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Old 10-27-2009, 05:05 PM   #1
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Need Help Bostich Stapler


I am installing 3/4 maple and I am having trouble getting the staples to go seat down as to not get in the way of the tongue. It is a brand new tool with inch and a half staples and no matter what I try the staple does not go home PLEASE HELP...

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Old 10-27-2009, 10:52 PM   #2
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I am having trouble getting the staples to go seat down as to not get in the way of the tongue.

There is a DIY'er sister site to this contractors site.

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Whats the subfloor...concrete?DIY'ER FER SHUR!
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Re: Need Help Bostich Stapler


I guess anybody can be a General contractor nowadays
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Probably a general f up.
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You are supposed to have the tongue out, not the groove.

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