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tebbles
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Best Air stapler?

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What are your opinions? I had a paslode which was awesome but broke, bought a different brand and it is terrible, so thinking of buying a new paslode. If I'm spending €200, are there any other makes/models I should be looking at?
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Re: Best Air stapler?

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I use a BEA 380 like this one

http://www.collatedfasteners.co.uk/bea- ... -i601.html

I used one which was still going strong after about 20 years, until it was stolen, so I replaced it with the same model
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Re: Best Air stapler?

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I use an Axminster Air stapler AW32NS and a nailer ( which to be perfectly honest I use for home stuff) Axminster AW50N

Brilliant tools and cheap enough
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Re: Best Air stapler?

Post by Not your average framer »

I also use a number of different air tools from Axminster Power Tools. Off the top of my head, I can't quote the model numbers, but I have a 20 gauge wide crown stapler, a 20 gauge narrow crown stapler and a headless pinner. I don't use a stapler for fixing backs into frames, as I don't like this method of doing things. I use the wide crown stapler for stretching canvases and the narrow crown stapler for fixing stacked mouldings together.

The 23 gauge headless pinner is very good for discrete fixings which don't require any filling of the moulding before painting on handfinished frames. I'm not a big fan of the 18 gauge brad nailer as it often needs a bit of filling and sanding to tidy up the moulding afterwards.

I use the 20 gauge narrow crown stapler more than any of the others by quite a large margin. They all work well, don't cost much and can save a lot of time as well.
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