I was in the closest Woodcraft store to me last week to take advantage of the 15% coupon last week. I spent some time looking at thier FastCap tape measure display.
I have been on the hunt for an acurate tape measure for some time. I have two Craftsman tapes and a cheapo Starrett that I have problems with. The three don't agree as you go out in distance and the error isn't linear (it varies at different distances). None of the three agree with my Wixey digital table saw fence.
After looking at the FastCap tapes I decided to take a chance with the standard reverse.
The quality of this tape is way above the three I have. The three I have look like the numbers and lines were stenciled on the tape. The FastCap appears to be printed. The tape is eraseable to you can write on it and there is a pad on the body of the tape measure. The one I bought reads the same left and right so no more looking at upside down numbers. Also the 1/16th s are defined in red numbering. Best of all it agrees to my Wixey fence.
I started using this tape this weekend and I am sold. The other three are for framing only.
Bob