I have three of these Starrett tape measures, and the locking systems have held up for years:
David Best
https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/
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Esteemed members, I'm coming to you with a serious case of frustration over cheap tape measure repairs. I'm cheap and I want more out of my tape measures. My leverlocks from Stanley and Fastcap seem to lose friction with regularity despite disassembly, cleaning, and sometimes shimming to increase spring pressure. They always slip again sooner than later. Who knows the secret to the fountain of tape-measure-youth?
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Brett Wissel
Saint Louis Restoration
1831 S Kingshighway Blvd (at Shaw Blvd)
St Louis, MO 63110
314.772.2167
brett@...