Staples

I've had a lot of requested test staplers and the review is finally here, so let's get the testing underway and see w And the first test we'll see w Then we'll pound staples into a steel plate to see w Then we'll see w All the staplers we'll be testing are designed for T-50 staples. At a price of only $14, the least expensive stapler we'll be testing is made by Citadel. Most of the staplers we'll be testing are battery or electric, but I thought it'd be interesting to throw in a manual stapler. When it comes to T-50 staples, the Citadel is designed from 1. 25 inch through 9. 16. Push down on the staple retention bracket and then remove the staple retention assembly. Insert the staples and return the assembly in the bracket to the home position. And the Citadel is very light at 1. 95 pounds. At 24 inches from the stapler, 96. 4 decibels. Tool reaction speed can impact productivity and the Citadel is only as fast as the operator's hand at 0. 25 seconds. In our next test, we'll see how much force it takes to activate the stapler. And the Citadel takes almost 22 pounds. If you're stapling vapor barrier or insulation, tool speed can have a huge impact on productivity. So let'see how quickly the staplers can drive in 80 staples. And it took me 46 seconds to drive in 80 staples with the Citadel. No issues with the Citadel becoming jam. At a price of $20, is t It claims to be the n The T-50 staples sizes are 1. 25 inch through 9. 16. Just Insert the staples and return the assembly in the bracket to the home position. The Aero weighs 1. 85 pounds. 94 decibels for the Aero. And the Aero takes 12 pounds more pressure than the Citadel. 33. 5 pounds. 0. 25 seconds for the Aero. Almost the same amount of time for the Aero at 45 seconds. No issues with the Aero becoming jammed. At a price of $30, is t Works with T-50 staples a quarter inch through 9. 16. It also works with Brad sizes 1. 5 through 5. 8. The Stanley has an adjustment knob to adjust for hard and soft materials. Rotate the staple retention bracket towards the bottom of the stapler and then slide the assembly outward. Once the staples are in position, place the assembly in the home position. And the Stanley weighs 2. 14 pounds. 98 decibels for the Stanley. All of the corded and battery staplers have a spring-loaded contact striker w 2. 69 pounds to activate the Stanley. And a corded Stanley is extremely fast at 0. 05 seconds. And a corded Stanley is a lot faster than I am with the manual staplers at only 27. 5 seconds. No issues with the Stanley becoming jammed. Also at a price of $30, the same price as the Stanley is t It's a 4-volt stapler that can also drive Brad nails. Works with T-50 staples from quarter inch to 9. 16. The manufacturer claims it can drive 850 staples per charge. And the Beale Meyer has a staple capacity around 50 compared to 80 for the other brands. Up to 50 pins per minute, we're going to test that. The Beale Meyer comes with the USB Micro B charging cord but it does not include the charger. And the Beale Meyer only weighs 1. 61 pounds. 98. 1 decibels for the Beale Meyer. And the Beale Meyer takes a little bit more pressure to activate the tool at 3. 77 pounds. And the battery-powered Beale Meyer has to wind up before driving in the staple. 0. 35 seconds. Since the Beale Meyer only holds 50 staples, I'll split the strip of staples in half. After firing off just 10 staples, the Beale Meyer jammed. And then the Beale Meyer jammed again after a few seconds. I did not include the time it took to clear the two jams and add the extra staples. And the Beale Meyer finally crossed the finish line in 81 seconds and took almost three times as long as the Stanley. At a price of $35, is t One-handed operation with non-slip grip designed for 1. 25 to 9. 16 staples in a half inch to 5. 8 nails. Only a 50 staple capacity. The E-Work weighs 1. 75 pounds. 98. 8 decibels. And E-Work takes 3. 3 pounds of pressure to activate the tool. And the corded E-Work is just as fast as a Stanley at 0. 05 seconds. Since the E-Work only holds 50 staples, I split the strip of staples in half. Without including the few seconds it took to reload the stapler, the E-Work took 48 seconds, w Unfortunately, the E-Work became jammed on the final three staples. At a price of $40, is t It claims the lightweight tacker can drive 30 shots per minute. Includes a power adjusted knob to increase or decrease the strength. 6. 5 amps of current. And the New Master weighs 2. 