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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 31, 2020 21:52:18 GMT
www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-fatmax-5-33-886-pro-5m-tape-measure/32477More money than sense you might say. Well I bought this a year ago thinking it would help me measure accurately and last a lifetime since I'm only a low use DIYer. Having wasted stupid money on it, about a month ago it started losing its grip on the tape when extended. Today, it was very stiff to get int/out and then whilst extending it a bit of plastic fell out and now it won't lock at all. Total shit and I'll never trust that brand again !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 21:54:10 GMT
I think you've been unlucky Dafty as Stanley fatmax stuff is the dogs swingers
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 31, 2020 22:39:20 GMT
www.amazon.co.uk/Stanley-533886-FatMax-16ft-Measure/dp/B000X2F3E8/ref=sr_1_3Well, I started my research for a new one. Thought I'd need around a tenner to get a reasonable one. On the grounds that: A/ PB has never been wrong before and B/ For ten quid there aren't that many decent ones. The Komelon looked good but was only £2 cheaper than the fatmax. SO living up to my dafty credentials, I've gone and bought another fatmax!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 22:50:55 GMT
www.amazon.co.uk/Stanley-533886-FatMax-16ft-Measure/dp/B000X2F3E8/ref=sr_1_3Well, I started my research for a new one. Thought I'd need around a tenner to get a reasonable one. On the grounds that: A/ PB has never been wrong before and B/ For ten quid there aren't that many decent ones. The Komelon looked good but was only £2 cheaper than the fatmax. SO living up to my dafty credentials, I've gone and bought another fatmax! Topman Dafty  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Apr 1, 2020 7:18:08 GMT
I’ve got 2 & fatmax stuff is reliable
I’ll buy more of it if needed
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Post by dickpuller on Apr 1, 2020 7:39:43 GMT
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Post by cylinderfella on Apr 1, 2020 7:43:16 GMT
Pick up a workzone 10m tape from Aldi next time they are selling them for about a fiver but don't tell me or endfeed when they're available because they'll be sold out👍😁
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Post by cylinderfella on Apr 1, 2020 7:45:36 GMT
Double sided. Brilliant value 👍 |
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Post by endfeed on Apr 1, 2020 8:34:07 GMT
Pick up a workzone 10m tape from Aldi next time they are selling them for about a fiver but don't tell me or endfeed when they're available because they'll be sold out👍😁 Only parkside for me  |
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Post by wetfinger on Apr 1, 2020 9:20:31 GMT
I buy the Stanley (non fatmax) ones for 2 for a tenner on offer at Screwfix, I buy about 5 a year and just have loads scattered about the place as I'm sick of looking for them. My problem is the yellow paint wears off the markings long before they jam up.
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Post by woodbine66 on Apr 1, 2020 13:35:57 GMT
How much? ? ? ?
That's more like it!
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Post by DIYDafty on Apr 1, 2020 14:12:18 GMT
How much? ? ? ?
That's more like it!
Got mine for 15 which is only a fiver more than Dicks link. I'm hoping the other one was a dud and this one will last me the next ten years. I might have got the double sided one if I'd seen it before I bought - mind you the two scales might confuse me a bit. |
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Post by DIYDafty on Apr 2, 2020 20:40:40 GMT
Update: New one arrived so I thought I'd open the old one. Credit to fatmax its easy to open and nothing springs out when you do so easy to put back. That's where my praise stops.
The grip that stops the tape rolling back in is a tiny bit of crappy plastic. I've pictured the old and new side by side and you can see where the old broke. To my mind that's designed to break (to get you to buy another).
For £15 I'd like to join it back together but other than superglue which I imagine won't hold, not sure how to.
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Post by glowbug on Apr 2, 2020 21:04:20 GMT
I think only Hilti live up to their past reputation now, lots of companies build crap ,on their good name, made in the past, Worcester , vaillant , stanley, jcb are a few that come to mind. I think Danfoss very Ropey now aswell .
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Post by glowbug on Apr 2, 2020 21:05:31 GMT
Update: New one arrived so I thought I'd open the old one. Credit to fatmax its easy to open and nothing springs out when you do so easy to put back. That's where my praise stops. The grip that stops the tape rolling back in is a tiny bit of crappy plastic. I've pictured the old and new side by side and you can see where the old broke. To my mind that's designed to break (to get you to buy another). For £15 I'd like to join it back together but other than superglue which I imagine won't hold, not sure how to. Ps you can tell your in lockdown ,taking apart tape measures dd😹 |
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