STANLEY 2in1 Heavy Duty Electric Stapler and Nail Gun, Compatible with 2 Types of Fastenings, Compact Nose to Fit Corners and Edges, Safety Switch for Easy Transportation and Storage, 0-TRE550

Great item, purchased to replace my old one of about 30 years. Still the same , just a different colour and maybe a little lighter. Not a bad price and prompt delivery

I bought this heavy duty stapler because Stanley is a trusted Brand. I have been using it to recover a few chairs and the staples go into the wood without a problem. It's a good piece of kit. You won't be disappointed.

First off, this thing is good and does what it says it does. Staples in, bam. Pretty loud but it works. Not tried the nails. (There are no nails or staples supplied, but I didn't expect this). The not so good is that after 1000 staples in 2 days (I'm making some acoustic frames), it just stopped working. I opened it up (7 T10 screws) and the mechanism is very simple - the trigger which connects the mains to a solenoid via the safety switch. It seems the metal spring on the safety switch is too soft and its deformation means it stops reliably engaging the microswitch to allow the mechanism to fire. I bent this up slightly, sprayed some dry silicone over the moving parts, closed up and it works reliably again.Stanley may wish to reinforce this piece of metal if they want to class it as "Heavy Duty", since 1000 staples out of a £30 gun before failure isn't very good.

Great gun , works well with no jams or misfiring

Very poor. Clearly designed to pack up after a use or two. All reviews I have read and youtube repair videos suggest that this is not worth the money and reflects very badly on Stanley which is supposed to be a quality manufacturer. The return window has passed despite the fact that I used it once for a small job one year ago and brought it out to find that it is no good. A waste of money...don'tbuy.

Oh I've found my new toy. This electric staple/nail gun is brilliant. It's so easy to use and to replace staples or nails into the gun. I find it functions better if I hold it steady on the back with my hand and just a little pressure to keep it in place. Get really good result by doing this. The staples don't jam or once fired into the object getting covered they don't purtrude they sink in. Great tool to have such good quality and value for money. Not expensive to buy staples and nails either so can really stock up on those. I love it plus it's not heavy to hold I'm arthritic in my hands and I use it with ease.

I have a manual stapler, this Stanley electric stapler, and an pneumatic stapler too!The manual stapler is just tiring, also I find it a little difficult because you have to press down pretty hard when you are stapling harder materials. The pneumatic stapler is the easiest of them all, requiring almost no down pressure to operate and is very fast and powerful. The only thing with that is the compressor is way over the top for normal use, and I only use the pneumatic stapler for major projects. In the middle is the Stanley electric stapler. It’s not the most impressive looking devices, but it works very well.The gun arrives blister packed. It is surprisingly heavy, similar sort of weight to the metal manual guns. The cable is about eight feet long but is standard plastic which is not very flexible, but I guess it's too much to expect a silicon cable on a tool that is this cheap. However, the cable is too thick and inflexible. It's only a double core 5A cable but its too rigid and gets in the way all the time. They really should fit a more flexible cable.The round knob on the back of the stapler adjusts the power of the strike. It’s a good idea to place a few staples where they can’t be seen, while you adjust it for a particular staple and material. A few staples is usually enough. I tested it with standard heavy duty staples I bought some place and it accepted those and of course the Stanley staples. The Stanley staples were pressed out of slightly thinner steel so they drove in to the wood further… so each time you use a different manufacturers staple you need to test a few staples, and of course if you use a difference depth staple you need to adjust it too.Using the stapler for a short while, I came to the conclusion that the setting really depended what you are doing. That may sound obvious, but, what I really mean is are you stapling one handed or two? If you are stapling two handed, in other words can apply a small amount of pressure to the back of the gun, then you get far better penetration with the staple. But if you are doing something like stapling picture canvases then you need to operate the stapler with one hand because the other is holding the canvas taught - so you can't put pressure on the back, which may limit the operation of the stapler. With small staples it's not a problem you just turn the power up. With larger staples this may become an issue though. I used 6mm staples for canvas and everything works just fine.The staple packs are horrible, lol, my staples fell out and getting them back in is like trying to thread a needle with a piece of cooked spaghetti.The one slightly disturbing thing with the stapler is the business end, where the staples come out, it's very wide, so it is difficult at to judge where the staple is going to come out. The thinner head of some staplers is much better.All in all it’s a great device. Very easy to use and very effective. Highly recommended!

Stopped working after 3 uses

First of all I was very pleasantly surprised once I received it and check the voltage and found it 240 V. Coz all the way I thought from some reviews that this is 120 V. I though I will use my voltage converter. I'm not sure why Amazon doesn't require this info to be compulsory with the description. (I had a bad experience before with the purchase).The machine review now. Its very very good with punching staple fixing 2 mdf (8mm each), it goes 95% of the way. You need to hummer the remaining part. I went and bought 15 mm Brad nail. It punches 95% of it in the same 8mm (2 pieces) . Note, you need to apply pressure on the machine to help.Over all it does the job very decently. Highly recommended for hobbies, light woodworking considering its cost.

does a good job but it comes with UK plug so you need a converter. In my case broke down in 10 staples so i asked amazon for replacement

I tried first time an electric stapler, really I like it. For DIY it is a nice tool highly recommended. Not much powerfull I tried on MDF laminated wood with 12mm staples it's work and push at end, but I think with a hard wood like bamboo it won't be enough power. If it is durable tool and not corrupt in shor time it will be my favorite.

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Excelente potencia. Encantada con mi nuevo aliado para el bricolaje. La única pega es q no ponía en el anuncio q el enchufe no era el español sino el de tres clavijas, pero con un adaptador todo solucionado.