Talmeter Marking Measure Tape 3M 16Mm

Innovative features!

I love this tape measure - its my favorite go to tape measure. Hefty and seems well built. Also looks like you can get spare parts for it if you ever need it. I do woodworking in mixed metric/imperial measurements and use this all the time when I need an accurate measurement. I can get down to a 1/2 mm accuracy which is more than enough for my needs The little marking "spike" on the bottom reduced errors greatly. Also love the inside dimension measurement feature - although I don't use it that often. The cost is a bit high ... but I still love it. I am impressed with this brands tools. No cons so far with this product. I feel this has upped my woodworking skills/quality of output and I recommend this - and will be gifting it to my friends who are diyer's.

Very accurate, handy, excellent tool

Like the other five-star reviews have said, this is a brilliant little tape measure (thank you Peter Millard for the recommendation). It changes the way you work for the better. The measure is easy to read, but the repeatability of marking without even needing to read the measure is ingenious. It feels quality and the size is nice and small to easily slip into a trouser/jeans pocket with your phone, keys and wallet etc when taking it to the store.

Very good tape measure for hard to measure inside dimensions. Wish they had an imperial version, too.

Nice. Really well made - Swedish company. Ordered it on Amazon and it came from the UK in a week with free shipping! See the movie: [...] I have all sorts of other (cheaper) tape measures but I like using this one the most. It doesn't have the slipping end tab to facilitate inner & outer measurement, so you don't have to worry about the slot wearing and getting inaccurate. It has a short flip out rear tape to register the back of an internal measurement. It has a very strong lock that is always locked unless you press the (METAL!!) button. When it is locked, you cannot force it to slip.It retracts very well and you can actually get replacement tapes. It has little verticle blades on the ends of the front and rear tapes, and front of the body. The idea is to take the measurement, lay it on the work piece and scratch a perfect replica of the measurement on the workpiece without reading anything. When using it this way, it eliminates reading errors. The only thing is, it is metric. Since I like using it, it may get me to start using the metric system in my woodworking. Using inches is ok within a 1/4 of an inch or so but smaller than that, or calculating (subtracting 4 7/32" from 6' 10 5/16" for example...I know it's nuts!!), metric makes way more sense. Just need to get used to it. UPDATE 9/26/16: Still love it! Making some drawer boxes and using metric measurements is soooo much better. Cutting to the millimeter...subtracting for drawer slide widths....so much easier then using fractions. UPDATE 6/28/20 Still love this thing! Using it now to cut trim moldings and am able to cut dead on accuracy. Still reels in good. Still locks w/o the tape moving AT ALL.

All typical tape measures have a loose hook that offsets in order to remove the thickness of the hook itself from the measurement. What' particularly funny is that the reviews contain complaints that this tape measure doesn't have any hook movement. It doesn't work that way. The way it works is that there are 2 hooks - one at the end of the tape and another on the device itself. You put your piece between those 2 hooks and you have an exact measurement and the sharp points on the bottom of both hooks allow you to scribe a perfect length on any workpiece. For inside measurements, there's a hook on the body of the device that extends exactly 10 cm. Just like a story board, you get another exact inside reading. You do need to recognize when your cut should remove the scribe (outside measurements) and when it should just come up to the scribed mark (inside measurements). But the principal means that you can measure and scribe lengths without ever looking at the actual numbers. How often do you go from measuring to cutting while trying to remember 13 & 3/32"? This tape measure eliminates all of that nonsense. Precisely read length, then scribe that length on your work. It is a huge time and sanity saver. Best of all, this thing will probably outlast other tape measures precisely because that hook on the end is fixed & doesn't move around or wear out. It costs a bit more, but the design is well worth it. Before you get frustrated, watch some YouTube videos to understand the actual magic properties of this tape measure. It will change how you work for the better.

This is definitely five stars. My only gripe with this tape measure is that it only comes in fu fu metric. How in the 21st century, the age of enlightenment, can a company realistically not sell a tape measure in “freedom units”. How am I supposed to measure my guns and fighter jets? Its honestly very disappointing. It's sad that using this I no longer have to convert 1/16 or 1/32 to a fraction. Sometimes I get so frustrated I feel like building a whole aircraft carrier all by myself. Alas I'm going to have to settle for accurate carpentry, buy at your own risk.

