"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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While I was constructing my compost pile I had to attach the rabbit
fencing to the boards - so I used U staples. Those have got to be the
hardest things to insert into a board. 2 of the worst aspects in a
fastener, 1 they are round and uneven meaning you have to hit them just
perfectly in order to drive them in, 2 they are small so you have to hit
them with your fingers right on the impact surface.

Do the staples with the flat hammer spot at the top of the "U" go in
easier, or are staples like this just a big pain to propery hammer in? If
so I really feel sorry for people who have to string barbed wire fences.

On the few occasions I've been faced with this, I simply held the staples
with a pair of needle-nose pliers. If you have a LOT to drive this may be a
pain, but you won't have to buy an expensive tool.