mm wrote:


IIUC, they used a stapler because it was quick and easy, not because
it was good. Note that it is falling apart now. That's what often
happens with staples. Not that there isn't a place for them in
quality work. I just can't remember where that place is.

mm,

Thanks for the excellent "production line" tips for speeding things.

The box was installed when the house was built in 1968. So I can't
really complain that the staples didn't hold up well over the decades.
When I bought the house in 2000, some of the pieces had separated, but
just as important, much of the inside wood was rotted. I'm embarrassed
that it's taken me seven year to replace it, but now that I'm about to
paint the whole house, might as well do everything right.

Ray