Heavy Duty (T-50) Staplers: Makita, Milwaukee, Ryobi, Arrow, DeWalt, WorkPro, Bauer, Neu Master, Ework, Bielmeier, Stanley, Citadel. Staplers compared for resistance to jams, stapling speed, capability to drive staples into spruce, oak and composite decking. I purchased all of the crown/t-50 staplers tested and supplies used for testing. So, thank you for supporting the channel.
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I've had a lot of requests to test Staplers in a review is finally here so Let's get the testing underway and see Which brand is the best and the first Test we'll see which stapler Drive Staples the fastest then we'll pound Staples into a steel plate to see which Staplers resist becoming Jam then we'll See what stapers can drive staples into Corner bait Oak and even composite deck Material all the staplers we'll be Testing are designed for t50 Staples at A price of only 14 the least expensive Stapler we'll be testing is made by Citadel most of the staplers we'll be Testing are battery or electric but I Thought it'd be interesting to throw in A manual stapler when it comes to t50 Staples The Citadel is designed from Quarter inch through 9 16. push down Into staple retention bracket and then Remove the stable retention assembly Insert the Staples and return the Assembly in the bracket to the home Position and the Citadel is very light At 1.95 pounds at 24 inches from the Stapler 96.4 decibels two reaction speed Can impact productivity and the Citadel Is only as fast as the operator's hand At 0.25 seconds in our next test we'll See how much force it takes to activate The stapler and the Citadel takes almost 22 pounds if you're stapling vapor Barrier or insulation tools speak can
Have a huge impact on productivity so Let's see how quickly the staplers can Drive in 80 Staples and it took me 46 Seconds to drive in 80 Staples with the Citadel no issues with the Citadel Becoming jammed at a price of 20 is this Aero brand it claims to be the number One choice of Pros since 1953. the t-50 Staple sizes are quarter inch through 9 16. just like the Citadel you have to Push down on the staple retention Bracket and then remove the staple Retention assembly insert the Staples And return the assembly in the bracket To the home position the arrow weighs 1.85 pounds 94 decibels for the arrow And the arrow takes 12 pounds more Pressure than the Citadel 33.5 pounds 0.25 seconds for the arrow almost the Same amount of time for the arrow at 45 Seconds no issues with the arrow Becoming jammed at a price of thirty Dollars is this Stanley two-in-one Electric stapler works with t50 staples A quarter inch through 9 16. it also Works with Brad sizes one half through 5 8. the Stanley has an adjustment knob to Adjust for hard and soft materials Rotate the staple retention bracket Towards the bottom of the stapler and Then slide the assembly outward once the Staples are in position place is the Assembly in the home position and the Stanley weighs 2.14 pounds 98 decibels
For the Stanley all of the corded and Battery staplers have a spring-loaded Contact Striker which prevents the Stapler from activating until it's Pressed into the stapler 2.69 pounds to Activate the Stanley and according Stanley is extremely fast at 0.05 Seconds and accorded Stanley is a lot Faster than I am with the manual Staplers at only 27.5 seconds no issues With the Stanley becoming jammed also The price of 30 dollars the same price As a Stanley is this be a mile cordless It's a 4 volt stapler that can also Drive brad nails works with t50 staples From quarter inch to 9 16. the Manufacturer claims it can drive 850 Staples per charge and the Beale Meyer Has a staple capacity around 50 compared To 80 for the other brands up to 50 pens Per minute we're going to test that the Blmeyer comes with the USB micro b Charging cord but it does not include The charger and the Beale Meyer only Weighs 1.61 pounds 98.1 decibels for the Billmeyer and the bill mire takes a Little bit more pressure to activate the Tool at 3.77 pounds and the battery Powered bielmeyer has to wind up before Driving in the staple 0.35 seconds since The build Meier only holds 50 Staples I'll split the strip of Staples in half After firing off just 10 Staples the Billmeyer jammed and then the bill buyer
Jammed again after a few seconds I did Not include the time it took to clear The two jams and add the extra Staples And the Beale Meyer finally crossed the Finish Line in 81 seconds and took Almost three times as long as the Stanley At a price of 35 is this ework electric Stapler inhaler when handed operation With non-slip grip designed for quarter Inch to 916 Staples and a half inch to 5 8 nails only a 50 staple capacity the E-work weighs 1.75 pounds 98.8 decibels And e-work takes 3.3 pounds of pressure To activate the tool and the corded E-work is just as fast as a Stanley at 0.05 seconds since the e-work only holds 50 Staples I split the strip of Staples In half without including the few Seconds it took to reload the stapler The e-work took 48 seconds which is good Enough to move into fourth place behind The Stanley unfortunately the e-work Became jammed on the final three Staples At a price of forty dollars is this new Master it claims the lightweight Tacker Can drive 30 shots per minute includes a Power adjusted knob to increase or Decrease the strength 6.5 amps of Current and the new Master weighs 2.6 Pounds 97.6 decibels and the new Master Takes the least amount of force yet to Activate at only 1.72 pounds and Accorded new master is just as fast as
