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comp56 wrote:
11 minutes ago, comp56 said:
nice man i love the Milwaukees tho i don’t think i ever get a different tape besides Milwaukee and Stanley
Who dis? Where’s the real comp?
Stercorarius wrote:
5 minutes ago, Stercorarius said:Who dis? Where’s the real comp?
lol thats what i was thinking milwaukee
Stercorarius wrote:
12 minutes ago, Stercorarius said:Who dis? Where’s the real comp?
haha I was thinkin, if Dewalt can’t make a bloody tape measure they have real problems…..lol
Looks like a good tape even though I love Dewalt Milwaukee has has a nice tape hopefully this tape one ups them
I think I’m gonna get one
I agree with Knarly. From what I’ve seen of these they have a new mechanism that makes them more compact, etc. I expect better blade standout than Milwaukee (shouldn’t be too tough), and if the durability is remotely close I’ll be pleased.
One of my Milwaukees got partially ran over by the forklift this week at work. It cracked the housing a bit but it’s still going strong. Dewalt has a lot to live up to.
I may check these out ….………
That thing has some bounce to it. With that and the roundish shape they must be aiming at baseball bat tests.
Those videos were and are hilarious.
I forgot about those videos. Scientific durability testing at its finest.
The only difference between science and horseplay is writing it down!
That doesn’t look like the new tape in the video
AnonymousJoe wrote:
10 hours ago, AnonymousJoe said:That doesn’t look like the new tape in the video
Nope, sorry should have added that it is an older model ..I just put that there because it was another example of using it as a baseball lol
I like the Milwaukee tape but in the video idk if I’d call any of those a real pass first it cut, then cracked, and cracked again, than they said it needed cleaned because it wouldn’t retract right which I doubt was because of dirt but I’d give it a 7 of 10 lol buy hey I’m a 7 out of 10 myself lol nothings perfect.
Ive been planning on getting a few tapes together to do a tape fight and see which one can go the longest, any word on when the dewalt will be available?
is the DeWALT magnetic? looked as though the old DeWALT faired pretty well against the Milwaukee.
Wait is this new dewalt tape the same as the new Stanley tape that’s out? My boss just got one and they look identical
Stanley fatmax auto lock-
ok maybe not identical but very similar
KnarlyCarl wrote:
On 11/25/2016 at 8:55 PM, KnarlyCarl said:
It offends my sensibilities to see perfectly good brand-new tools destroyed like this.
Maybe it’s because of how I was brought up by frugal Depression-era parents, but I can’t help being bothered by it.
AnonymousJoe wrote:
On 1/12/2017 at 9:06 PM, AnonymousJoe said:Stanley fatmax auto lock-
ok maybe not identical but very similar
from what I have seen on the new dewalt it does not have an auto lock. I did notice it had a finger stop like the milwaukee has. would be cool if it had the nylon blade like the Milwaukee.
Jronman wrote:
29 minutes ago, Jronman said:from what I have seen on the new dewalt it does not have an auto lock. I did notice it had a finger stop like the milwaukee has. would be cool if it had the nylon blade like the Milwaukee.
I’m not a big red fan but I hate Tom admit it, my Milwaukee magnetic tape Ismail a good all around tape. My Bostich tape has served me well for years but God alone knows where’s I misplaced it during the move. Kind of like my Ridgid flip top. I’ve been using a stool a box and piece of 2×4 for material support in my shop while framing those walls.
ChrisK wrote:
1 hour ago, ChrisK said:I’m not a big red fan but I hate Tom…
Who’s Tom, and why do you hate him??
I’ve always been a die-hard Stanley fan, but use a Komelon at work and have one at home now too. Love them, and the one at work has been through more hell than I care to admit. Dropping it off the scissor lift, dropping it on the floor more times than I can count. Only thing wrong with it is that the rubber overmold is peeled of all over the thing. Still works perfectly. The one at home is fairly new so it’s still got the new-tape smell, but the one at work has been beaten half to death and still plugs along. Don’t care much for the blade standout but overall I like the Komelon tapes a lot.
Still, I keep eyeballing the new Milwaukee tapes, something about them keeps calling me. Don’t know what it is…