Eric Bullock
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025
This was purchased for a re-upholstering project. I am not a professional furniture re-upholsterer so the quality of this tool is more than adequate. It comes in a storage case, has decent instructions, and worked well for what we needed it for.
Annette
Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2023
Have been using it to staple vinyl upholstery and it works great. Small and light weight. Will do the job for occasional upholstering.
miss h tan
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2022
Apparently an air compressor is required however this DOES NOT come with the stapler. Anyone know where I can get one and if they’re generic? Or do I need a specific one?
Jeannie Kramer
Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2021
I purchased this stapler to replace a freeman one which was terrible. The freeman was a few dollars more, but would only get a staple all the way in every now and again. When I got this one I was expecting something similar as the price was close. The surebonder worked absolutely perfect. Not one missed staple on my whole project. Easy to put staples in. And easy to use. Would recommend extremely highly.
Tadzio
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2016
Fantastic little gun at a great price. I purchased this stapler for the purpose of stapling aluminum plates to the bottom of my sub-floor from the basement for hydronic radiant floor heating. I was concerned that it may not work, as it is intended for upholstery. My fears were quickly put to rest as I pushed out a series of staples into the aluminum plate and the sub-floor without a single problem.This does not behave like a typical woodworking crown stapler, as it does not have a "push to enable" mechanism where you have to push the stapler head against the object before it will allow you to shoot a staple. There is a "safety" latch behind the trigger, but if that is switched off then you can shoot at will.My suggestion is, if you are in need of a powerful stapler, and you already have an air compressor, buy this instead of a hand powered stapler, and it will not let you down. I bought the "Surebonder 300-38-5M 3/8-Inch 22 Gauge Upholstery Staples, 5000 count" here on Amazon and they fit this stapler perfectly. I'm very happy with the functionality at the price point. I can easily justify another one if I want an additional worker stapling while I am.
Jason Stauber
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2015
Very impressed with it. Upholstered my golf cart seats and it worked flawlessly. Great bang for your dollar.
Emily F. Harrison
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2014
So far, so good with this little gun. After reading all of the reviews on Amazon.com, and with the super-low purchase price, I figured I couldn't go wrong...and so far this little gun hasn't failed me! It's lightweight, and easy for me to use. I have weak wrists and was worried about exhaustion, but no need! The gun hasn't jammed on me yet, and I'm hoping with proper oiling and maintenance I won't have to worry about that for quite a while. I've nearly used an entire box of 5000 staples - I only used the Surebonder one, just to be safe (they're affordable anyway) - and have only had the gun 'false fire' and not shoot out a staple maybe two or three times...likely more due to user error than a gun issue.I would certainly recommend this to anyone who does part-time upholstery work; I can't speak to how this gun would hold up with daily heavy use, but for my purposes (upholstery hobbyist who sells refinished pieces) it's been worth the (meager) investment! I also bought a low-priced, 2-gallon air compressor from Home Depot to run this - no problems there, either! For a total cost of just over $100 - GO FOR IT!
julie
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2009
this is my first air powered tool. it works great. i used it with surebonder's staples and Campbell Hausfeld FP2028 1-Gallon Oil-Free Pancake Air Compressor. i am completing my fourth chair today and have used 5000 staples with no problems. it made this project sooo easy. it staples through layers and layers of heavy thick upholstery fabric and wood at only 60 psi and doesn't stop shooting until it drops to 40 psi. every staple seems to just go in so perfectly that i can barely see them afterward. i'm so glad i didn't spend on the more expensive gun that had all the good reviews. this one is a champ. i don't know how it works for anything other than wood and upholstery.a couple quick notes if you hate instructions or are a newbee to tools like i am (also to correct an earlier reviewer's very bad info);- the staples go in upside down, pointing away from gun.- it works great with surebonder's 300 series staples. i haven't tried other brands.- if your compressor doesn't use oil then you must put a few drops of oil in gun at the air connection (this is the little bump at the tail of the gun). do this every 4th or 5th time that you load a row of staples and at end of each work day. don't forget to do it but don't over do it or your air hose will get blocked and need to be wiped out.- if your compressor hose will not connect to the gun, you'll need to go to hardware store and get a $2 quick connect. i thinks it's called a "male" quick connect. i just took the hose and gun to home depot and asked them which quick connect to buy.- there is an air exhaust knob on back of the gun that you will want to point toward our hand. it doesn't spray oil all over the place or anything like that but after a few hours of stapling, you will notice your thumb gets a little oily. it most certainly does not come out on the staples as someone said in a review, he totally put the oil in the wrong place.- the gun will not work unless you press it against something. it has a saftey on the nose of the gun for people like me that load the staples with gun pointing their face.
Roger A. Knopf
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2007
This tool is a good value, coming in at about half the price of the others offered on Amazon. It does the job just fine, and while the fit and finish is not equivalent to higher priced tools it will give good service.My main criticism is the manual: it is obviously written by someone whose first language is not English, important details are left out, loading instructions very ambiguous, and none of the specifications (operating pressure, staple size, etc.) are given in units that an American would understand. This is OK if sold to someone outside of the American market but potentially dangerous for those who are and can't do the conversion. Staple size is obvious because they are standard and Amazon sells the Surebonder staples (which are a good product and value as well - I bought an assortment with the staple gun). Pressure: The maximum operating pressure in the safety warning works out to about 100psi. I get great results with 1/2" staples through loose weave fabric into pine at about 65psi - adjust accordingly.Loading staples: open the hopper (they call it a "clip", like a gun!) by pressing the lever at the back of the gun and the spring will push it out. Turn the gun upside down, pull the pressure plate all the way out, then put the staples in the bottom of the opening and snug to the front of the gun. Push the pressure plate mechanism back in until the lever engages with a click. It takes a bit of jiggling to get the pressure plate to slide over the staples.Oiling the gun: they tell you to put one or two drops in the "joint" before operation then fire it a few times without staples in the gun. I think the joint is the opening where the staples come out, what I would call the nose. I assume that this is a once when you first use the gun operation, but maybe I'm wrong. Like other pneumatic guns (nailers and staplers) I put a few into the air coupling at the back every use. HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART: you need to shoot many (20-30) staples the first time out before the gun stops depositing oil next to where the staple is shot. Glad I found out on a cheap scrap and not $250/yard fabric!!!Safety nose: this should be no big surprise to anyone but since the manual doesn't mention it I will. The gun needs to be pressed against the surface where you are stapling so that the little metal plate that comes out of the nose is pushed back in. This probably only matters when trying to fire it without staples per the instructions for first time use - nothing happens if you just pull the trigger with the nose not pressed against a hard surface. Note that the safety will easily mar a softwood surface, this should not be an issue with upholstery but I'm telling you now so you don't get an ugly surprise in the rare situation where that would matter.