Stanley 33-115 10-Foot-by-1/4-Inch PowerLock Pocket Tape Rule

by Stanley

Product Description

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With a slim, trim case, the Stanley 10-Foot-by-1/4-Inch PowerLock Pocket Tape Rule is ideal for pockets or purses. A special Tru-Zero hook does double-duty as a pivot for drawing circles and arcs. For longer life and durability, this tape measure features a polymer-coated blade, a heat-treated spring, and a chrome-plated metal case.

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A convenient belt clip is fastened on back of the case. This tape rule has a 1/4-inch-by-10-feet blade and even measures up to 3-foot diameters on its back side. It comes with Stanley's limited lifetime warranty.

About Stanley LeverLock Tape Systems
Designed for home improvement and everyday use, LeverLock tape systems provide innovative features at an attractive price, all while maintaining Stanley's commitment to quality and performance. Featuring a 20-percent smaller rounded bi-material case to improve functionality, increase comfort and help prevent the tape from slipping out of the user's hand, LeverLock tape rules includes a slip-resistant rubber grip and a rubberized blade-locking lever. A red blade lock override button allows the tape to be used in two modes. When the button is set with the locked padlock icon pushed out, the blade will not retract unless the user depresses the black lever on the bottom of the tape rule case. When the button is set with the unlocked padlock icon pushed out, the blade extends and retracts freely.

The Stanley Story

The Stanley Works, originally a bolt and door hardware manufacturing company located in New Britain, Connecticut; was founded in 1843 by Frederick T. Stanley. A few years later, in 1857, Frederick’s cousin, Henry Stanley, founded The Stanley Rule and Level Company. In 1920, The Rule and Level Company merged with The Stanley Works and would go on to become it’s famous Hand Tools Division. Over the years, The Stanley Works has produced some of the most innovative and useful tools ever made. Among these tools are the Bailey Plane, the Surform shaper, the PowerLock tape rule and most recently the FatMax line of products. Today, more than ever, Stanley continues to be an industry leader in tool innovation. In 2001, Stanley introduced more than 100 new products, bringing to 400 the number of new products introduced in the past four years. As a direct result of Stanley’s commitment to excellence, Stanley was awarded the Prestigious Golden Hammer Award, presented for New Product Innovation in both 2000 and 2001.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.4 x 6.9 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009OYGH
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 33-115
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,751 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #8 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Measuring & Layout Tools > Tape Measures

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product with one persistent failure point, April 26, 2009

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Tahl (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stanley 33-115 10-Foot-by-1/4-Inch PowerLock Pocket Tape Rule (Tools & Home Improvement)

The good: Very lightweight and slim -- perfect for sliding into your purse or the back pocket of your jeans if you're on an excursion to shop for furniture or household items. Plenty long enough for such outings. I haven't found another tape measure that's as easy to carry around.

The bad: I've owned at least four of these. Every single time I've ended up having to throw the thing away. The problem is the little silver hooked tab at the "loose" end of the tape, the thing you hook at the end of whatever you're measuring. The rivet that holds it on isn't secure enough. It fails with no warning, the tab pops off suddenly, the tape retracts completely into its case, and bingo, the tape measure is trash.

Bottom line: this tape measure is useful enough and cheap enough that I'll keep buying more -- but it's not a long-lasting item.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very good quality, February 23, 2007

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zemes - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stanley 33-115 10-Foot-by-1/4-Inch PowerLock Pocket Tape Rule (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a very well made product. Very compact and high quality. It pulls out easily and retracts smoothly with confidence. It has an inches-in-diameter ruler on the other side of the regular inch ruler. You lay the tape over the circumference and the ruler reads out the diameter (instead of the circumference itself) in inches, thus saving you from doing the calculation for the conversion. But frankly, I seldom use this feature and would have preferred an international centimeter ruler (denary basis of course) on the other side. However, I still would give it five star for its own design even though I prefer something different.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great to keep in your car for decorators, September 13, 2011

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Just a guy (Westchester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stanley 33-115 10-Foot-by-1/4-Inch PowerLock Pocket Tape Rule (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a small tape measure that is perfect to keep in your purse or car. My wife is always shopping for furniture, etc and this keeps her from buying things that wont fit. It is a very basic simple (and light) 10 ft tape measure. It is metal, but will not support its own weight for more than a foot or two.