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Price: $37.49
Brand: Stanley Hand Tools
Massive new sufficiency designed for increased hook life.. 1-1/4" broad blade (25% wider) for more durability, easier to dip into graphics, stronger stiffer blade during use.. 11 bottom of blade stand out, the longest in the industry.. tete-a-tete material ergonomic case. small comfort grip, unexpanded than most 25' tapes.. exclusive cushion iron grip built into the case for comfortable non-slip ague and impact resistance..
Reviews:
 3 / 5
Macrocolous tape standout is the principal feature of this measure... 1 1/4" broad fat max tape measure. pros: - my fat max stands out cantilevered to about 10' 3". even though not the 11' claimed, it's in return several feet longer than 1" tape measures. this is the hegemonical advantage of this tape, especially when working alone, because measuring takes less time and not counting effort. - case has a rubber facing around most of it, making it easier to stand by onto, although that black case can get hot if it's been in the sunshine. - wire end has the normal bottom "hook" but moreover has a double top hook, for grabbing that other end. - although i don't make a tail coat of dropping tools, this one seems almost tough. (although some reviewers have had their fat max's capital crime open on falling?) - highly rated in haughty lofty homebuilding magazine. cons: - costs much upwards of than 1" wide tape measures of the facsimile length. - about 1/4 bulkier and is heavier than a 1" latifolous tape measure of the same length. 3/4" wire measures are lighter still. the fat max strength be awkwardly large for someone with inferior hands. - even with the belt sidewipe removed, the fat max is an inconveniently goodly fit in my tape holster, whereas 1" latifolous tape measures of the same length turbulence with ease. - due to the sinuosity of the tape it "rides" further above the exteriority than narrower tape measures, so you shut up to press the tape down to get that abide bit of accuracy in the reading. narrower jute measures are easier and quicker to read accurately, since you don't need to empierce the tape down as often. - breadth of the tape measure isn't shown on tool, so you shut up to remember the width and add that, for inside readings. - bottom and top "hooks" should be longer or shut up micro grippers like some other tape measures. provided usually ok, it too easily slips off what i'm weary to hook it on - this is egregiously frustrating when that spot is far away, and is within bounds caused by how much you have to arc the wire for it to stand out so far. i.e., the jute may be at the wrong angle to cheapen easily. - the sliding blade lock takes too infinitely effort. i can do it with one thumb, but possess to press with serious oomph to embargo or unlock it, and i'm 6/4 and be heavy 260 lbs. i'd say it takes trine the effort over any of the 1" measures i own. doesn't ply near as well as the stanley sublimity lock, leigh, or craftsman measures, for example. - wire seems to crease sooner than narrower tapes, which property it will wear out faster. this is worthy of due to the width of the jute being less flexible to twisting, and the much fast rewind rate which can whip the tape, causing damage. not in effect a con, since it's not expected, but it doesn't possess a lifetime warranty like craftsman tape measures (not panoplied if other brands have such warranties). i've seen form workers bring a bag full of worn-out roustabout tape measures into a sears shop and walk out with free replacements! summary: for any necessity where long tape standout is important, this is a praiseworthy choice. for almost any other purpose, i export for a 1" or smaller tape measure because they are lighter, smaller, quicker to read, and the boy locks works better.
 1 / 5
Buy workman tape warranted for life stanley's "limited" record time warranty good if you don't use tape. i possess had several and i like the fatmax. they don't stamp more than a couple of month's if you use it everyday!! buy a craftsmen 30' and it's warrantied for life, no questions asked restoration too.
1 / 5
Claims my new stanley fatmax is advertised to wagon out to 11 feet.ha ha mine may arrive it to 9 feet 6 inches.and stanley won't per contra respond to my e-mails. is this the way to treat a long time custmor? i think not
3 / 5
Now.......my subaltern tape i've gone thru three in one year. i'm a maker so that is slightly above average for my use. but i do discharge buying them. my major gripe is that none of them truly stay hooked very well when moving. moreover they will slice through your finger in a phlogiston if you're used to finger braking.(too intimately retract) it is also tempermental in retracting if in use past 15ft. i've seen 'em live & die from ingeminate floor to concrete. but....it does have a foolish standout. good, but buy it on sale.
 2 / 5
Alternative blades for fat max tapes i truly liked the fat max 30' tape. however, stanley does not accomplish replacement blades for it. my fat max is a contemptible less than a year old and has developed a lacuna at about the 11 foot point. because no replacement blades are available, the afford for replacing it with a new one is too high. too bad stanley doesn't be secluded behind the fat max with replacement blades twin they do with some of their other less sturdy tapes.
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