Starting a Staple in a Tough Place
This helpful tip will make placing insulated cable staples a breeze.
Insulated cable staples can be hard to start. Or maybe it’s because you’re trying to hold a staple and swing a hammer without hitting a finger. Recently, I was wishing for a staple holder, and then I realized that I had one right on the job: my sheet metal locking pliers.
I backed the heads of the staple nails out about 1⁄4 in. and clamped the nail heads in the jaws of the pliers. This made it easy to straddle the wire and start the staple.
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— Don Mathis; Macomb, Ill.
From Fine Homebuilding #261
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Been, there, suffered that. Great tip, thank you!