Dewalt Electricians Stapler

[Marvo]

I have a little hand stapler for telephone/alarm cable... makes a lovely neat job of tacking along skirtings etc...

I also have one I procured when I was still an apprentice. Mine also does a lovely neat job of stapling through the cable sheath and causing difficult to find faults unless you're very very careful whilst you're using it.

 

[MFS Electrical]

Looks good I like the idea but couldn’t justify the expense of one cause timber for me is a rare occurrence

Well I ate my own words I love it does 2x 1.0mm/1.5 if your careful side by side or 2x 2.5 cables one on top of the other as well

 

[rolyberkin]

I bought one of these, great for first fix stuff which is going to be covered up! did 2 x 1.0 and 1 x 2.5 in one clip this week!

 

[Leesparkykent]

I have one and is good for timber framed new builds. This stapler and also telescopic noggins, have added more speed.

 

[Msitekkie]

I was researching these after watching the eFixx video on YouTube - the ability to move the cable after fixing would be an advantage at times, allowing adjustment of the cable & potentially easy reuse of the clips in a cable replacement scenario. - I am interested in peoples views on this, as more people see the ability to move the cable as a negative point - more so I guess on vertical runs, although as someone suggested you could hit a few with a hammer after. Someone also suggested a technique where you "roll the stapler forward" to get a tighter fit.
I did see a review (I think on Amazon) that said they work fine in soft wood, but not at all on harder wood/old timber joists. Can anyone here confirm or deny this problem?
One advantage is the staples do seem to work out cheaper than the ridiculously expensive ordinary steel clips (unless others have found those cheaper than I have managed?). The DeWalt staples are £14.99 for 540 at Screwfix (who have started to stock them recently). I guess you would use more though as you would probably be using them for the whole run.

 

[Risteard]

The DeWalt staples are £14.99 for 540 at Screwfix (who have started to stock them recently). I guess you would use more though as you would probably be using them for the whole run.

Cheaper from CEF.

 

[Deleted account]

£300.00 I though it would be more. Seems quite cheap. Think I may have to invest. Anything that makes the job easier.

 

[GB Electrics]

After using the dewalt stapler for 12months how do you rate it ? I’m considering investing in one, but would value the opinion of someone that has used it .

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I have one. Use it quite a bit as its good for clipping 6mm and 10mm in garages.
Smaller size cables can be a but loose it holds up rather than grips. Tap with hammer and metal clips then go tight.
I run lots of 6mm cables in my jobs and it saves time.

 

[GB Electrics]

I have one. Use it quite a bit as its good for clipping 6mm and 10mm in garages.
Smaller size cables can be a but loose it holds up rather than grips. Tap with hammer and metal clips then go tight.
I run lots of 6mm cables in my jobs and it saves time.

Thanks Gavin , was considering this or the viper clip on shown on dragons den , but can’t find any trace of it since.
So if I understand correctly the dewalt just has one size of staple ?

 

[Simon47]

I have a little hand stapler for telephone/alarm cable... makes a lovely neat job of tacking along skirtings etc...

They do, as long as you are careful. Mind you, not had an opportunity to use mine for years. I recall when I was a LOT younger, I'd not seen the tool, and wondered how the BT (or probably, PO back then) guys managed to knock them in - did they use a very small hammer ?

Agree but how would it look if you had multiple cables, be thet Telephone or LV cables clipped to a visible surface, not very pretty I should think.

Correct, they generally don't look very pretty - not helped by the usual "who cares about aesthetics" approach to doing stuff.

I also have one I procured when I was still an apprentice. Mine also does a lovely neat job of stapling through the cable sheath and causing difficult to find faults unless you're very very careful whilst you're using it.

Yes, had a few cases of this. In one case, we had a call from a client to say their internet had gone down. It just so happened that they'd just had their alarm installed - and along one run, the alarm installer had put one leg of nearly all the staples through the adjacent phone cable.
Another one was a network cable that worked it's way from the ground floor to the second floor in what had been an old house but which was now an office/training centre. Luckily by then I'd got my own TDR network cable tester (and had it with me) so could identify that there were multiple breaks due to staples - and more luckily, there were still two pairs intact so I was able to re-wire the run to only do 100mbps which was preferable to replacing the whole cable.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Thanks Gavin , was considering this or the viper clip on shown on dragons den , but can’t find any trace of it since.
So if I understand correctly the dewalt just has one size of staple ?

Yes. The one size clip. About £12 for a box. Maybe cheaper online...
Im actually getting another dewalt nail gun soon. The Dewalt concrete nailer. It drives nails into steel and concrete so great for fixing containment and other things when first fixing. I have a job coming up where i need to run steel trunking all over a small commercial unit.

 

[GB Electrics]

Yes. The one size clip. About £12 for a box. Maybe cheaper online...
Im actually getting another dewalt nail gun soon. The Dewalt concrete nailer. It drives nails into steel and concrete so great for fixing containment and other things when first fixing. I have a job coming up where i need to run steel trunking all over a small commercial unit.

Yes. The one size clip. About £12 for a box. Maybe cheaper online...
Im actually getting another dewalt nail gun soon. The Dewalt concrete nailer. It drives nails into steel and concrete so great for fixing containment and other things when first fixing. I have a job coming up where i need to run steel trunking all over a small commercial unit.

That concrete nailer looks good ! Would soon pay for itself on a trunking job. I’ve mostly Milwaukee gear but might be worth getting a few dewalt batteries

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

You can get battery conversion things which clip on top battery and lets it be used in different brands.

 

[LukeD]

You can get battery conversion things which clip on top battery and lets it be used in different brands.

I know a few people with these and they are a game changer