Are Swingline staplers really all that?

[sdifox]

No, punches are shit. They'll work until you get too thick a load and then it'll just emboss the page. Drill and it should go as deep as the bit.

I've had to poke my own holes, 5 pages at a time many times for thick packages. Same with punching to put in a binder.

I have used heavy duty hole punch that can go through 150 pages like this one.

https://www.amazon.com/63150-xhc-150-heavy-duty-150-sheet-3-hole/dp/B000J0C80G

 

[KLin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiyDmqO59QE

Worth it to do that.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.

 

[Imp]

I have used heavy duty hole punch that can go through 150 pages like this one.

https://www.amazon.com/63150-xhc-150-heavy-duty-150-sheet-3-hole/dp/B000J0C80G

Got damn. That is one long arm. Never seen one like that before... US$ 150. No wonder, cheap bastards at work.

I've used an electric stapler mounted on a copier before. That thing scared the shit out of me. It went through at least a dozen pages but it'd make a big indent on the front due to the force.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Next thing you guys will be talking about will be electric letter openers.

 

[sdifox]

Got damn. That is one long arm. Never seen one like that before... US$ 150. No wonder, cheap bastards at work.

I've used an electric stapler mounted on a copier before. That thing scared the shit out of me. It went through at least a dozen pages but it'd make a big indent on the front due to the force.

You can always just order pre-punched paper...

 

[feralkid]

I have one of these...

Probably from the 40s or 50s. Still works great.

They originally came with a mallet.

 

[Eug]

I actually staple a LOT. The Swinglines I have are fine for up to 10 pages. Once you go to 15+ pages, they turn into jam-o-matics. The spring-powered ones will eventually wear out (around 25,000 staples from my observations), but it's well worth all the time not having to dig out jammed or failed staples.

Swingline makes about a bazillion different models. The cheap ones aren't very good, but their higher end models are good. However, in terms of bang for the buck, other brands are often better values, since you're not paying for the name.

Seriously, this is why they make assistants. So we don't have to argue about this shit.

The assistants still have to have good staplers. And who says some of these assistants aren't in this thread?

 

[Cheesemoo]

Had a spring-powered stapler on my food truck while it was open for a couple years. Looked like this but different colors and brand:

Worked like a charm and that thing was abused - tossed about and thrown about nilly willy. Stapled through a gajillion triple folded over heavy paper bags for every order that went out. Brought it with me over to real estate. Never tried it with 20-30 pages, but it worked like a charm on like 15 page contracts. Finally broke after a few years of that. I didn't break it, it was returned to my desk broken. Heathens! Cost like 15 bucks. I'm sure you could get a higher-end version.

got this one on my desk, its the upgrade from that one. it is the best one i have ever used.

http://www.target.com/p/paperpro-pr...pipadh1|related_prods_vv|pdpipadh1|16471274|0

 

[Cheesemoo]

and i thougth i heard somewhere that thSwingline did not actually have a stapeler in red until after the movie came out.

 

[nakedfrog]

and i thougth i heard somewhere that thSwingline did not actually have a stapeler in red until after the movie came out.

Yep, the one from the movie was a regular one that they painted.

 

[nerp]

I kinda want a red Swingline just because of the movie. But it's one of those things I won't bother buying unless I happen to think about it while ordering other stuff. I do have a Bates 550 though, that thing is a tank. It's made of mostly metal.

Bates? They made a damn good computer back in the day.

https://vimeo.com/14388358

 

[scorpmatt]

I kinda want a red Swingline just because of the movie.

Red Swingline staplers are the byest!!!

 

[FeuerFrei]

I has a Bates Model 550C. It's soul-crushing beige though - so no match for a Swingline. =P

 

[madoka]

Swingline makes about a bazillion different models. The cheap ones aren't very good, but their higher end models are good. However, in terms of bang for the buck, other brands are often better values, since you're not paying for the name.

I tried some of their higher end staplers and I see that Swingline now has spring loaded staplers as well. For bang for the buck, it's hard to beat Paperpro and MAX (I really like their "flat" staplers. So much nicer than the regular curved staples.)

 

[BurnItDwn]

Dude, its a stapler. It staples things. Thats its only job. If it doesnt do that well, it has no right to exist.

 

[nakedfrog]

I has a Bates Model 550C. It's soul-crushing beige though - so no match for a Swingline. =P

A few bucks of for a can of spray paint and some masking tape can rock your world.

 

[ultimatebob]

I have a red Swingline 747 at work. It's a tank. My wife actually got me the bright "Rio Red" squared off metal version that looks more like the one from the movie at home, but the older rounded metal one actually works better.

If you get one off of Amazon now, it has the bright red color but the rounded design. Go figure.

https://www.amazon.com/Swingline-Stapler-Business-Capacity-Desktop/dp/B0006HUQZ6?th=1

 

[Red Squirrel]

Bates? They made a damn good computer back in the day.

https://vimeo.com/14388358

LOL that is freaking hilarious.

 

[ctk1981]

Old girl still works as good as the day she came out of the package.

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[NutBucket]

Next thing you guys will be talking about will be electric letter openers.

I have an electric hole punch at work.

 

[shortylickens]

I have an electric hole punch at work.

Those actually serve a function. You could properly cut holes in the same place each and every time.

 

[NutBucket]

Huh? IMHO it's no better than our manual 3-hole punches.

 

[bigboxes]

Just looked up my model number. Someone on ebay said it was vintage. LOL. Just because it lasts forever doesn't mean it's vintage.

 

[Imp]

I tried some of their higher end staplers and I see that Swingline now has spring loaded staplers as well. For bang for the buck, it's hard to beat Paperpro and MAX (I really like their "flat" staplers. So much nicer than the regular curved staples.)

*shudders* One on the left is easier to get out but I see it getting snagged on things... like my skin.