6 pounds. 97. 6 decibels. And the New Master takes the least amount of force yet to activate at only 1. 72 pounds. And the corded New Master is just as fast as the E-Work in the Stanley at 0. 05 seconds. And the New Master has a really long delay from the time the trigger is squeezed until the time the stapler reacts. And it took the New Master 80 seconds to complete a full row of staples. No issues with jamming on the last several staples. Also at a price of $40, the same price as the New Master is t It's a 4 volt cordless stapler. It claims to have 40% more shots. 700 shots in just one charge. Comes with both the charger as well as a charging cable. So far all the other staplers can handle 916 staples but the bower is limited to half inch. The bower weighs 2. 48 pounds. 97. 1 decibels. And the bower takes the least amount of force yet at only 0. 65 pounds. And the bower is the fastest battery powered stapler yet at only 0. 2 seconds. And the bower is pretty quick to reconstitute after firing each staple before the next. 52 seconds is only 4 seconds slower than the E-Work. No jams with the bower on the last few staples. At a price of $46 is t 5-in-1 cordless electric multi-tacker. It handles T-50 staples JT-21, T-25, 18 gauge brad nails, and 18 gauge pin nails. It claims to have a lot of versatility from hanging lights to carpentry projects. Fires over a thousand shots for a full charge. The Aero weighs 2. 38 pounds. 89. 3 decibels. And the Aero fired off a staple at 0. 63 pounds over the weight of the tool. 0. 2 seconds for the battery powered Aero. Just 58 seconds or 6 seconds slower than the Bower. No jams for the Aero. At a price of $50 is t 6 Volt Lithi It works with T-50, JT-21, T-25, T-20, and brad nail 18. It claims it can fire 60 staples per minute or 1100 per charge. 100 staple capacity. And the WorkPro weighs 2. 36 pounds. 90. 7 decibels. 0. 15 pounds of force for the WorkPro. 0. 25 seconds for the battery powered WorkPro. And the WorkPro seems very similar to the 501C. 48 seconds is very close to the same speed as the Aero. No issues with jamming for the WorkPro. At a price of $52 is t Includes depth control. Uses Heavy Duty Narrow Flat Crown Cable Staples 18 gauge brad nails as well as 18 gauge headless pins. It claims to work in oak as well as pine. The DeWalt weighs 2. 53 pounds. 99 decibels. And it took just over 2 pounds of pressure to activate the DeWalt. 0. 05 seconds for the corded DeWalt. Just 39 seconds is the second fastest time yet. No issues with the stapler becoming jammed. At a price of $60 is t Includes 3750 pieces. Or if it's a quarter inch through half inch T50 Staples. It does claim that the hardest wood you can staple with the Aero weighs 2. 45 pounds. 97. 4 decibels. And it took less than a pound of pressure to activate the stapler. 0. 2 seconds for the battery powered Aero. And the Aero T50 is a little bit slower than the Aero 501C at 64 seconds. At a price of $84 for just the stapler and not the battery and charger is the other cordless staplers are 3. 6 to 4 volts but the Ryobi One Plus is 18 volts. It claims it can deliver 5,500 staples per charge. It fastens T50 Staples quarter inch to 9 sixteenths. Includes an adjustable power setting. Includes a convenient drive force indicator. Without a battery the Ryobi weighs very close to 3 pounds. And it weighs 4. 58 pounds with a 4 amp hour battery. 102. 8 decibels. And the weight of the Ryobi is almost enough to fire off a staple. And the Ryobi is the fastest battery stapler at only 0. 15 seconds. And the Ryobi is very fast and drove in a full row of staples in only 29 seconds or 1. 5 seconds slower than the Stanley. No jams with the Ryobi. At a price of $119 for just the tool and not the battery and charger is t It handles T50 Staples sizes quarter inch to 9 sixteenths. Includes a power adjustment dial. Sequential and contact actuation trigger. Includes a staple locating Aero. Drive fire lockout prevents blank stapling. Without a battery the Ryobi weighs 3. 16 pounds. With a 4 amp hour battery the Milwaukee weighs 4. 06 pounds. 95. 7 decibels. The Milwaukee fired off a staple with just the weight of the tool. 0. 2 seconds for the Milwaukee. Keeping the trigger squeezed the Milwaukee sends a staple with every tap of the striker but it does take a little bit of time to reconstitute before firing the next staple. And the Milwaukee is very fast but not quite as fast as the Stanley in the Ryobi at 37 seconds. And the Milwaukee locked out the stapler with three staples left and the most expensive stapler we'll be testing at $219 for just the tool and not the battery and charger is made by Makita. 