features. I do predominantly residential wiring so no steel studs but the magnet would be handy for picking up dropped screws when installing fans or light fixtures. The one thing I wish Stanley would do is put the scale on both sides.