Staple Driver Holds Wire In Place

Staple Driver Holds Wire In Place FENCING Miscellaneous 31-2-34 This new staple driver holds both the wire and staple in place, making fence construction and repair a much faster and easier job. It holds the staple in place while you drive it into the post with a hammer. The steel tool is equipped with a staple cartridge, a driver rod, and a 2-pronged fork that's used to grip the wire. The tool requires the use of specially designed staple strips, which fit in a spring-loaded magazine. There are 22 staples to a strip. "It eliminates the need to ever handle the staple and speeds up the process dramatically," says Ron Haase, Dutton-Lainson Co., Hastings, Neb. "Unless the post is incredibly soft, it usually takes more than a single strike to drive the staple all the way home. Some people strike the rod a couple of times to get the staple started, then pull the tool away and finish driving in the staple normally. Others use the tool to drive the staple all the way in. Either way, once you pull the driver rod back another staple feeds in automatically and you're ready to go again." The staples are available in 1 1/4, 1 1/2, and 1 3/4-in. lengths. "These are barbed-type staples, so once they're in the post they'll stay," says Haase. If you're left handed, you can reverse the handle and guard, he notes. The staple driver sells for about $60 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dutton-Lainson Co., Hastings, Neb. 68902 (ph 402 462-4141 or 402 460-4612; dlsales@Dutton-lainson.com; www.Dutton-lainson.com).

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