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BOSTITCH SL1838BC Cap Stapler Review

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Revainrating 1.5 out of 5  
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1.7
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Description of BOSTITCH SL1838BC Cap Stapler

The product is Bostitch Cap Staple Kit. Easy to use. The product is manufactured in China. Internal air filter for maximum reliability. Selectable trigger operation converts from sequential to contact operation. Adjustable depth of drive sets staples to the desired depths quickly and conveniently. Designed to be the preferred method of securing felt housewrap and thin foam to framing. 20 percent lighter than the existing model.

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Drives are constantly blocked. Very bad product.

With the first dozen caps, the device worked well. Then it got stuck. It kept getting stuck. We tried turning the depth gauge one way, then the other. We tried to relieve the pressure. Nothing we did could keep this device running long enough to be useful and we wasted a lot of time when we had an expensive elevator waiting for our project. Now I have a lot of unnecessary orange discs and an expensive construction stapler. The most disappointing purchase I've ever made from Revain. The first…

Pros
  • Tools and housewares
Cons
  • Something else

Revainrating 1 out of 5

but I would not recommend this gun/brand

The concept is there and it will definitely speed up the process compared to hand hammering plastic caps but I would not recommend this gun/brand. Should have bought a Dewalt. It worked fine the first day, but has been having constant problems ever since. The main problem is that the plastic caps constantly get stuck in the bottom of the filler neck and either don't shoot or fall out halfway. The slide mechanism on the bottom does not work properly, causing the plastic caps to eject…

Pros
  • Power & Hand Tools
Cons
  • Cord is shorter than other picks

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The first cover stapler worked great. The 2nd is somewhat similar to what others here are having trouble with.

The first lasted almost 20,000 before the blade broke. I bought it about 4 years ago. Blade breakage is a common problem. I ordered a replacement blade and in the meantime bought a new gun. A new stapler came, but it doesn't work well. The button slider was slow. You have to wait for the cap. It has completely stopped. eReplacement Parts sent us the wrong stapler blade so we put the foil from the first stapler onto the newer stapler and now everything is fine. Note. Looking at a slider that…

Pros
  • Nailers and Staplers
Cons
  • Expensive