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Do longer tape measures have wider blades?

Mostly, yes. Komelon's two shorter, slimmer tapes are 10 ft 3110 with a 1/2 in blade and 12 ft SL2912 with 5/8 in.

Known-width 16 ft and 25 ft tapes have blades at least 1 in wide.

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Touch Lock 10 ft · first with a product link

Model / item: 3110
  • Tape length: 10 ft.
  • Blade width: 1/2 in.
What to note:

Blade material and coating: Acrylic Coated Steel Blade.

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If you choose At least 16 ft for tape length, the first option with a product link becomes Colours 16 ft.

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Touch Lock 10 ft

Tape length: 10 ft.

Model / item: 3110

Key details

  • Blade width: 1/2 in.

What to note

Blade material and coating: Acrylic Coated Steel Blade.

Tape length: 10 ftBlade width: 1/2 inBlade material and coating: Acrylic Coated Steel Blade
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Tape length10 ft
Blade width1/2 in
Blade material and coatingAcrylic Coated Steel Blade

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Komelon · Product page checked September 26, 2026

Tape length: At least 16 ft

Colours 16 ft

Tape length: 16 ft.

Model / item: 3516

Key details

  • Blade width: 1 in.

What to note

Blade material and coating: Acrylic Coated Steel Blade.

Tape length: 16 ftBlade width: 1 inBlade material and coating: Acrylic Coated Steel Blade
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Tape length16 ft
Blade width1 in
Blade material and coatingAcrylic Coated Steel Blade

3 of 3 specs available · source checked September 26, 2026 · Source ↗
Komelon · Product page checked September 26, 2026

Tape length: At least 25 ft

LED 25 ft

Tape length: 25 ft.

Model / item: 25LED

Key details

  • Blade material and coating: Nylon Coated Steel Blade.

What to note

Not listed by the maker: blade width.

Tape length: 25 ftBlade material and coating: Nylon Coated Steel Blade
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Tape length25 ft
Blade material and coatingNylon Coated Steel Blade
Blade widthNot listed by the maker

2 of 3 specs available · source checked September 26, 2026 · Source ↗
Komelon · Product page checked September 26, 2026

Blade material and coating: Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Blade

Stainless Steel Gripper 16 ft

Blade material and coating: Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Blade.

Model / item: SS116

Key details

  • Tape length: 16 ft.

What to note

Blade width: 1 in.

Tape length: 16 ftBlade width: 1 inBlade material and coating: Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Blade
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Tape length16 ft
Blade width1 in
Blade material and coatingNylon Coated Stainless Steel Blade

3 of 3 specs available · source checked September 26, 2026 · Source ↗
Komelon · Product page checked September 26, 2026

Blade material and coating: Nylon Coated Steel Blade

Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ft

Tape length: 12 ft.

Model / item: SL2912

Key details

  • Blade width: 5/8 in.

What to note

Blade material and coating: Nylon Coated Steel Blade.

Tape length: 12 ftBlade width: 5/8 inBlade material and coating: Nylon Coated Steel Blade
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Tape length12 ft
Blade width5/8 in
Blade material and coatingNylon Coated Steel Blade

3 of 3 specs available · source checked September 26, 2026 · Source ↗
Komelon · Product page checked September 26, 2026

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Published specification comparison
SpecTouch Lock 10 ftModel / item: 3110No preferences selected.Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ftModel / item: SL2912No preferences selected.
Tape length10 ft12 ft
Blade width1/2 in5/8 in
Blade material and coatingAcrylic Coated Steel BladeNylon Coated Steel Blade

Touch Lock 10 ft

Model / item: 3110

No preferences selected.

Tape length
10 ft
Blade width
1/2 in
Blade material and coating
Acrylic Coated Steel Blade

Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ft

Model / item: SL2912

No preferences selected.

Tape length
12 ft
Blade width
5/8 in
Blade material and coating
Nylon Coated Steel Blade

Touch Lock 10 ft

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Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ft

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All models and their decision specs
ProductHow it comparesKey specCompareAction
Touch Lock 10 ft
Tape length: 10 ft; Blade width: 1/2 in.
Model / item: 3110
Tape length: 10 ftView at Komelon
Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 12 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: SL2912
Tape length: 12 ftView at Komelon
Colours 16 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: 3516
Tape length: 16 ftView at Komelon
Self Lock Speed Mark 16 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: SL29116
Tape length: 16 ftView at Komelon
Stainless Steel Gripper 16 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: SS116
Tape length: 16 ftView at Komelon
LED 25 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: 25LED
Tape length: 25 ftView at Komelon
MagGrip 25 ft (IM)
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: 7425IM
Tape length: 25 ftView at Komelon
Touch Lock 10 ft
Tape length: 10 ft; Blade width: 1/2 in.
Model / item: 3110
Tape length: 10 ft
Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 12 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: SL2912
Tape length: 12 ft
Colours 16 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: 3516
Tape length: 16 ft
Self Lock Speed Mark 16 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: SL29116
Tape length: 16 ft
Stainless Steel Gripper 16 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: SS116
Tape length: 16 ft
LED 25 ft
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: 25LED
Tape length: 25 ft
MagGrip 25 ft (IM)
Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft.
Model / item: 7425IM
Tape length: 25 ft
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Sources for all 10 models

A longer tape is not always a wider blade

Komelon's Touch Lock gives you 10 ft of tape with a 0.5 in blade. The MAGNETIC ABS POWERBLADE II extends to 25 ft with a 1.06 in blade, while several other 25 ft tapes have a 1 in blade. Choose reach first, then compare the width of the exact tape you will carry.

The full length range is 10 to 25 ft. Blade width is missing for the LED model, so its length cannot fill that gap. Komelon's dimensions let you compare size; blade standout and lock feel have not been assessed here.

Coating and base metal are different choices

The Stainless Steel Gripper has a nylon-coated stainless-steel blade and a 16 ft tape. Colours uses acrylic-coated steel at the same length, while the Self Lock Speed Mark family includes nylon-coated steel. Read the complete construction description rather than treating every coated blade as the same material.

These details do not quantify abrasion resistance, corrosion life or readability. The blade width and printed units need more than a family name to identify them, so check the scale layout and chosen size on the product page.

Before you buy

Does a wider blade reach farther unsupported?

Komelon's pages here give no standout figure, so blade width can't be turned into reach, and none of these tapes is compared on it. The widest stated blade is 1.06 in, on the 25 ft MAGNETIC ABS POWERBLADE II (73425).

What's different about the blade coatings?

Seven blades are nylon-coated steel, the 16 ft SS116 is the lone nylon-coated stainless steel blade, and the 3516 Colours and 3110 Touch Lock are acrylic-coated steel. Komelon's pages don't say how the coatings wear, so that isn't compared.

Why does the 25LED show no blade width?

Its Komelon page gives the length and a nylon-coated steel blade but no width, and none is filled in from another model. Setting a width removes it from the results.