The ework in the Stanley at 0.05 seconds And the new Master has a really long Delay from the time the trigger is Squeezed until the time the stapler Reacts and it took the new Master 80 Seconds to complete a full row of Staples no issues with jamming on the Last several Staples also the price of Forty dollars the same price as the new Master is this Bauer which is sold at Harbor Freight it's a four volt cordless Stapler it claims to have 40 percent More shots 700 shots and just one charge Comes with both the charger as well as a Charging cable so far all the other Staplers can handle 916 Staples but the Bower is limited to half inch the barrel Weighs 2.48 pounds 97.1 decibels and the Buyer takes the least amount of force Yet at only 0.65 pounds and the bower is The fastest battery powered stapler yet At only 0.2 seconds and the battery is Pretty quick to reconstitute after Firing each staple before the next 52 Seconds is only four seconds slower than The e-work no jams with the barrel on The last few Staples at a price of 46 Dollars is this Aero model ET 501c Battery powered stapler five in one Cordless electric multi-tacker it Handles t50 Staples jt21 T25 18 gauge Brad nails and 18 gauge pin Nails it Cleans to have a lot of Versatility from Hanging lights to carpentry projects
Fires over a thousand shots for a full Charge the arrow weighs 2.38 pounds 89.3 Decibels and the arrow fired off a Staple at 0.63 pounds over the weight of The tool 0.2 seconds for the Battery-powered Arrow just like the Barrel the arrow needs a little bit of Time to reconstitute after driving each Staple before it can fire the next 58 Seconds or 6 seconds slower than the Bower no jams for the arrow at a price Of 50 is this work pro 3.6 volt lithium IM cordless 6 in 1 heavy duty staple gun It works with t50 jt21 T25 T20 and Brad Nail 18. it claims it can fire 60 Staples per minute or 1100 per charge 100 staple capacity and a work pro Weighs 2.36 pounds 90.7 decibels 0.15 Pounds of force for the work pro 0.25 Seconds for the battery-powered work pro And the work pro seems very similar to The 501c 48 seconds is very close to the Same speed as the arrow no issues with Jamming for the work pro at a price of 52 dollars is this DeWalt electric Stapler includes depth control uses Heavy duty narrow flat Crown cable Staples 18 gauge brad nails as well as 18 gauge headless pins high low power Switch allows for tool to drive faster Into hard and soft materials it claims To work in Oak as well as Pine the DeWalt weighs 2.53 pounds 99 decibels And it took just over two pounds of
Pressure to activate the DeWalt 0.05 Seconds for the corded DeWalt just like All the other electric and battery tools The DeWalt has to be lifted and the Trigger has to be released before moving On to the next staple 39 seconds is the Second fastest time yet no issues with The stapler becoming jammed at a price Of sixty dollars is this Aero t50 DCd Cordless stapler includes 3750 pieces Morphs a quarter inch to half inch t50 Staples it does claim that the hardest Wood you can staple with this is pine Wood the arrow weighs 2.45 pounds 97.4 Decibels and it took less than a pound Of pressure to activate the stapler 0.2 Seconds for the battery powered arrow And the Aero t50 is a little bit slower Than the Aero 501c at 64 seconds at a Price of 84 dollars for just a stable People are and not the battery and Charger is this Ryobi One plus the other Cordless staplers are 3.6 to 4 volts but The Ryobi One Plus is 18 volts it claims It can deliver 5500 Staples per charge It fastens t50 Staples quarter inch to 9 16. includes an adjustable power setting Includes a convenient drive force Indicator without a battery the Ryobi Weighs very close to three pounds and it Weighs 4.58 pounds with a 4 amp hour Battery 102.8 decibels and the weight of The Ruby is almost enough to fire off a Staple and Nairobi is the fastest
Battery stapler at only 0.15 seconds and Aerobi is very fast and drove in a full Row of Staples in only 29 seconds or 1.5 Seconds slower than the Stanley no jams With the Ryobi at a price of 119 for Just the tool and not the battery and Charger is this Milwaukee brand it Handles t50 Staples sizes quarter inch To 9 16. includes a power adjustment Dial sequential and contact actuation Trigger includes a staple locating Arrow Dry fire lockout prevents blank stapling Without a battery the Milwaukee weighs 3.16 pounds with a 4 amp hour battery The Milwaukee weighs 4.0 was six pounds 95.7 decibels the Milwaukee fired off a Staple with just the weight of the tool 0.2 seconds for the Milwaukee keeping The trigger squeeze the Milwaukee sends A staple with every tap of the striker But it does take a little bit of time to Reconstitute before firing the next Staple and the Milwaukee is very fast But not quite as fast as the Stanley and The Ryobi at 37 seconds and the Milwaukee locked out the stapler with Three staples left and this happened Over and over throughout the testing and The most expensive stapler will be Testing at 219 dollars for just the tool And not the battery and charger is made By Makita 18 volt lxt lithium ion Powered stapler it handles crown staples From 3 8 to 7 8 of an inch while you
