insulated cable stapler

jools p · Jan 22, 2009

Anybody use one of the cable staplers. Arrow do one which will do up to 6mm twin and earth.

A sparky on a course with me swore by them but I've not seen anybody else use one.

Just today I must of put over a 600 clips and it takes time. I wondered if one of these was worth getting. My mate is not convinced although he's a bit conservative when it comes to tools.

WarrenG · Jan 22, 2009

Do they still do those?....wow!....I thought it was something that flashed in and back out again.

Didn't realise that people actually did use them. I thought that they were sure to fail based on the fact that you could clip meters and meters of cable and all of a sudden bang a staple through your cable. But I suppose you could do the same with a clip?

Never seen them in action so can't really give them a fair review but are they pricey compared to clips? Can see a time saving element.

Having said all that BT use staple guns, but there is far less power in their cables.