Very odd, I use a tacwise stapler which is plastic lol and it has lasted years. 

I bought a more heavy duty tacwise one which was metal after loosing one - thinking it would be more robust....... Broke it! 

Back to a plastic one again!

5 hours ago, james.wilson said:

nah, I've had the same one for 20yr

Hmm I think I got mine in around 1995 or so aswell with an rs stamp on it 

 

Ok like the new tacwise though

Mine simply mis fires every few staples and drives me nuts when it does so.

never tried cleaning or oiling it mind, can you maintain them?

1 hour ago, luggsey said:

can you maintain them?

1 hour ago, luggsey said:

never tried cleaning or oiling it mind, 

 

 

R28 might need the pin braying back in if it's misfiring

 

If it been dropped the body might need squeezing together with a vice if splaying out where the pin is

 

The instructions say to oil them but I've never bothered

 

 

 

daft as it sounds in this industry ive serviced mine...

Same as me, zilch? 

Still using my old faithful BIF Titan twin impact cable tacker I guess from around 1975-1980s, cannot get the BIF staples now so used the Rapid 28/10 and what others I can get hold of these days. Usually found if it miss fired it was the wrong staple. Often stripped mine down to maintain it. Always found it fine on 4,6,8 core cables as longs as you take care.

1 hour ago, ultrasonic said:

Still using my old faithful BIF Titan twin impact cable tacker I guess from around 1975-1980s, cannot get the BIF staples now so used the Rapid 28/10 and what others I can get hold of these days. Usually found if it miss fired it was the wrong staple. Often stripped mine down to maintain it. Always found it fine on 4,6,8 core cables as longs as you take care.

We have a winner!!

This will do for cheap occasional

 

https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-ct10-tacker/27181

 

Two questions;

What size staples for 8 core?

What size staples for coax?