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A strong blast of wind can set you back to square one if you've just spent the past few hours wrapping new construction or a house about to be sided. You know that the holding area of a staple isn't great, but a 1-inch-diameter plastic cap on the staple gives it superior holding power. Bostitch's cap stapler fires 18-gauge cap staples into tar paper, felt paper and foam insulation sheets like nobody's business, keeping the wrap right where you put it. Depth of drive adjustments are tool-free, a nice feature when you're 30 feet above the ground. It's surprisingly light, it loads like a dream and lacks nothing in the power department. This is one of those tools that only does one thing, but boy, does it do it well.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste
From the Manufacturer
The Bostitch SB150SLBC-1 Cap Stapler can increase your speed by as much as 10X versus manual hammer tackers when installing felt, house wrap, and foam board insulation. This tool can drive an 1– to 1-1/2-inch (lenghth), 5/16-inch crown 18-gauge staple through a 1 inch diameter plastic cap to increase holding power on house wraps. The wider 5/16-inch crown staple helps prevent puncture to the cap. With an adjustable depth guide and lightweight aluminum design, Bostitch has designed a tool that can significantly reduce the time it takes to put up house wraps, while decreasing the potential for failure or tearing of those wraps. This tool comes equipped with oil, a hex wrench, 1000 caps, 1000 staples, a carrying case and Bostitch’s exclusive 7 Year Warranty.
GB
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021
item was used and damaged. not sure why this item was repackaged and sold as new
Larry Crist
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
This has been a great purchase for my company. Easy to load and not to heavy. We use them a lot and have had no issues.
Vince
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2014
Huge addition to my tool collection!! Well built and designed. Major time saver. Fired about 2000 rounds with no problems.
Conan Andrews
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013
I have not had this thing jam up one time yet. It is working great. Wasn't sure when I ordered it but I'm glad I did. Very easy to load and the staples and tabs hold roof felt very well.
US Carburetion
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2012
I read some of the reviews about this gun and it has forced me to write my own. We did not have any issues with the caps coming out of the unit on their own. We have used this gun in too much wind, rain, blistering heat, vertically, horizontally, and the gun has worked flawlessly. As for the complaint about not driving deep enough, NOW THAT"S NOT FAIR!!! How deep the nails go are dependent on TOO MANY FACTORS! Not only on air pressure but also on air hose size and on other consideration like if the project is a re-sheeting over the original deck then shorter nails are needed. Button caps are just a temporary hold until the true "skin" can be installed, either siding over Tyvek or shingles on tar paper, etc. If the decking material is over 3/4" shorter nails should be used. The crown nail will easily penetrate the sheeting but if there is a truss or rafter below, or even worse another nail, the staple cannot drive deep enough. And, worse of all, OLD YELLOW PINE framing, forget it! In that case just consider the gun as an AWESOME Button Cap "SETTER" and have someone follow behind with a hammer. Everyone needs to understand, the only other option is to subject your poor little fingers to the inevitable self-abuse of your own hammer! The gun needs to be oiled every time its used and if using it all day oil it at the half way point. I am not a roofer or a contractor but I did build my own 6000SF house including my own roofing for it and on a couple of my previous homes. Also, at the end of 2011 I was the contractor of record for the city permit to renovate my commercial building, and have been involved through the years with helping too many friends with their house wrap and roofing and re-roofing needs. I bought this GUN for the renovation last year and trust me when I say that if anyone thinks they will be on a roof anytime in the foreseeable future, you have to get a Button Capper and save your one and only set of precious little fingers! And Tyvek, if you will be involved with Tyvek you have to have a Capper! And if you want to be the HERO at any house wrap or tar paper dry-in party, just whip out your Capper and they will SING YOUR PRAISES!! Cut "HOURS" off your time and everyone likes to use it because its fun. (One caution, you have to watch yourself and others for OVER capping which happens when its TOO easy.)I also bought the CAPPAK supply which too is just great with the Bostitch gun, they work just great, cause no issues or jams, and for the convenience and the elimination of the inevitable red throbbing finger tip pain, they are VERY, VERY well worth every penny! Prediction: you will end up WISHING you would have just bit the bullet and bought the gun sooner!!
oldtman
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2011
I needed the cap nailer to do roofing paper and ice shield and later will do house wrap.the ice shield has a granular surface and after doing about 1k sq ft of roof the gun started to malfunction, I oil my nail guns every day / at first it wouldn't feed the caps I would have to use a small screw driver to get the caps in place. there was a 3 or 4 second delay between firings. not good for production work. I cleaned the gun with parts washer and blew it out with air. the cap feeder worked better but the staples would not fire. the gun hammer would stick.. to get the last tar paper down last night before today's snow I got out my old duofast 3/8 crown 18 gage stapler and we positioned the caps by hand and used the duofast. the $ 400 + i paid for gun staples caps shippin wasn't worth the problems. I own 15 nail-staple guns and the bosstitch is the worst one . I have worked in construction 20 + years.
Horse
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2010
I had high hopes for this gun, however I dislike it for several reasons:1. Caps fall out and roll off the roof. Why didn't they coat the cap dispenser (they just sit in the circle but not enough friction to keep them inside) with rubber, or something to keep the caps from randomly falling out? I have to pick up every third cap off the roof (after catching it rolling off) and put it back in the tip manually to use this...2. Depth adjustment. The staples won't drive flat. I put the depth adjustment at the maximum and turned my compressor up to 100psi (max recommended) and they still stick up 1/8 inch. The user manual has nothing helpful to say about this. As a side note, why aren't their tools rated to 120psi? Their palm nailer recommends 100 psi max too, but works a million times better on 120 psi.I'm going to try putting a thin layer of glue, or caulk around where the caps come out to see if that will help stop them from randomly falling out. Seems like the manufacturer could figure this out... metal (slick surface) + caps + wind + moving = caps fall out.
C. Johnston
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2008
This is a solid tool. I have had a Bostitch framing nailer for years and it has always been reliable. So far, this cap stapler seems on par with that.Here is the word of caution: The caps are pretty thick with a ridgid edge, like a sixteenth of an inch. I have a feeling that the design of this cap stapler had to work around Hitatchi patents. One of the concessions might have been the cap loading mechanism which appears to count on substatial edge-thickness of the caps.The down side of these thick caps is that if you are using the cap stapler to hold up a vapor barrier on wall that you are going to put sheet siding on, the caps are so thick on the wall studs that your siding may be warped when you put screws through. They really are that thick. On a sheet rock application I had to shim the studs out to compensate for the cap thickness to get the wallboard straight.Also, it is very difficult to staple caps on the inside edge of a stud unless the bay is wider than the height of the stapler. The safety mechanism doesn't let you angle them in very effectively.So over all, the tool is solid, but it's use to you may limited by some fundamental design features.
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