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Stanley 33-692 16-Foot MaxSteel Contractor Grade Tape Rule | List Price: $18.00
Discount Price: $13.32
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Brand: CONTRACTOR GRADE - MAXSTEEL
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Professional quality contractor grade tape rule; blade lasts up to 10 times longer than standard models
- Top forward blade lock design makes it easier to lock and unlock the blade
- Reinforced with heavy-duty Mylar "blanket-wrap" coating
- Heat-treated spring provides long life and smooth blade recoil
- Stanley's limited lifetime warranty; measures 3/4-inch-by-16-feet
Perfect Tape For The Shop [Posted on 2004-08-16]
This is an excellent tape measure for use in the shop. I work in a custom cabinet shop and use one of these all day long. The heavier construction (especially the thicker blade) helps this tape measure hold up very well. The flimsier Stanley tape measures don't last hardly anytime in this environment. All of our rough lumber comes in 12 and 14 ft. lengths so a 16 ft. tape is long enough for anything I need to measure in the shop.
I especially like the combination of sturdiness and size. I don't wear a tool belt while in the shop and either clip the tape measure on my regular belt or keep it in my pocket. The new FatMax tapes that Stanley is pushing now are too big and heavy. I'm sure that they hold up well but it feels like a boat anchor on your belt and doesn't fit in your pocket. Not only are they bulky but to get the extended holdout Stanley increased the curvature of the tape which makes them more difficult to use.
The only compliant I have with these tapes is that Stanley seems to be phasing them out in favor of the FatMax line. The MaxSteel are getting pretty hard to find. You can't get replacement blades for them even from Stanley (caught one in a saw that was still spinning). My suggestion is grab'em while you can.
A Cabinet Maker Must [Posted on 2005-07-09]
I can't find a tape measure to compare. I like this over the Powerlock, and I find the FatMax to be a bit combersome. I like the 32s on the first 12" so I couldn't go with the FatMax. It's alot easier to eyeball a 64th with a 32nd reference. The Durability and comfort of the MaxsSteel is alot better than the Powerlock. I've used a few different brands and I keeping coming back to Stanley. I have no problem with Lufkin or ProTape, but I find that Stanley has come up with a great combination with the 692. I will mention on thing, I ordered two tape measures and when I got them in the mail, the hooks we either bent, or rivetted wrong, because one was off 1/64th and one was off a 1/32. I sent them to Stanley and they sent me two new ones promptly and they were right on.
Not contractor grade [Posted on 2006-02-25]
Even though the title says contractor grade, this tape is not contractor grade! It is the same one you can buy at the same price at your local hardware store and not have to pay shipping. Do not be fooled like I was.
tape works great [Posted on 2007-01-15]
I use these Stanley tapes in my profession and they are not readyly available in stores around here so I order them from Amazon and receive them faster than any other site Thank you Amazon!!! Thanks D. West
Good, but not what the picture shows [Posted on 2008-06-07]
I love these tape measures. Light, durable, accurate. However, when I order the "Contractor Grade" tape I expect to get a tape that has "Contracto Grade" just like the picture. However, what I got just said 16' Maxsteel. Not sure if there's a difference but I'm a little peeved that you don't get what is shown.
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