Narrow Staple Gun

Memphisdoug wrote:
My trailer uses a lot of very narrow staples to hold things together. I have some repairs to do and would like to use the narrow staples too but I can't find a staple gun or staples as narrow as mine. I can find 1/4" staple guns but the staples used in my trailer are probably more like 1/8". Any idea where I might find a really narrow staple gun and staples?

Sorry late to the party, but I think I have what you are looking for. I restore campers as a hobby and needed one for wall and ceiling board.

The staple is approx. 3/16" wide, it is not 1/4" and the wire thickness is less than the common 18 gauge staples as I have one of them too. I searched and searched to find this, but I did find one. The stapler I found is called a “fine wire 22 gauge” stapler and often also called an "upholstery stapler". Mine is air driven. This is not to be confused with a “carpet” stapler, they are close, but not like the 22 gauge fine wire stapler.

You will not find these at the big box stores, I tried Home Depot, Lowes, Menards and they could not match it and never heard of it as I brought them an old pulled out staple to compare.

For what I do with it the 18 gauge it too big, it leaves to much of a depression, large wire to cover over. I was looking for what my brand camper manufacture used as the staples almost disappear into the wall board. Then use a blend stick and you cannot tell a staple was ever there.

This is what I bought and it works excellent. This brand is higher end and the cost reflects it. I am doing enough camper work that I could justify it. And after using it, it works so nice the extra cost for a high quality tool is worth it for me.


Model no. (Note: Mine is single shot. I did not want the automatic rapid fire. They do offer the auto ione if wanted)


A pic of the size I have, they make them in different lengths.


The number on the box of staples. I had to buy a box of them, 20,000 staples per box.


Here are the specs on it from Senco
https://www.senco.com/tools/details-page/sft10xp-a-d-wire-stapler

To see the staple sizes, look under the Spec's tab on the Senco link.

I bought it at ToolBarn. There are other places that sell them too. https://www.toolbarn.com/senco-6s0001n.html/ I bought the Senco staples on Ebay as they had them and ToolBarn had to order.


Hope this helps

John

Sorry the 2 pics are rotated. Flicker is not working right today to rotate them.