"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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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

Poultry fence staples? When were they UL approved?