Fencing staple gun

[S J H]

John. i cant justify the stockade. everything more expensive than the tjep.
yes the tjep staples are a bit narrower but thats the only difference the gap to hold wire is the same and the length is the same.
ive never had an issue.
the thing that rankles me is stockade themselves and stockade owners totally dismissing the tjep. montana etc. as some mickey mouse tool. and most have never used it.
i would like to have seen who wouldve bought what if they were launched at the same time.
stockade were undoubtedly lucky that they had no competitor to go up against.
why not have a go of one John.
you may be pleasantly surprised.

I've got a stockade air gun and it's been spot on. The compressor however, is the most expensive piece of w#*k I've ever owned.

 

[Cheesehead]

And fingers!

Rather hit my fingers than fire a staple through them otherwise there are always rubber lined soft grip pliers to hold the staples if you hand eye coordination is bad

 

[Pilgrimmick]

I am posh. Nothing but the best quality for me. An Eastwing hammer.

 

[tepapa]

I've got a stockade air gun and it's been spot on. The compressor however, is the most expensive piece of w#*k I've ever owned.

Elaborate. What's wrong with them?

 

[tepapa]

I am posh. Nothing but the best quality for me. An Eastwing hammer.

Stiletto is the best, beat an Eastwing hands down.

 

[S J H]

Elaborate. What's wrong with them?

They're no better than the Clarke I used to have imo, apart from the revs cut down.

It's too heavy for what is is, the drain plugs seize up. Fuel cap won't stay on anymore and the starter assembly wore out, I think they wanted £120 for a replacement, but got them down in the end.

 

[ARW]

We have run a stockade for over a year, I wasn’t aware of many other names at the time!
I went for the air driven one, I’ve never been keen on gas and battery changing so we mounted an air tank and pto driven compressor on the tractor and a petrol driven compressor on the tracked knocker. All investment but it speeds up stapling and saves the wrist on big wiring days

 

[Farmboymark]

Has anyone worked out the cost over time saved etc with using staple guns against using a hammer and normal staples

A 20kg tub of 40mm staples say £50
Box of 2520 staples for gun £95
Makes the hammer and normal staples a lot cheaper in my book,
But if the gun can get the wire secured in seconds per post won’t that make it cheaper through moresonw in a day kind of way?
If that makes sense

 

[Willie adie]

no one disputes that loose staples are the cheapest option as staples but indeed if paying hourly rate staple gun is a no brainer i think its tough to work out comparison as so many variables.
different amount of wires. posts , terrain,

 

[S J H]

Has anyone worked out the cost over time saved etc with using staple guns against using a hammer and normal staples

A 20kg tub of 40mm staples say £50
Box of 2520 staples for gun £95
Makes the hammer and normal staples a lot cheaper in my book,
But if the gun can get the wire secured in seconds per post won’t that make it cheaper through moresonw in a day kind of way?
If that makes sense

Are the boxes that much now?

 

[Willie adie]

well i know that im not paying that for tjep staples

 

[Grassman]

Has anyone worked out the cost over time saved etc with using staple guns against using a hammer and normal staples

A 20kg tub of 40mm staples say £50
Box of 2520 staples for gun £95
Makes the hammer and normal staples a lot cheaper in my book,
But if the gun can get the wire secured in seconds per post won’t that make it cheaper through moresonw in a day kind of way?
If that makes sense

Another thing to consider is the damage hammering can do to your health over the long term.

 

[Farmboymark]

well i know that im not paying that for tjep staples

Just a price I got off eBay, they could be cheaper else where but I’ve no idea where to look etc

 

[Bobthebuilder]

I’d rather walk along stapling up with a bucket if staples and a nice hammer than drag an air hose from a tractor or compressor through the mud or the weight of a cordless gun

 

[tepapa]

I’d rather walk along stapling up with a bucket if staples and a nice hammer than drag an air hose from a tractor or compressor through the mud or the weight of a cordless gun

I'd rather drag a hose through mud or the weight of a cordless gun and go home half hour earlier.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Expensive half hour with something that can only do 1 job, a hammer can do multiple jobs for very little ££

 

[tepapa]

Its half to one hour 5-6 days a week. 50 weeks of the year

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Can just about understand a contractor using 1 but your average farmer fencer definitely an expensive 1 trick pony

 

[tepapa]

Can just about understand a contractor using 1 but your average farmer fencer definitely an expensive 1 trick pony

In agree there, expensive tool for a farmer to use couple of times a year but the tjep gun isn't overly dear if a farmer was doing a fair bit himself.

 

[ploughman1963]

I did a post and rail job recently and did it with screws instead of nails.
I was quite satisfied with it. I haven't costed the difference in price but working on my own it was certainly easier.

Yes, me to. A big bucket of screws from Screwfix aren’t expensive and as you say, so much easier when on your own