STANLEY Heavy Duty Staple Gun/Brad Nailer, 0-TR250

Quick summary - Pros: Reasonably priced, powerful, comfortable in the hand. Cons: Does require effort (see below for further details)I used to have one of the (even) cheaper staple guns on the market (where you adjust the staple strength using a rotating knob on the top - let's call this one "Brand X") and I can assure you that this gun is significantly better and well worth the extra few pounds. Even on the lowest strength setting the B&D is more powerful than the top strength setting of Brand X. I found this out when I embarked on a project to reupholster our dining room chairs. Firing a test staple into the hardwood seat frame using Brand X the staple was far from flush on the surface, only penetrating the wood by a few mm.Setting about finding a replacement and looking through countless YouTube videos on how to reupholster (I'm no pro) everyone seemed to have a pneumatic staple gun, which I figured was a little overkill for my needs. Next option down was an electric staple gun, which were a lot more reasonable in price terms, but I did want to keep things as simple as possible, so in the end thought I'd just go with a (what I'd hope would be) better standard normal gun. The B&D was well regarded so I went for it and am happy I did. It's simple, effective and does the job.If there was to be a downside it would perhaps be that it does require some force to use (but only very slightly more than Brand X). Of course, this is a manual, heavy duty gun and the force required is likely proportional to the power of staple fire, so this shouldn't be a big surprise. I did however find that when using one-handed (eg when you are holding something in place to staple) the force required can cause you to slip slightly (depending on what you're stapling). This wasn't a problem for me, but if you have to be incredibly accurate this may be an issue. Similarly, if you have a lot of stapling to do at a time (100+) or you get particularly trigger happy, the force needed means it does eventually get tiring. Perhaps I'm just a bit weedy! In either of these cases, I'd consider the electric stapler as an alternative, although I must admit I've never used one myself, so can't make a direct comparison here.In short, if you're in the market for a manual staple gun, you can't go wrong with this one. I would certainly recommend it over cheaper models.

Brilliant wall stapler, easy to load, easy to use! Great results, used it to line fabric inside some wardrobes and very pleased with the results. Very sturdy compared to others I’ve used and bang for buck offers great value!

My partner used this staple gun to attach wire netting, it was a big job but this tool was absolute brilliant. , It made his job a lot easier.

I purchased this to replace my Tacwise Z1-140, as I needed to fire staples larger than the Z1-140 could handle.This stapler is fantastic as it takes staples ranging from 6 to 14mm, and has a slider which allows you to increase or decrease the depth of the staple in the workpiece.Staples are loaded quite simply, by pulling up the end of the staple loader, inserting the staples, pushing the loader against them and clicking it back into position.The build is high quality, consisting of almost all aluminium, and looks like it will stand up to strong abuse. The only bits of plastic I can see are the handle (reinforced with aluminium), the depth slider and one end of the staple loader.The handle has a lock on it, but it's not great. The handle locks by pressing it until it comes within range of a metal clip, and hooking the clip onto it. This prevents the handle from springing out, to allow easier storage, but does not prevent the gun from firing. Therefore, this could be a safety concern. It also does not have a belt clip, which is quite a useful feature for staple guns.If the lock actually prevented the gun from firing, I would rate this at 5 stars.

A great purchase. Easy to use. Strongly constructed. Drives 14mm staples into wood with little effort. Good for indoor and outside jobs. Really pleased.

Perfect for adding a runner on my stairs , I bought the Stanley 14 staples to go with it and it’s super secure

If you happen to wonder should you buy this one instead of the shiny metal version which looks somewhat clunkier, but fully metal and you're concerned that this one has a plastic handle - answer is - you can buy it, there is a metal bar under the plastic, so no worries at all. Rest of the body is metal too.Easy to use, doesn't require much pressure even on the high setting, does what it should and does it well. Other staplers reviews mention lots of jams, after a couple of hundred staples with this one I haven't had a single issue.Hope that helps you a little make your choice.-- The Grumpy Engineer

Good strongly built machine, finished in chrome, easy to load and use. Just watch you don't pinch your hand if using in cramped areas...or leave it around for children to play with!