18 volt LXT lithi It handles crown staples from 3 eighths to 7 eighths of an inch. Without a battery the Makita weighs 3. 87 pounds. With a 4 amp hour battery the Makita weighs 5. 23 pounds. 101. 7 decibels. And the Makita fired off a staple at 0. 02 pounds. And the Makita is the fastest battery stapler at 0. 1 seconds. Just And the Makita reconstitutes a lot faster than the Milwaukee 23. 5 seconds to move into the lead. When it comes tool speed the Makita drove in approximately 80 staples in 23. 5 seconds. The Stanley also did very well at 27. 5, Ryobi 29, and Milwaukee 37. And the amount of force it takes to activate the stapler varies quite a bit with the Milwaukee coming out on top at 0. 03 pounds. The work pro Makita, Ryobi, Arrow, and the Bauer also performed very well. If tool weight is a factor in your purchasing decision the Bealmyre is the lightest stapler at only 1. 61 pounds. Up until a certain point more downward force on top of the stapler will actually cause the staple to be driven in deeper. So let'see how much force it takes for each brand to drive in a 916 staple into a spruce 2x4. And with 32 pounds of downward force applied to the front of the stapler the Citadel wasn't able to drive the staple into the pretty soft 2x4. At just over 40 pounds the Citadel caused damage to the staple without driving the staple all the way into the board. At 35 pounds the Arrow didn't quite drive the staple in but 40 was just enough. And the Stanley needed three attempts at 10, 15, and finally 20 pounds. At 20 pounds the Stanley drove the staple all the way into the board and takes the lead from the Arrow. And the Bealmyre took several swings at 10, 15, 20, and 25 pounds and finally got the job done. And E-Work took a swing at 15, 20, 25, and even 30 pounds and still couldn't drive the staple all the way in. Unfortunately the staple is crushed. And the new master took two swings at 15 and finally 20 pounds to drive in the staple. Most of the other brands handle 916 staples but the bar is limited to just a half inch staple. And the bar took two swings and the bar was able to drive in the staple at 20 pounds. And the Arrow took quite a few swings at 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and even 40 pounds and t Unfortunately the Arrow's hammer just doesn't And the work pro struggled to work Just And the DeWalt made quite a few attempts at 5, 10, 15, 20, and even 25 pounds. Unfortunately the DeWalt is just cr And just And the Arrow tried hammering in the staple at 10, 15, 20, 25, and even 30 pounds without success. Unfortunately the Arrow just does not And the Roby throws a very hard punch. And the Roby took three swings at 5, 7. 5, and finally 10 pounds. At 10 pounds the Roby takes the lead from the Stanley. And the Milwaukee also throws a very nice punch. And the Milwaukee took four swings, finally driving in the staple at 12 pounds or 2 pounds more force than the Roby to move into second place. And the Makita is not messing around. And it took a quick one-two punch at 5 and then 7 pounds to bury the staple. Very impressive. If you're looking for a tool that requires the minimal user input, the Makita only takes 7 pounds of force to drive a 916 staple into a 2x4. The Roby came in second at 10 pounds, Milwaukee 12, and Stanley a new master, 20 pounds. The Bar isn't designed to handle 916 staples, but it did drive a half inch staple at 20 pounds. Let'see how the staplers perform driving in c And the Citadel just mangled the staple. And the Arrow partially drove in one leg of the staple. And the Stanley left a pretty good dent in the corner bead and destroyed the staple. Just And the corner bead is too much for the e-work. And the new master destroyed the staple. And the Bar did the best yet driving in one leg of the staple. And the Arrow 501C destroyed the staple. And the WorkPro partially drove in both legs of the staple into the corner bead. Unfortunately, the DeWalt experienced a jam. And the Arrow T50 destroyed the staple. And the Roby has a very well designed hammer and made very easy work of the corner bead without destroying the staple. And the Milwaukee drove in one leg of the staple on the first attempt. And the Milwaukee did a great job on the second attempt as well