I thought it would be a good stapler for me because it's smaller than my "normal" stapler. However, he can hardly send staples to 1/4 plywood. Yes, I followed the instructions. A lot of paperclips go to waste and you can't fill many of them, so you'll have to reload frequently. I would return it but it worked fine on small nails. So I keep it for that. I'd say half the staples were useless.