Customer Reviews

Stanley 33-692 Max 16-Foot Tape Measure with AirLock

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Since I first bought this series of tapes I have been nothing but satisfied. When most tapes get wet ant get dirty they start to stick and not recoil, but these tapes don't have any trouble. They also go out further than most other tapes which greatly helps when you're trying take measurements up in the air.

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.

Prior to my purchase of this 16' model from Stanley I would go through one 16' tape a year. Those included some of Stanley's other models as well. This tape is exactly what it says it is...contractor grade. I have dropped this countless time and have yet to bend the end. What I really like about this product is that I take it for granted. I trust this tape with helping to put food on my table.

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

This tap is a very good fit in the hand tap. I droped it off a 40 foot roof once, it cracked the housing but it still worked.

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.

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.

Long enough for most measures, making it lighter to carry around, and the new width makes it possible to measure without any help over longer distances.

This is an accurate rule that rolls up easily. I've had it more than a year and there are no kinks in it despite regular use in my home woodshop. After using it to mark a length and drawing across the mark with a square I'm able to cut within 0.01 inches using my table saw.

The tape they send you IS NOT THE CONTRACTOR GRADE that appear in the picture. it is still the Max steel but doesn't have the red rectangle. that indicate is a contractor grade, an make it much durable an better I still keep it because returns take weeks and who has the time ?