Stanley 0-33-892 Fatmax Xtreme Tape Measure, 8m

It's solid and durable, the hook is quite handy, best tape mainly for construction works and 1st fix works.

perfect

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First off this is a heavy duty tape measure and you will notice it as soon as you pick it up. It is not a nice little light weight item so if that's what your after you're probably better to look elsewhere. It is quite heavy compared to other tapes and it's bulky (8m version is anyway). Also the spring is quite strong so you have to feed the tape back into the case don't just let it rip back on it's own as you may hurt yourself or break it.I'm left handed and only use metric measurements. I often find using standard tape measures that I have to hold them awkwardly or backwards to get the metric measurement edge where I need it especially when working over head. This tape works perfectly as the measurement is in the middle of the tape with lines going to both sides so it works perfectly for left or right handed people. Also unlike a lot of other tape measures the scale shows the hundreds digit (cm's) at every mark. So for example it shows 168 cms or 275 cms etc. Some only show the hundreds at the metre marks so 100 at the 1m then just 68 at 168 cms and so on.This is my second as I lost the first one during a move. I waited a few weeks to see if it turned up but it still hasn't. The first one was dropped from ladders, down stairs out of windows and all sorts. It suffered a few nicks from all that abuse but it never broke despite its weight. They are quite expensive but I was lost having to use one of my spare tapes until I gave up searching and just ordered a new one.The only 2 problems I have ever had with these tapes are as follows:1. The hook. It's a bit of a double edged sword. It's great to have such a massive hook as it grabs most things really securely. However it also gets caught up a lot as well.2. If you drop it and it nicks through the chrome coating it leaves very sharp bits. You then have to cut them off and stick some clear tape over it to avoid cuts.Otherwise these are the best tape measures I have ever owned. Highly recommended.

Long life

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The measure is big as its 10M and for the most parts seems to be well made. My only issue is that the picture shows both metric and Imperial but the actual item I got was only metric. While I can and do work in metric I also like the option of inches. Revisiting the item on Amazon I cannot see where it says Metric only and as mentioned the picture shows both. I will live with it and the product itself seem fine, just disappointed in the incorrect description.