as the t And the Makita made very easy work of the corner bead on back to back attempts. So the only three staplers with enough firepower to penetrate the corner bead in drywall include the Roby, Milwaukee and the Makita. Before we test the staplers for resistance to becoming jammed, let'see how they perform on oak with 40 pounds of force using half inch staples. Unfortunately, the Citadel cr And the Arrow did a much better job and almost completely drove in the staple. And the Stanley did the best job yet completely driving in the staple. And the Bealmeyer hammer And the Ework has just enough punch to drive in the staple. And the new master drove the staple deeper into the wood compared to the Ework. And the Barra sunk the staple most of the way just And the Arrow 501 just doesn't have enough firepower for the oak. Just Once again, the DeWalt is just smas Just And the Roby has more than enough fire power for the oak, completely driving in the staple. And the Milwaukee made very easy work of driving the staple into the oak. And the Makina completely buried the entire staple into the oak. Very impressive. W Before we get to the final test on composite decking, let's first test the jam resistance of the staplers. As the staples accelerate through the cardboard, they're going to come to a sudden stop when they No issues with the Citadel becoming jammed. However, if you ever have somet No problems with the Arrow stapler becoming jammed. Just Unfortunately, the Stanley did become jammed, but removing the damaged staples was very easy. And the Bealmeyer pounded the staples flat without becoming jammed. And Ework flattened the staples without becoming jammed. Just And the Arrow became jammed, but the jam was very easy to clear. Just And the Dualt experienced a pretty bad jam, and I had to use some pliers to remove the staple. And the Arrow T50 became jammed pretty badly, and I had to use pliers to clear the jam. And the Roby had no problem smas Just And the Makina Crush several staples without becoming jammed. Most of the staplers received the Most of the other staplers that did experience the jam were pretty quick and easy to clear the jam and then return to service. In the final test, let'see if any of the staplers can drive in a 916 staple into composite decking with 50 pounds of force on top of the stapler. And the composite was way too hard for the Citadel, and it only drove the staple in about halfway. And the Arrow made a little bit more progress than the Citadel, but far short from finis And the Stanley made about twice as much progress as the Arrow, but it didn't quite finish the job. Unfortunately, the Bealmeyer made the least amount of progress yet. Definitely a light duty stapler. And E-Work moves in the second place be And the Newmaster made a little bit more progress than the E-Work. And the Bower uses the shorter half inch staple and drove the staple in about halfway. And the Soft- Unfortunately, the WorkPro just doesn't hit too hard and it struggled just And the Dualt made about the same amount of progress as the Newmaster, but it did a lot of damage to the staple. And the Arrow T50 really struggled in t And the Roby completely drove in the staple. Very impressive. And the Milwaukee And the Makita drove in the staple even deeper than the Roby. Very impressive. Assessing performance is somewhat subjective, but the only two brands that completely drove in the staple include the Makita and the Roby. Milwaukee finished in t In some applications, stapling close to an object might be necessary. And the manual Arrow stapler is able to place the staple just 1. 75 millimeters away from a vertical object. The Citadel, Stanley and E-Work are able to get in very close at under 6 millimeters. I also compared tool width from 1 inch above the bottom of the stapler. And the manual Arrow and the Makita offer the narrowest profile at very close to 1 inch. The Stanley, Citadel and the Milwaukee also offer a very narrow profile. Very impressive performance by the Roby. It definitely seems If you want the best stapler though, in my opinion, the Makita definitely seems to be the best. If you don't mind having a corded tool, the Stanley performed very well, especially we consider the budget price of only $30. Regarding the Milwaukee, it definitely seems All the videos in t So if you have a video idea, I hope you'll take time to Thanks so much for watc Please take care and I'll look forward to next time.