Designed from the ground-up to address common user frustrations with long tapes currently available on the market, the new Milwaukee long tapes provide ultimate durability and accuracy. The industry-first, patent-pending cleaning capability features a wiper that keeps dirt, mud, and other jobsite contaminants out of the housing and internal components of the long tape – providing a much longer life for the tool. To survive the demands of the jobsite, both 100 ft and 300 ft open reel long tapes include reinforced metal handles and a 3:1 planetary metal gear system that distributes force evenly, and puts less stress on internal components to prolong life. Exclusive to the open reel long tapes is a proprietary blade manufacturing process that combines a steel blade with extruded nylon coating. This design provides 50% less stretch for best-in-class accuracy and blade durability resulting in up to 10X longer blade life.