We are re-covering a set of dining chairs and I am finding that my cheap
staple gun is struggling to embed staples into the chipboard of the seat
base.

Has anyone a recommendation for a decent budget priced staple gun for this
application?

"John" wrote in message
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We are re-covering a set of dining chairs and I am finding that my cheap
staple gun is struggling to embed staples into the chipboard of the seat
base.

Has anyone a recommendation for a decent budget priced staple gun for this
application?




You'll get the staples/nails at Screwfix.

http://tinyurl.com/2zffn2

John wrote:
We are re-covering a set of dining chairs and I am finding that my
cheap staple gun is struggling to embed staples into the chipboard of
the seat base.

Has anyone a recommendation for a decent budget priced staple gun for
this application?

decent budget priced is an oxymoron.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

John wrote:
We are re-covering a set of dining chairs and I am finding that my cheap
staple gun is struggling to embed staples into the chipboard of the seat
base.

Has anyone a recommendation for a decent budget priced staple gun for this
application?


Rather than a staple gun, you might try upholstery tacks and a
magnetic-tip tack hammer. Once you get the hang of it, it works well on
difficult stuff like chipboard.

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decent budget priced is an oxymoron.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257


I know what you mean but high quality may imply:
Withstands continuous usage
Long Life
Robust to mistreatment
Many features

In my case "fitness for purpose" possibly means, " Able to apply staples
into chipboard with 90% reliability, suitable for slow, intermittent usage,
with a life of at least 2,000 staples

I want one for very occasional use on small jobs which is a bit better than
the very cheap plastic one which fails about 50% of the applications into
chipboard.

Just a thought - is an electric one necessarily better - or does it just
save the exertion of pulling a lever? I guess the actual impact done with a
spring.

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decent budget priced is an oxymoron.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257


I know what you mean but high quality may imply:
Withstands continuous usage
Long Life
Robust to mistreatment
Many features

In my case "fitness for purpose" possibly means, " Able to apply staples
into chipboard with 90% reliability, suitable for slow, intermittent usage,
with a life of at least 2,000 staples

I want one for very occasional use on small jobs which is a bit better than
the very cheap plastic one which fails about 50% of the applications into
chipboard.

Just a thought - is an electric one necessarily better - or does it just
save the exertion of pulling a lever? I guess the actual impact done with a
spring.

For a manual stapler get an Arrow T50 -- been around for many decades
and is as good as they come.

If you're looking for something more powerful, air is the way to go.

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:20:32 -0500, S Viemeister
wrote:

Rather than a staple gun, you might try upholstery tacks and a
magnetic-tip tack hammer.

Tacks (with a tapered shank) work badly on chipboard, as it's too
inelastic. If they work the slightest bit loose in service (and they
will), they fall clean out. Similarly, to a varying extent, with
plywood. For man-made sheetgoods like this you're better with paralllel
shank fasteners, including staples.

To put them in, an Arrow T-50 is still the best thing around, short of
an industrial grade pneumatic.

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