I APPLIED MY STUDS TO SEVERAL TAPE MEASURES, WORKING ON ONE JOB MY TAPE KEPT GETTING CAUGHT ON OBSTRUCTIONS AND PULLED LOOSE. THE HOLDER AND THE STUD DID NOT FAIL, THE TAPES LABEL FAILED!! SO YOU MAY WANT TO REMOVE THE LABEL BEFORE APPLYING THE STUD. ALSO ANOTHER MINOR ISSUE IS THE CABLE TIE REINFORCEMENT FOR THE LARGER HANDLE STUD HOLDER (DRILL ETC) I HAD TO USE 2 CABLE TIES TO GET AROUND THE HANDLE, AND THIS LEFT 2 "KNOTS" UNDER MY HAND, UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING I DO REALLY LIKE THE SYSTEM, JUST NEEDS A COUPLE TWEAKS AND A WARNING TO REMOVE THE TAPE MEASURE LABEL :)

It takes a minute to get used to unlocking the mechanism, but it stays on my bibs unlike the stock fastening systems on the fat max or Milwaukee tape measures. Make sure your tape does not have a raised area to lock in the factory clip.

I'm welder I bought this for a tape measure I haven't used it at work yet but I did get it on my tape and tryed it out and I'm completely satisfied with the results this far

I bought this for use with a tape measure in order to save my pants from constantly hooking & unhooking it from my pocket- so far so good, and I've outfitted other people in the office with them as well (structural engineers). I find that the metal clip can scuff up a nice leather belt, so I've been using dedicated nylon gun belts for site visits. Not only does this save my pants (and dressier belts), it's much safer than having a tape measure clipped to a belt or pants, so it's much less likely to take a tumble from a ladder or staging.

I love it it works great!