Review on 💪 BOSTITCH 651S5 16 Inch 2 Inch Stapler: Powerful and Precise Stapling Solution by Mario Schultz

I bought this tool because I wanted it easy to have after borrowing my uncle's Senco SNS40 stapler for a large coating project. Here are my thoughts after some use compared to the old SNS40. (Note the SNS40 had no safety, which is perfect for cabinet building. And frankly, darn good for building. User should be careful!) This is my fourth Bostitch air tool. I don't have a good reason for them other than that they seem like a pretty solid mid-range tool. I also have an 18 gauge stapler, an 18 gauge nail gun and a Bostitch nail gun. My only criticism is that the rubberized grip and grip in general are a bit too thick if you prefer to wear gloves. (Note: When buying gloves at a hardware store, I find the plus-size gloves to be a bit too big. They work, but the medium size works for me. And I prefer the sturdy Husky branded gloves with padded palms. Pulling stuff lying around will hold that up Stapler not so good ) I usually do rework with my 18 gauge tools so the rubberized grip fits my hand perfectly. To complete the job, pick up the tool, take a few shots, and then lower it while placing more material and moving forward. For the sheathing, drive in a ton of staples in a short amount of time. Crates last 10k for some reason. Since I work with wafer/chipboard, I prefer to work with gloves. The combination makes grabbing a stapler a chore after a while. The much older SNS40 had a smaller bare grip that fit my hand better. Bostitch is slightly bulkier and feels heavier than the SNS40. For engineers, it has a larger moment of inertia than the SNS40, so it doesn't twist and turn as easily. It has a very solid, beautiful sound, like it's hammering in brackets on command! Depth adjustment works well with a 4mm Allen key. The staple magazine loads a little easier than the SNS40, but they're very close. One of the first mistakes I made with the SNS40 was grabbing the end of the magazine as the second hand, which prevented the staples from fully repeating between shots. and would get stuck. Once I figured that out, things got a lot better. Bostitch has a good grip that doesn't squeeze the magazine around the staples, so that's a plus over the SNS40. The air deflector on the Bostitch points down at your target area, which works well to minimize dust release when working along the bottom edge of the blade within inches of dry, loose debris. The SNS40 was particularly bad in this situation. It vented in and out of the top of the head. If you turn the stapler upside down to staple the bottom row, a cloud will rise with each shot. The SNS40 had real problems with Home Depot's 1-3/4" Grip-Rite staples. It would get stuck a lot more often, which it should have been. After running the staples through a 1-1/2" Grip-Rite replaced by a local supplier, the binding ceased completely. Haven't run any of the big staples at Bostitch yet to see how it performs, but I haven't had jams on new batches of staples with Bostitch. I've run about 13,000 staples through SNS and about 1,000 through Bostitch so far. Skyhook / belt hook / rafter hook is a VERY welcome feature from Bostitch tighter on the Bostic Harder to open, maybe just a new behavior I'm not sure but the same mechanism is used in a number of construction staplers on the market including the Makita Quick Snap's Staples Hard for me to compare but deserves a mention The SNS40 didn't have a fuse. (In some cases the pressure of the safety mechanism dislodges parts of the housing as you prepare to install the brace. That's why it didn't have a safety.) Did it? The SNS40 is a really great tool for quick brace installation. Drag the tip along the line and pull the trigger as fast as you can! Once I got used to it, everything flew. When the Bostic is in single fire mode you will need to detach and reset the safety for each shackle. After all, that's about 1/3 to 1/2 the speed I could get with the SNS40. In shooting mode, I often got multiple staples in one spot when the stapler jumped and fired again. Again, I just couldn't keep up with the SNS40. As for the safety mechanisms, I may only need training to use pneumatic tools, but I'd really like to see a safety device with a different function in staplers. Being able to just drag the tool along the skin line and pull the trigger is definitely a faster way. If the safety allowed you to fire a clip every time you pulled the trigger without leaving your work surface, that would be ideal. In every way it feels and acts like a well made tool, a bit bigger and heavier than I would like but very solid. Since all the fuses I know behave in the same way, I would buy them again.