On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:52:35 GMT, Doug White
wrote:

I need to staple thin aluminum flashing to pine. I have an old Arrow
T50M gun, which doesn't quite have enough oomph to sink a 3/8" long
staple flush. I could try using 1/4" or 5/16" long staples, but I'd
prefer to go with a wider crown, and I know that staple gun technolgy has
improved a good bit since the T50 was designed. This will be used
outdoors, and electric or pneumatic is overkill (& over-$$).

Most of the time, unless I just need a few and use the hammer stapler,
I'll charge up my air pig (w/ 50' of 1/4" hose) and use the 1/2" crown
air stapler. The 5gal pig is good for over 100 staples. I'll have to
put that old regulator on it for next time, as it ate through some
aluminum screen the last time I used it on an old pineywood door.
I hate manuals. Go air!


The T50's use a 3/8" width (presumably OD). My research shows that there
are two flavors of "wide crown". Ace Hardware sells staples as either
"Wide Crown I" or "Wide Crown II". The Wide crown I's fit various
flavors of Ace, B&D, and Craftsman. I think that these are 14mm wide,
which is ~ 0.55". The Wide Crown II's fit some Master Mechanic, Stanley
and Swinglines. I think these are 1/2" wide. I also found an indication
that Bostitch uses 7/16" wide staples, which I consider too narrow.

I recently ordered some T50 staples via Amazon and only several months
later did I find out that they didn't fit my hammer stapler. Way too
narrow. I thought a designator like T50 really meant something.
#$%^&@#&^%

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