Arrow Fastener T72 Wire and Cable Staple Gun (3-(Pack))

I am a Master Electrician with 35 year experience. I like this staple gun. I am rewiring my basement in an older home and with this gun, I can easily staple onto the sides of joist without any problems. I have always used hammer and staples and in tight areas, swing a hammer can be a pain. I have other Arrow products and have always been happy with them for durability and ease of use. The other plus is not having to swing a hammer with one hand, hold a staple with your other hand and position the wire with your third hand. As to a previous question of using 12-3 NMC? Arrow offers two different size staples for 12-2 and 12-3 type wiring. The only problem with this stapler is that I believe the loading spring is too weak. You cannot shoot the last 8 or so staples so you have to always have another staple cartridge loaded to provide tension. Arrow should provide a short block similar to a shotgun blank to add in front of spring. There is some waste due to this issue and when a staple jams, you have to clear the gun, but there is waste even when stapling old school. Overall I would recommend this to any electrician. Price is very reasonable. Well worth it.

This thing quickly became the bane of my existence during a home DIY knob-and-tube removal and rewiring project.For reasons that my mechanical brain is unable to decipher, the thing stops working when you're down to the last 6-8 staples. Given that the cartridge is already limited to about 25 staples, and it jams every 5-6 shots, this means you're left with a usable payload of about 15 staples if you're lucky. That leaves you refilling seemingly all the time, a real productivity killer.Not only that, the spring load on the handle is REALLY tight, making it nearly impossible to fire a staple at odd angles where you can't get right on top of the tool. If you're working in tight spaces (which is kind of the norm for wiring) in an attic or basement, it's REALLY frustrating to not be able to push the thing all the way when you're twisting your arm around a pipe and into a crevice. God forbid you manage to get 90% of the way through the pressing distance and the thing slips under all the awkward pressure you're applying and the staple goes somewhere you don't want it.And even in those blissful times when you have a fairly straightforward angle on the tool, the kickback on the mechanism is pretty intense. I really felt those impacts slam up my arm in a way that I definitely didn't like.I was on a tight budget and by the time I realized the chronic flaws of this stapler it had already been banged up enough to be un-returnable. But now that the project is over, it's getting chucked because it's a frustration maker pure and simple.

Took a bit to get used to using this but once I figured it out I was very happy with the results.First off, it does not hold many staples so get used to loading it. Buy lots of them though since you'll use tons in a job.Second. Press the staples deeper into the plastic rings BEFORE loading them into the gun. This is a similar technique to what one would do to a magazine on a handgun...tapping the shells in. I found this prevented the staples from jamming and also they tended to seat deeper into the wood. Before loading, I turn the strip of staples upside down and push them against the stud or joist and then load them into the stapler.Third, this is not a simple quick pull and move on...you need to make sure the nose of the stapler is up against the surface firmly. Otherwise the staples will not go in completely.If you are attaching to joists make sure you use the 721168HW staplesI've used the 721168HW and 721189 staples. I've used these on 12/2, 14/2, 14/3.These DO NOT work on armored BX style cableOnly improvement that Arrow could make would be to reverse the handle so that the pressure is fully applied to the nose of the stapler. I never found one like this. If I could find one that was air powered I'd be really happy

I was up a ladder trying to secure antenna cable with this POS and ended up having to load each staple one by one to have about a 60% chance that it would work when the handle was pressed. Don't waste your time - constantly jams, misses the staple and wedges the staple and plastic wire retainer internally so you have to take the staples out and pry the jammed bits. The area under my project was littered with staples and plastic retainers - as four out of five failed to drive and ended up pried out of the gun - only to try again and have a 1 in 5 chance it might work. Ended up going single staple at a time and that increased the odds of working past the 50% mark - but far from reliable.Waste of time and money. Buy standard insulated staples and hit them home with a hammer. This "staple gun" will lead only to frustration and anger. I won't even try and pass this POS off on someone else at a garage sale. I'd be embarrassed to do anything other than chuck it and their staples into the trash - which is where it's going after I finish this review.

The first stapler I received was apparently assembled incorrectly - wouldn't drive a staple if my life depended on it. Arrow replaced it with another new in the box gun. I have tried on several occasions to give this gun the benefit of the doubt, replacing the staples with new from the box staples, and for the life of me can not get this thing to consistently drive a staple.As a retired craftsman I have literally driven tens of thousands of staples in my life time, maybe hundreds of thousands, and thought this would be a good choice as I build my new shop. I have a staple gun and staples that will sit on a shelf likely in a box and be there when they go through my tools after I have passed away and have only driven a dozen or so staples.Save your money. Move on.