TP wrote:
I need to staple about 1000 feet of coax cable and cat5 wire. What is
the best brand of a cable stapler to buy? I see Arrow makes one that
shoots a round top staple. Then PowerFast makes one that uses 3
different styles. This seems to me you have to keep switching between
wire sizes and staples…? Are these my only brand choices?

Thanks
TP


The local electrical inspector said I had to pull out all the staples
(Arrow) because they were not UL approved. I showed him the box of
staples where it *was* UL approved and he said I couldn't use 'em
anyway, just because.

You might want to ask the inspector's office before you use them, just
in case you have to deal with an asshole.

After typing the above, I noticed that you you said "coax", not "romex".
The Arrow round-top metal staples work great. I think a T-25 stapler
will work for both coax and CAT5. T-18 works great for #12 and #14
ground wires, or plain-old-telephone cable, but it tends to damage the
jacket on CAT5 and could cut the wires if you're not careful.

You can also just use poultry fence staples since this is low-voltage
wiring, and save the cost of a staple gun.

Best regards,
Bob