Can't adjust the power settings you Can't adjust the depth without a battery The Makita weighs 3.87 pounds with a 4 Amp hour battery the Makita weighs 5.23 Pounds 101.7 decibels and the Makita Fired off a staple at 0.02 pounds and The Makita is the fastest battery Stapler at 0.1 seconds just like the Milwaukee with the trigger squeeze the Makita fires off a staple with every tap Of the striker and the Makita Reconstitutes a lot faster than the Milwaukee 23.5 seconds to move into the Lead when it comes to Tool speed the Makita drove in approximately 80 Staples And 23.5 seconds the Stanley also did Very well at 27.5 row b29 and Milwaukee 37 and the amount of force it takes to Activate the stapler varies quite a bit With the Milwaukee coming out on top at 0.03 pounds the work pro Makita Ryobi Arrow and the barrel also performed very Well if 208 is a factor in your Purchasing decision the blmeyer is the Lightest stapler at only 1.61 pounds up Until a certain point more downward Force on top of the stapler will Actually cause the staple to be driven In deeper so let's see how much force it Takes for each brand to drive in a 916 Staple into a spruce 2×4 and with 32 Pounds of downward Force applied to the Front of the stapler The Citadel wasn't Able to drive the staple into the pretty
Soft 2×4 at just over 40 pounds The Citadel caused damage to the staple Without driving the staple all the way Into the board at 35 pounds the arrow Didn't quite Drive the Staple in but 40 Was just enough and the Stanley needed Three attempts at 10 15 and finally 20 Pounds at 20 pounds of Stanley throw the Staple all the way into the board and Takes the lead from the arrow and the Bill Meyer took several swings at 10 15 20 and 25 pounds and finally got the job Done and ework took a swing at 15 20 25 And even 30 pounds and still couldn't Drive the staple all the way in Unfortunately the staple is crushed and The new Master took two swings at 15 and Finally 20 pounds to drive in the staple Most the other brands handled 916 Staples but the bower is limited to just A half inch staple and the Barrack took Two swings and the bar was able to drive In the staple at 20 pounds and the arrow Took quite a few swings at 15 20 25 30 35 and even 40 pounds and things did not Go well unfortunately the arrows Hammer Just doesn't hit hard enough to benefit From the extra force and the work pro Struggled to work like a pro at 15 20 25 And 30 pounds just like The Arrow the Work pro just doesn't hit hard enough to Handle a 9 16 staple and the DeWalt made Quite a few attempts at 5 10 15 20 and Even 25 pounds unfortunately the DeWalt
Is just crumpling Staples instead of Driving them into the board and just Like the Bauer the aerot50 uses a half Inch staple and the tried hammering in The staple at 10 15 20 25 and even 30 Pounds without success unfortunately the Arrow just does not hit hard enough and The Ryobi throws a very hard punch and Nairobi took three swings at five seven And a half and finally 10 pounds at 10 Pounds the Roby takes the lead from the Stanley and the Milwaukee also throws a Very nice punch and the Milwaukee took Four swings finally driving in the Staple at 12 pounds or two pounds more Force than Nairobi to move into second Place and the Makita is not messing Around and it took a quick one-two punch At five and then Seven Pounds to bury The staple very impressive if you're Looking for a tool that requires the Minimal user input the Makita only takes Seven pounds of force to drive a 916 Staple into a 2×4 the row became in Second at 10 pounds Milwaukee 12 and Stanley and new master 20 pounds the Bower isn't designed to handle 9 16 Staples but it did Drive in a half inch Staple at 20 pounds let's see how the Staplers perform driving in chisel Point Staples in the drywall corner bead and Drywall with 30 pounds of force and the Citadel just mangled the staple and the Arrow partially drove in one leg of the
Staple and to stay Stanley left a pretty Good dent in the corner beat and Destroyed the staple just like the Citadel the Beale Meyer destroyed the Staple and the corner beat is too much For the e-work and the new Master Destroyed the staple and the baron did The best yet driving in one leg of the Staple in the Aero 501c destroyed the Staple and the work pro partially drove In both legs of the staple into the Corner bead unfortunately the DeWalt Experienced a jam and the aerot50 Destroyed the staple and the Roadie has A very well designed hammer and made Very easy work of the corner bead Without destroying the staple and the Milwaukee drove in one leg of the staple On the first attempt and Milwaukee did a Great job on the second attempt as well As a third and the Makita made very easy Work of the corner bead on back-to-back Attempts so the only three stake players With enough Firepower to penetrate the Corner bead and drywall include the Ryobi Milwaukee and the Makita before we Test the staplers for resistance to Becoming jammed let's see how they Perform on Oak with 40 pounds of force Using half inch staples unfortunately The Citadel crumpled a staple and the Aero did a much better job and almost Completely drove in the staple and the Stanley did the best job yet completely
