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Staple gun for re-routing wires |
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Staple gun for re-routing wires
I need to buy a staple gun / air stapler to run some wires around the lounge atop the skirting boards. There are so many to choose from and I've no idea where to start. I'd prefer an electric or cordless one but I can't find anything worthwhile.
Would anyone kindly recommend a unit to suit the job please? |
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http://www.screwfix.com/p/tower-roun...FVTNGwodFOkJlQ + a hammer of your choice.
Don't staple wires, it's too harsh and a thin metal staple may short the wires |
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Staples and cables are something I'd never consider and can't say I've ever seen.
Cable clips are the way I'd go. |
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I need to buy a staple gun / air stapler to run some wires around the lounge atop the skirting boards. There are so many to choose from and I've no idea where to start. I'd prefer an electric or cordless one but I can't find anything worthwhile.
Would anyone kindly recommend a unit to suit the job please? Also you don't mention the cable diameter which is important in determining what type of device you need. The other factor is that not all staple guns are designed to tack cables, so if you get the wrong type they are liable to fire the staple right through the wire chopping it in half! A manual gun, if you really must have one, is probably safer. Not just from the point of view of cable damage but you are less likely to staple yourself to the skirting with a manual gun than you are with an electric one!
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Staples and cables are something I'd never consider and can't say I've ever seen.
Cable clips are the way I'd go. if you have got s few consider using cable trunking ... like this http://www.screwfix.com/c/electrical...ing/cat1910006 And corner pieces |
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Staples and cables are something I'd never consider and can't say I've ever seen.
Cable clips are the way I'd go. ![]() HOWEVER! - it depends greatly on what the cable is, basically you use a (properly designed) staple gun for cables like alarms, Ethernet, telephones etc. - thin low voltage cables. But you don't need powered ones, manual ones are easy enough to use. So depending exactly what the OP wants to do governs what he needs to use. |
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I somehow doubt if this was a serious post to begin with, but surely it's worth the effort to take off the skirting boards and run the wire in behind them.
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