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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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With no preferences selected: Touch Lock 10 ft is one option to compare.

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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.

Compare specs: Tape length: 10 ft here; 12 ft on Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ft.

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

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

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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.

Compare specs: Tape length: 16 ft here; 10 ft on Touch Lock 10 ft.

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

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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.

Compare specs: Tape length: 25 ft here; 10 ft on Touch Lock 10 ft.

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

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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.

Compare specs: Blade material and coating: Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Blade here; Acrylic Coated Steel Blade on Touch Lock 10 ft.

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

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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.

Compare specs: Tape length: 12 ft here; 10 ft on Touch Lock 10 ft.

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
Spec	Touch Lock 10 ftModel / item: 3110No preferences selected.	Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ftModel / item: SL2912No preferences selected.
Tape length	10 ft	12 ft
Blade width	1/2 in	5/8 in
Blade material and coating	Acrylic Coated Steel Blade	Nylon 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
Product	How it compares	Key spec	Compare	Action
Touch Lock 10 ft	Tape length: 10 ft; Blade width: 1/2 in. Model / item: 3110	Tape length: 10 ft	Compare	View 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 ft	Compare	View at Komelon
Colours 16 ft	Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft. Model / item: 3516	Tape length: 16 ft	Compare	View 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 ft	Compare	View 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 ft	Compare	View at Komelon
LED 25 ft	Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft. Model / item: 25LED	Tape length: 25 ft	Compare	View 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 ft	Compare	View at Komelon
MagGrip Pro 25 ft (IE)	Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft. Model / item: 7125IE	Tape length: 25 ft	Compare	View at Komelon
Magnetic ABS PowerBlade II 25 ft	Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft. Model / item: 73425	Tape length: 25 ft	Compare	View at Komelon
Self Lock 25 ft (IE)	Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft. Model / item: SL2825IE	Tape length: 25 ft	Compare	View at Komelon

Touch Lock 10 ft

Tape length: 10 ft; Blade width: 1/2 in.

Model / item: 3110

Tape length: 10 ft

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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

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Colours 16 ft

Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 16 ft vs 10 ft.

Model / item: 3516

Tape length: 16 ft

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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

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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

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LED 25 ft

Compared with Touch Lock 10 ft: tape length, 25 ft vs 10 ft.

Model / item: 25LED

Tape length: 25 ft

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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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10 catalog models

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Your choices are compared with each model’s product details. A missing or conflicting value stays unknown and cannot satisfy a choice you select. The starting order helps you browse; it does not rate real-world performance.

Source dates appear with each link below. A source date does not confirm today's price or stock.

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Colours 16 ft: Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
LED 25 ft: Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
MagGrip 25 ft (IM): Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
MagGrip Pro 25 ft (IE): Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
Magnetic ABS PowerBlade II 25 ft: Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
Self Lock 25 ft (IE): Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
Self Lock Speed Mark 12 ft: Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
Self Lock Speed Mark 16 ft: Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
Stainless Steel Gripper 16 ft: Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026
Touch Lock 10 ft: Source 1 ↗ · September 26, 2026

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.