It's not the backer or the stapler, it's my hand. At 75 yrs old it just isn't working as well as it used to. So I thought I would look into a powered stapler.
That and their M12 pruner are the greatest things going for old arthritic hands
I would guess battery powered staplers are more for commercial work and would put a staple deep into wood. Nothing wrong with a much cheaper hand squeezer.
If I could find a squeeze stapler that wouldn't need 25 lbs of pressure to activate it, I would go for that. This what I was considering.
I've tried this model, don't. First one quit after about 10 uses, less than 3 targets. Warranty replacement quit after about the same. The next, 2nd, replacement lasted just a few days beyond the 90 day warranty and quit. Luckily the local manager was understanding finally gave me a store gift card.
And you would be incorrect, battery powered are less powerful than air or 100v staplers. My Ryobi just gets the staples to the depth needed.
One of the ranges I use only allow push pins (which they supply), they work really well and you're not tearing out your paper either. The large ones are much easier to push/pull, Dave is spot on there.
