A pneumatic stapler uses compressed air to drive heavy gauge staples into materials like wood or metal. It requires an external air compressor and has safety mechanisms to prevent injury. Staples are typically used for joints or fasteners that won’t be visible in the finished project.
A pneumatic stapler is a tool that is typically used to drive construction-grade staples into a variety of materials, such as wood or metal. The term pneumatic is applied to these tools because they use compressed air to force the staple out of the tool and into the desired surface. These staplers are useful for a variety of projects including construction, upholstery and home improvement projects.
A pneumatic stapler usually requires the use of an external air compressor to build up the air pressure needed to activate the stapler. This type of stapler is one of many pneumatic tools that can be powered by an air compressor. Most compressors run on petrol, but some can be powered by electricity.
The compressor holds the air at a higher pressure than the general atmosphere. In most pneumatic staplers, when compressed air is released into the stapler’s barrel, it hits a plunger that pushes the staple across the surface. The staple typically enters wood or metal at an extremely high speed.
Most pneumatic staplers use heavy gauge staples. Typically, the most common staple sizes are between 1/4 inch (about 6.5 mm) and 1/2 inch (about 13 mm) wide and 3/8 inch (about 9.5 mm) at 1-1/2 inch (about 38mm) long. The curved shape of the staples holds the material in two places, so they have potentially strong holding power.
Staplers can be useful for fastening many types of materials. They are most often used with plywood. For the most part, a pneumatic stapler uses enough force to smoothly drive a staple into the building material, often leaving a flush finish. Even with a pneumatic stapler, most types of staples may not be strong enough to cleanly penetrate dense materials, such as mahogany wood, without bending.
The gauge and width of the staples can make them visually inappropriate for some projects. They’re often considered unsightly, so they’re typically only used for joints or fasteners that won’t be visible in the finished project. For example, staples can be used to lay the floor sub-floor.
Most of these tools are equipped with safety mechanisms to prevent injury. The trigger of a pneumatic stapler typically has a safety lockout switch. This safety lock will not allow the pistol to be fired unless the barrel of the stapler is pressed against a surface. The switch prevents the stapler from firing randomly or shooting staples into the air.
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