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Re: Staple gun
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 6/25/1998, 9:11 am
In Response To: Staple gun (Phillip Kearney)

> I have to buy a staple gun .There are quite a few available and
> quite a few sizes of staples. The arrow brand T50 is available here
> but is quite expensive , so what are the general recomendations of
> the group, the project is a strip built kayak .Also what size staples
> ? Apparently you can also use brads as well this becoming confusing.
> Thanks Phill

I used the B&D PowerShot. It claims to reducing bounceback, which I think it does. It's comfortable too. I used 9/16 staples everywhere, even on the few places that I used them between stations. On those places, I wish I had used shorter staples--only because I stapled into the tip of my finger once. Talk about pain. I bled all over my nice wood.

Ross

Messages In This Thread

Staple gun
Phillip Kearney -- 6/24/1998, 9:59 pm
Re: Staple gun
Ross Leidy -- 6/25/1998, 9:11 am
Re: Staple gun
Judy Kleindinst -- 6/25/1998, 11:58 am
Re: Staple gun
NPenney -- 6/25/1998, 6:55 am
Re: Staple gun
Mark Kanzler -- 6/25/1998, 11:38 am
Re: Staple gun
Mac Buhler -- 6/25/1998, 5:32 am
Re: Staple gun/straps
jim champoux -- 6/25/1998, 10:10 am
Re: ok...I know
jim champoux -- 6/25/1998, 10:27 am
Re: ok...I know
Mark Kanzler -- 6/25/1998, 11:27 am