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Eigenvector

06-16-2006

Thomas Kendrick

PanHandler

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Posted by Eigenvector on June 16, 2006, 12:26 am

While I was constructing my compost pile I had to attach the rabbit fencing
to the boards - so I used U staples. Those have got to be the hardest
things to insert into a board. 2 of the worst aspects in a fastener, 1 they
are round and uneven meaning you have to hit them just perfectly in order to
drive them in, 2 they are small so you have to hit them with your fingers
right on the impact surface.

Do the staples with the flat hammer spot at the top of the "U" go in easier,
or are staples like this just a big pain to propery hammer in? If so I
really feel sorry for people who have to string barbed wire fences.

Posted by Thomas Kendrick on June 16, 2006, 9:31 am

For barbed-wire fences, there is a staple driver tool:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200310777_200310777
that is called a Goldenrod Hired Hand™ Staple Driver.
It holds a stick of staples and is hammer-powered so that no fingers
get smashed. It's $50, which is fairly expensive for a bit of rabbit
fencing.

I have a pneumatic medium-crown construction stapler that would do the
trick, but it's way too expensive other than borrowing from a friend,
unless you already have one. Used to attach sheathing to framing in
home construction.

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:26:28 -0700, "Eigenvector"

>While I was constructing my compost pile I had to attach the rabbit fencing

>to the boards - so I used U staples. Those have got to be the hardest

>things to insert into a board. 2 of the worst aspects in a fastener, 1 they

>are round and uneven meaning you have to hit them just perfectly in order to

>drive them in, 2 they are small so you have to hit them with your fingers

>right on the impact surface.

>Do the staples with the flat hammer spot at the top of the "U" go in easier,

>or are staples like this just a big pain to propery hammer in? If so I

>really feel sorry for people who have to string barbed wire fences.

Posted by PanHandler on June 16, 2006, 10:44 am

> While I was constructing my compost pile I had to attach the rabbit

> fencing to the boards - so I used U staples. Those have got to be the

> hardest things to insert into a board. 2 of the worst aspects in a

> fastener, 1 they are round and uneven meaning you have to hit them just

> perfectly in order to drive them in, 2 they are small so you have to hit

> them with your fingers right on the impact surface.

> Do the staples with the flat hammer spot at the top of the "U" go in

> easier, or are staples like this just a big pain to propery hammer in? If

> so I really feel sorry for people who have to string barbed wire fences.

On the few occasions I've been faced with this, I simply held the staples
with a pair of needle-nose pliers. If you have a LOT to drive this may be a
pain, but you won't have to buy an expensive tool.

Posted by Eigenvector on June 16, 2006, 11:55 am

>> While I was constructing my compost pile I had to attach the rabbit

>> fencing to the boards - so I used U staples. Those have got to be the

>> hardest things to insert into a board. 2 of the worst aspects in a

>> fastener, 1 they are round and uneven meaning you have to hit them just

>> perfectly in order to drive them in, 2 they are small so you have to hit

>> them with your fingers right on the impact surface.

>> Do the staples with the flat hammer spot at the top of the "U" go in

>> easier, or are staples like this just a big pain to properly hammer in?

>> If so I really feel sorry for people who have to string barbed wire

>> fences.

> On the few occasions I've been faced with this, I simply held the staples

> with a pair of needle-nose pliers. If you have a LOT to drive this may be

> a pain, but you won't have to buy an expensive tool.

So it's not just me then. I was beginning to wonder if I was doing it the
wrong way or something. I can't fathom doing this for more than a few quick
jobs. Trying to hold the fencing in tension, while driving a very small
uneven staple into wood with a hammer just isn't fun.

Posted by on June 16, 2006, 12:38 pm

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:55:19 -0700, "Eigenvector"

>So it's not just me then. I was beginning to wonder if I was doing it the

>wrong way or something. I can't fathom doing this for more than a few quick

>jobs. Trying to hold the fencing in tension, while driving a very small

>uneven staple into wood with a hammer just isn't fun.

Guys who used to do this all day could stick them in the wood with a
finger and drive them home with one sharp whack of the hammer and they
looked beautiful. I am with you, I never got the trick down .
I did usually end up with a purple thumb before I got the needle nosed
pliers out.

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