Milwaukee Wide Blade Tape Measure Review

[@Hvn1957]

Nice review. I did site installations for most of my career, so I’ve always carried big tapes. This one would have been worth the price. Recently, I had one of those epiphanies that seem so obvious in retrospect. I started carrying a little tape around the shop. No more 30’ behemoth, but a nice compact little 12’er.

[@whatthehellimbored]

I've used a fat max for years but this is my new favorite

[@noccaelum2487]

Nice review

[@highdesertexplorer123]

I have the 25 foot version. I love it except one thing I noticed is at 5 feet the tape does not reel back in without a second hand to help it. My compact Milwaukee 25 foot tape snaps back without any assistance.

[@brianandtarryn]

Hi Mark, what do you use for a random orbital sander? I thought of going cordless but then thought that there would not be much benefit due to the fact that it would be connected to a shop-vac anyway. I was looking at Makita and Milwaukee but think that the Bosch ROS65VC-5 would be a better option as it appears to do a great job of vibration cancelling (according to reviews). I would appreciate your thoughts on this.

[@DIYMark]

Hi Brian. I tend to agree about cordless sanders. I keep mine attached to the vac too. Maybe for job site use a cordless makes more sense. I have a low end Bosch ROS20 that does the bulk of my finish sanding. It does the job. It does have an annoying weird sized exhaust port that doesn't hold on to the shop vac hose well. I really don't know much about the 65VC-5 (had to google it) but boy it's pricey. I also have a larger Festool RO150 that is a beast. Frankly too much for most jobs....unless you're stripping siding or something. I generally dislike sanding, sort of a necessary evil. So don't spend too much time doing it and stick to low cost units that are replaced every few years.

[@brianandtarryn]

@@DIYMark Thanks Mark.

[@pappaclutch3266]

Dudes the Hercules Orbital sander at harbor freight is a complete beast.. I put it through many hours of hard use and it trucks along. I like everything about it and think the quality is top notch for the price. Best of all it connects to my large shop vac out of the box.

[@NhatNguyen-gd7ju]

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