Mike Marlow wrote:
Robert Montgomery wrote:

So I guess there isn't even one model of electric staple gun on the
whole world that would be suitable for stretching artists' canvas?

If only there were a suitable electric, I could avoid all the hassles
of iimporting from the U.S. to Canada, plus the noise, clutter and
lugging around a heavy compressor in my crowed apartment, building a
box with soundpoofing and maybe even dealing with an extra tank in my
crowded apartment and having the risk of being unhappy with the
equipment, in which case I'd to return it to the store in the U.S.
and pay a 20 percent restocking fee.


Yeahbut look at the cool stuff you'd have! I do agree with you though. For
what you need, I'd be looking at an electric stapler too. I don't use them
so I really can't offer you any advice on brand/model, but your application
should really not pose any great challenge to a decent stapler.

Take a piece of wood that you use for your frames, a bit of canvas, and head
to your nearest Home Depot. Tell the associate in the Hardware department
that you want to try a stapler or two. He'll probably recommend a model or
two from the line up that will work best for your needs, and you can compare
them. Take the one you like the best up to the cash registers, and consider
that a job well done.

I thought that sounded like a good idea, so I called the nearest Home
Depot and asked if I could test some the staple guns with a compressor
while in the store. The salesman told me the closest one they have to
what I need is a Paslode 3/8ths inch, 22 gauge model that weighs three
pounds.

He said he doesn't think they have anything lighter. Three pounds is too
heavy for me to hold up in the air and shoot horizontally. (I can't
rest the gun on the wood and shoot down, so I want a lighter one.)

Maybe I'll import the Senco combo package instead. They don't have any
locally.

Robert