Driving in the staple and the Bill Meyer Hammer hits way too soft for Oak and E-work has just enough punts to drive in The staple and the new Master drove the Staple deeper into the wood compared to The e-work and the bower sunk the staple Most of the way just like the e-work and The Aero 501 just doesn't have enough Firepower for the oak just like The Arrow the oak is way too much for the Work pro once again the DeWalt is just Smashing Staples instead of driving them Just like the Aero 501 the aerot50 just Doesn't have enough Firepower and the Roby has more than enough Firepower for The oak completely driving in the staple And the Milwaukee made very easy work of Driving the staple into the Oak and the Makita completely buried the entire Staple into the oak very impressive While assessing performance is Subjective only five Brands receive the Highest possible score of one for Completely driving in the staple before We get to the final test on composite Decking let's first test the jam Resistance of the staplers as the Staples accelerate through the cardboard They're going to come to a sudden stop When they hit a block of steel no issues With the Citadel becoming jammed however If you ever have something become stuck Inside the stapler you'll have to Disassemble it no problems with the Aero
Stapler becoming jammed just like the Citadel there's a screw that has to be Removed clear a bad Jam or Staples that Becomes stuck unfortunately the Stanley Did become jammed but removing the Damaged Staples was very easy and the Beale Meyer pounded the Staples flat Without becoming jammed and he worked Flat into Staples without becoming Jammed just like the Stanley the new Master became jammed but removing the Damaged Staples was very easy just like The e-works the barrel flat into Staples And avoided becoming jammed and the Arrow became jammed but the jam was very Easy to clear just like The Arrow the Work Pro's Jam was very easy to clear And the DeWalt experience did pretty bad Jam and I had to use some pliers to Remove the staple and the rot50 became Jammed pretty badly and I had to use Pliers to clear the jam and the Ruby had No problem smashing Staples without Becoming jammed just like the Roby the Milwaukee pounded Staples flat without Becoming jammed and a Makita crushed Several Staples without becoming jammed Most of the staplers received the Highest possible rating of one for Avoiding becoming jammed most the other Staplers that did experience the jam Were pretty quick and easy to clear the Jam and then return to service in the Final test let's see if any of the
Staplers can drive in a 916 staple into Composite decking with 50 pounds of Force on top of the stapler and a Composite was way too hard for the Citadel and it only drove the Staple in About halfway and the arrow made a Little bit more progress than the Citadel but far short from finishing the Job and the Stanley made about twice as Much progress as the arrow but it didn't Quite finish the job unfortunately the Beale Meyer made the least amount of Progress yet definitely a light duty Stapler and ework moves in the second Place behind the Stanley and the new Master made a little bit more progress Than the e-work and the bower uses the Shorter half inch staple and drove the Staple in about halfway and the soft Hitting Arrow made the least amount of Progress yet and moves into last place Behind the Citadel unfortunately the Work pro just doesn't hit too hard and It struggled just like the arrow and the DeWalt made about the same amount of Progress as the new Master but it did a Lot of damage to the staple and the Aerot50 really struggled in this test And it performed about the same as the Aero 501 in the work pro and the road be Completely drove into staple very Impressive and the Milwaukee hits pretty Hard but not hard enough to completely Drive in the staple but it did perform
Good enough to move into second place And the Makita drove in the staple even Deeper than the Ryobi very impressive Assessing performance is somewhat Subjective but the only two brands that Completely drove in the staple include The Makita and the Roby Milwaukee Finished in third in the very affordable Stanley fourth place in some Applications stapling close to an optic Might be necessary and Emmanuel Arrow Stapler is able to place a staple just 1.75 millimeters away from a vertical Object The Citadel Stanley and the E-worker able to get in very close at Under six millimeters I also compare Tool width from one inch above the Bottom of the stapler and the manual Arrow and the Makita offer the narrowest Profile at very close to one inch the Stanley Citadel in the Milwaukee also Offer a very narrow profile very Impressive performance by the Ruby it Definitely seems like the best value if You want the best staper though in my Opinion the Makita definitely seems to Be the best if you don't mind having a Corded tool the Stanley performed very Well especially when you consider the Budget price of only thirty dollars Regarding the Milwaukee it definitely Seems like a great stapler but it seems To be falling behind some of the Competition all the videos in this
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