Posted on 09/14/2020 8:48:26 AM PDT by EinNYC
When I moved, a few items never made it here. I suspect they found new homes in the movers' residences. One of the things I really miss is my electric staple/brad gun. Not that I do heavy-duty contractor work (ha!), but it was nice to have staples driving into wood or upholstery or molding which didn't depend on my personal strength or the size of my hands. Whap! Whap! Whap! and my project would be done.
I cannot remember which staple/brad gun I had. The contenders for a new one are Arrow T50AC, DeWalt 5 in 1 multi tacker, and Stanley TRE550Z. My research informed me that Arrow and possibly Stanley are made in China, so I'd like to avoid enriching China. But I've read that the DeWalt doesn't measure up to the usual DeWalt quality. I have a DeWalt drill which I love, so I'm leaning toward the DeWalt.
Do any of you have experience with any of these 3 tools? Do you like them? Thanks for any insights.
DeWalt is owned by Black & Decker. B&D makes most stuff in China. DeWalt’s web site says “select products made in the USA with global products...”. I suspect a a stale gun is made in China.
Buy the one that fits your hand the best and has the best ratings on Amazon.
One thing is for certain-it is NOT a “free market” when one of the two largest players in the market engages cheerfully, freely and unashamedly in the corrosive and destructive trade practices that they do, with the surety that nobody is going to call them out on it.
That is why they are going full bore against President Trump. Almost single-handedly, he is standing up to them.
Most of my tools are DeWalt. Had some Craftsman tools back when they were owned by Sears. But not anymore.
Arrow has been making staple guns for like 75 years. So what was your question again ?
Maybe you should go with the dewalt.
I have an Arrow PT50, it uses T50 staples. Purchased at Lowe’s, think it was $35ish bucks.
Very happy with it. Have recovered chairs and done other miscellaneous small projects. Works well with my Porter Cable pancake style compressor.
I have a Dewalt cordless screw gun, a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder, a cordless vacuum, and a 12 inch circular saw (as well as an old radio/charger that I can’t seem to find). Very pleased with all.
10 to 15 years ago, when I got most of my current batch of tools, all the contractors had DeWalts. It made for an easy choice, if a guy showed up for work and said “I can’t do that today, I left my battery home” I would just pull out mine and say “Get going”.
Today Milwaukee seems to be more popular, but my DeWalts just won’t die. Even the old 18V ones, there tool is still good even if the battery is on its last legs. I can get an adaptor to run it from a 20V battery cheaper than a new battery.
Look at the rest of the line up. Are the batteries interchangeable? You might want something in the future.
Try Makita.
Stanley owns the Craftsman brand.
If you just use a crown staple you could buy Porter Cable or Hatachi pneumatic. Otherwise Stanley is still the best even though it’s made in China. This from Mr. GG2 a 35 year general contractor.
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