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Originally Posted by speeder

I haven’t seen that. My pet peeve is the angle/grabber thing getting loose in the rivets making it impossible to get an accurate measurement.

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Do you let your tape "slam home" or do you catch the end with your free hand and let it finish reeling in softly? I "catch" and not one of my dozens of tapes has the twist yours shows - BUT, I mostly do small-ish stuff, less than 6 or 8 feet, and I rarely have to double the tape. I wonder if doubling the tape is causing the twist?

Good call. That sounds like a possible/reasonable cause for what he's seeing. I do often/usually let mine retract on its own, but I also usually "aim" the tape measure so the tape retracts straight and doesn't bend or whip around (like the retracting power cord of a vacuum with a retractable cord).