Absolutely love this tape measure, fantastic when it comes to measuring pretty much anything but as for it’s intended use, cutting drywall or measuring between beams this come is very handy and performs extremely well. This is my 2nd purchase of the 3m version as offers a powerful tool in a small package. UK sizing of 2.4m means this handy 3m version is fantastic and can measure most lengths without the need for its 6m big brother. It also has a nice chunky tape stop release on the front, where most measures get you to lock to hold the measure, this auto locks, very well I might add and then press to release the tape instead. Most measures loose there locking ability through time and use but this works just as well day one after 7 years of use. The only reason I’m buying a new one is that my partner liked it that much it’s now in her tool collection instead. Would highly recommend for professionals and DIYers alike. I have several different tape measure for different uses but this is my most frequently picked tool, especially for accurate and intricate measuring. For the price you won’t get much better value. Pocket friendly, only thing I could fault is no belt clip. The tool has a nice black finish, has both internal and external measures to accommodate the tail along with the ability to measure angles which is fantastic for measuring and plotting curves on timber and flooring. It also has an inch measure on the back as the measure can be wrapped around cylindrical objects with ease. This is a one of my most reliable tools and I don’t go anywhere without this or it’s smaller 2m brother. You can’t go wrong with this tool.

Der Hultafors Talmeter ist kein gewöhnliches Maßband, sondern ein durchdachtes "Spezialwerkzeug", das klar aus der Praxis heraus entwickelt wurde. Die Verarbeitungsqualität ist insgesamt sehr hoch. Mechanik und Bandführung wirken präzise und langlebig, nichts klappert oder fühlt sich billig an. Das Kunststoffgehäuse ist funktional, aber haptisch eher durchschnittlich – hier hätte man mit einem hochwertigeren Material oder einer griffigeren (gummiert?) Oberfläche noch mehr Wertigkeit erzeugen können. Positiv hervorzuheben ist der Arretierungsknopf aus Metall. Diese Entscheidung ist nicht nur langlebiger, sondern vermittelt auch ein deutlich besseres Feedback im Gebrauch. Die Arretierung selbst ist außergewöhnlich stark – einmal fixiert, bewegt sich wirklich nichts mehr. Das ist kein Detail, sondern ein echter Qualitätsfaktor im Arbeitsalltag. Das zentrale Feature ist das ausklappbare Innenmaß. Genau dafür kauft man dieses Werkzeug. Es ersetzt in vielen Situationen zusätzliche Messhilfen und beschleunigt Arbeitsabläufe spürbar. Ebenso praktisch ist die Möglichkeit, Durchmesser zu messen – keine Präzisionslösung für jede Anwendung, aber im Alltag extrem nützlich, wenn gerade nichts anderes zur Hand ist. Die Ablesbarkeit ist sehr gut gelöst: metrische Skala, schwarzer Druck auf weißem Hintergrund, klarer Kontrast. Die roten Markierungen für Innenmessungen sind sinnvoll integriert und erhöhen die intuitive Nutzung deutlich. Der integrierte Markierdorn ist ein funktional starkes Feature. Beim Ausziehen des Maßbandes wirkt er anfangs leicht störend, in der Praxis gewöhnt man sich jedoch schnell daran. Gleichzeitig ist er so ausgeführt, dass keine reale Verletzungsgefahr besteht. In der Anwendung überzeugt er vor allem beim Anreißen auf Rohmaterial. In Kombination mit der 10-cm-Öffnung (kleines Loch) entsteht eine einfache, aber effektive Lösung für schnelles Markieren ohne zusätzliches Werkzeug. Die Genauigkeitsklasse 2 ist im realen Einsatz völlig ausreichend. Wer ernsthaft arbeitet, verwendet ohnehin durchgehend dasselbe Maßband innerhalb eines Projekts. In diesem Kontext ist die absolute Klassengenauigkeit weniger entscheidend als Konsistenz – und die ist hier gegeben. In Summe ist der Talmeter ein Werkzeug mit klarer Designlogik: praxisorientiert, funktional durchdacht und mit echten Mehrwerten gegenüber klassischen Maßbändern. Kleine Abstriche beim Gehäuse stehen einer insgesamt sehr überzeugenden Umsetzung gegenüber. Vielleicht ist er etwas teurer, aber auch irgendwie okay - es wurde ja viel Innovation hineingesteckt. Ist es ein must have? Wer gern mal seinen Bleistift sucht, Durchmesser messen muss, die sich mit einer Schiebelehre nicht mehr ausgehen oder auch im Trockenbau arbeitet braucht das Teil. Ich verwende nur noch den Talmeter im Holzbau und darum gebe ich eine klare Kaufempfehlung!

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It's one fine measure tape. After using it for some time, I just cannot use any other one - this one feels so much more fun.