Which Stapler Brand Wins?

without battery, 4.58 lb with 4Ah battery

without battery, 4.06 lb with 4Ah battery

lightest stapler tested

quietest tested

at 24 in

fastest battery powered stapler tested

(corded)

claimed 0.05 sec, same as Ework and Stanley, but has a long delay from trigger squeeze to reaction in practice

(claimed same as Stanley)

(corded)

(operator hand paced)

(operator hand paced)

(has to wind up before firing)

weight of the tool alone is almost enough to fire a staple

fires with just the weight of the tool

least force yet at that point

less than 1 lb

over the weight of the tool

12 lb more than the Citadel

for a full row, 1.5 sec slower than Stanley, no jams

for a full row, no jams

for a full row, no jam

for a full row, no jam

jammed on the final three staples

4 sec slower than the Ework, no jams

second fastest time in that round, no jam noted in this particular test

very close to the Arrow ET501C's time, no jams

a little slower than the ET501C

6 sec slower than the Bauer sold at Harbor Freight, no jams

for 80 staples, no jam

for 80 staples, no jam

jammed twice within the first 10 staples (jam clearing time excluded); 81 sec total, slowest of the round

three swings at 5, 7.5, and 10 lb, drove the staple in at 10 lb and took the lead

four swings, drove the staple in at 12 lb, 2 lb more than the Ryobi, third place

needed three attempts at 10, 15, and 20 lb, fully drove the staple in at 20 lb and took the lead from the Arrow

two swings at 15 and 20 lb, drove the staple in at 20 lb

attempted at 15, 20, 25, and 30 lb, never fully drove the staple in and the staple was crushed, fail

two swings, drove the half inch staple in at 20 lb

attempted at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 lb, crumpling staples instead of driving them, fail

attempted at 15, 20, 25, and 30 lb, does not hit hard enough, fail

attempted at 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 lb without success, fail; limited to a half inch staple like the Bauer referred to as the Bear

attempted at 15, 20, 25, 20, 35, and 40 lb without success, hammer does not hit hard enough, fail

was insufficient, 40 lb was enough to fully drive the staple in

unable to drive the staple in at 32 lb; at just over 40 lb it damaged the staple without fully driving it in, fail

took several swings at 10, 15, 20, and 25 lb and finally got the staple in

well designed hammer, made easy work of the corner bead without destroying the staple, one of only three staplers to pass this test

drove in one leg on the first attempt, did great on the second and third attempts as well, one of only three staplers to pass this test

left a dent and destroyed the staple, fail

destroyed the staple, fail

corner bead was too much for it, fail

did the best yet at that point, drove in one leg of the staple

experienced a jam

partially drove both legs of the staple

destroyed the staple, fail

destroyed the staple, fail

partially drove one leg of the staple, fail

mangled the staple, fail

destroyed the staple, same as the Citadel, fail

more than enough firepower, completely drove in the staple

very easy work, completely drove in the staple

best yet at that point, completely drove in the staple

drove the staple deeper into the wood than the Ework

just enough punch to drive in the staple

sunk the staple most of the way, similar to the Ework

smashing staples instead of driving them, fail

not enough firepower, oak was too much, fail

not enough firepower, fail

not enough firepower, fail

almost completely drove in the staple

crumpled the staple, fail

hits way too soft for oak, fail