Air powered stapler

[sawyerkirk]

 We are about to start producing silt fencing, the kind you see around construction sites, with the black film attached to wooden stakes.. I am looking at pneumatic staplers, the kind that take a 1" staple. I was wondering if anyone out there had experience with these tools?I have to keep in mind they will be shooting into oak and other hardwood stakes. Thanks, Kirk

[Don P]

I've used most of the major manufacturers, Bostitch, Paslode, Duofast, Senco...they are all pretty good, you'll get personal opinions on all of them pro and con. Look at individual features (and whether they are needed in your application)price of fasteners and support. After a few hundred thousand shots cost of the gun is diddly compared to these. At one company I worked at guns and service where free, but we used pallets of their fasteners. Look at how pallet machines do it too if you want it to be semi auto. Good dry air and frequent oil are biggies. The in line oilers at the water trap are hard on hoses. I get a rebuild kit when I purchase to get started. Enlist the aid of their sales guys, fasteners come in an amazing variety. The legs of staples can have the tips clipped to punch straight in, turn out or turn in to cross and lock. The legs can be smooth, deformed, barbed or have a glue that is heat activated by the friction of driving.

[Jeff]

Yes, when we were building pallets in the early 80's the airtools were always free and so was the maitainance on them, long as we bought our nails from them.

[Kevin_H.]

sawyerkirk,
You just keep on branching out man. wern't you doing wedges for the mobile home guys too?
and grade stakes!

[sawyerkirk]

I bought a Stanly Bostich yesterday evening. Supposedly everytime I order a pallet of staples, they will replace the gun.

Kevein: Every time I see a new road to travel, I like to take it, ya never know where it will lead. Yes we still do stakes and wedges, and now silt fencing, we were selling the stakes for them all ready, so why not add another part timer and do the whole thing. "Value Added" I know there are some guys on here making a living sawing for others and kiln drying lumber, but I never could, so I have found my niche, in value added products. It's been amazing over the past few years to find the wood products large mills don't want to hassle, and figure out a way to do them at my mill for a tremendous profit/bf. By the way, as of January 1, very construction site in the USA over one acre will be required to have some type of silt fence around the perimeter. Kevin, did you get my email about Alstat?

[Fla._Deadheader]

DanG. What size will you produce that will stop "silt" from blowin, if'n we return to the "dustbowl" days?? Glad you can turn some bucks with this moronic environmental crap.

[Kevin_H.]

sawyerkirk,
You go man. Yes I did get your email, sorry I didn't reply. But I will keep you informed on what happens. I have been busy cutting pallet material. I have a small user in jackson Mo. that will buy all I can cut and take it in small quanities, couple of bundles at a time. This seems to work out good for me.
Thanks again for the lead.
Kevin H.