Review – These days, I am a very busy DIYer, dealing with tasks such as rebuilding bathrooms, creating storage rooms, and remodeling basements. Professionals and DIYers often say “measure twice and cut once”. Usually, I tend to measure 3 or 4 times, and cut more than once at a time. In many cases, when I reach out to the backyard to actually cut the material, I don’t remember the measurements or confuse them. In addition, when the length is inches plus millimeters, I usually average to the nearest millimeter while squinting to make sure I am looking right. I am very happy to test this UpTech tool digital tape measure, no one should be surprised.
What is it?
The UpTech tool digital tape measure reads each measurement value and displays the precise length on the screen. It can also perform quick unit conversion between US and metric units.
What’s in the box
1 x UpTech tool digital tape measure
1 x User Manual
1 x battery bar (a free gift for me)
Design and features
feature
- Automatically convert between five types of units
- Convert between decimals and fractions
- Save two measured values in memory
- Calculate the midpoint
- The screen displays tape measurements in inches-fractions, inches-decimals, feet-inches, feet-decimals, and centimeters
Specification
accuracy: 1/16 inch-1 mm
length: 16 feet-5 meters
Tape blade width: 3/4 inch
Battery: CR 2032-one
unit: Feet-inches-fraction (10′-1-1/16″); inches-fraction (50-1/8″); decimal inches (1.2″); decimal feet (2.5′); centimeters
The tape measure has a control device on the larger side and a belt clip on the other side. On the top is the LCD screen and the tape lock button. The tape measure extends and retracts from the bottom edge.
Performance
In terms of performance, this digital tape measure performs well and is very useful when accuracy is important. It measures from the end of the tape measure to the measurement you can see in front of the tape measure, and in the case that you cannot cross the end point when you measure from one point to another, it allows you to press a button to include the size of the main body of the tape measure. I also like the ability to calculate the midpoint by pressing a button. The feature that allows you to choose to read measurements in feet, inches, or centimeters is great, because when working at shorter distances, miniature measurements are the key. When our memory is sometimes poor, being able to save 2 measurements works well for me. The LCD is clear and easy to read, and the buttons are responsive. This tape measure can also be used as a traditional tape measure when the choice is just estimation or the end point is easy to measure. Time will tell us how well it can withstand the common trend of accidentally dropping tools like this.
what do I like
- Build quality
- Easy-to-read LCD display
- Built-in belt clip
- Measurement unit options
- Able to save 2 measured values
What will i change
Final thoughts
After working with this tape measure for a few weeks, it has become the first tape measure I reached out and I have several. The LCD is easy to read, and after many comparisons with ordinary tape measures, I found it to be very accurate. So far, I have successfully given up several times and can still continue to use it.
Price: 29.99 USD
Where to buy: UpTech website
source: The sample for this review is provided by UpTech
