Harbor Freight T50 Stapler

TBFGhost

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96359

Has anyone tried this? Interesting....

A W Smith

I was gonna say , WHY? till I saw it was 14 bucks cheaper than an arrow hammer tacker. still though, who wants to drag an air hose around to shoot T50 staples?

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TBFGhost

I just thought it was interesting... I use T50 staples as miter clamps on casing

A W Smith

Miter clamps? T50's? Are we talking about the same staples?

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...42&dcaid=17902

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TBFGhost

yeah...I case my pre-hungs first, glue and pin the corners, then I put a staple on the back side of the moulding spanning the joint, and two on the front. They don't alow the joint to open up. I take the staples out after the glue dries.

hughjazz

what do you mean? before the jams are in? I don't understand

TempestV

The only reason I could think of is if you use a lot of staples while working at a bench. Set up a dedicated air line and leave the stapler right there. However, for about the same price, you could get an electric stapler that will have plenty enough power for T50's, without messing around with a compressor or dragging an air hose.
there is a reason it's the only one out there...

s. donato

there is more air models on amazon that shoot t-50's but i would just go electric. i have an electric arrow for about 10 years with no probs.

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BattleRidge

Use them for roofing. Its insane how fast you can lay felt with those. They shoot like 500 staples a minute, you just run along the top and zigzag the center.

Jim R

I have never seen anything that came from Harbor Freight that lasted very long, or performed as well as the one it was knocked off from. (Porter Cable in this case?)There is a reason it's only $25.00.

TBFGhost

Yup, I case the hinge side of the jamb, Glue, pin and then put T-50 staples across the miter front and back. Then I just slam the whole thing in as a unit....done... No shims, no mess, no fuss, perfect miters and even consistent gaps between the door and jamb.

Chris Johnson

So, no shims behind the hinges??? That's a lot of pressure using trim to hold a door in place.

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hughjazz

I always use a 3" screw in the top hinge, that probably helps, you could slide shims from the back too, no?

TBFGhost

Its really not, Hollow core doors are so light, and the the trim holds the door pretty damn well. The first one I did I hung on the door itself and it was strong. Try it sometime...

ANTHONY911

Hey there is a company on ebay that sells a t50 pneumatic stapler that i got 6 months ago and its a great gun and it even comes with a box of staples and a case for $45.00 so far it works great i use it every day for insulation. The ebay name is securefastening now all i need is to collect a commission.lol anthony ps his prices are half on the staples too.