PowerShot/EasyShot Stapler/Tacker Review

[@migyverman]

I have two of the Black & Decker made Powershots. One is very old and just bought a like new one recently. They work very well. The magazines are exactly like the one you disassembled. Drives the 17/32" divergent point staples all the way. I hold it with my middle finger in the round hole for better leverage. Have other staplers as well. Depending on what I'm working on, some work better than others. Same goes with other tools.

[@darkrosevampyre]

I have an Easyshot like the one in the lower left hand corner. What staples does it take and how do you load it? Also, where can I get the staples from?

[@keytone62]

Perfect! This video was simple, spot on and made the task as easiest as 123. Thank you so much!

[@CatusMaximus]

Awesome, right?

[@crazyirishmedic9535]

I had a power shot pro that I used for tacking targets up at the shooting range, man I loved that thing but it broke after a few years.

[@CatusMaximus]

Get a Stanley or a Duo fast and they won't break down on you

[@ciaramaecaminos7527]

Can u make a video on how to refill the staple on the last one gun tacker coz i have her my brother's staple gun same as the one u disassemble but i dont know how to refill.

[@antonio28360]

saludos amigo maximus tengo una powershot ke no le sale las grapas como se soluciona esa falla y gracias espero tus comentarios

[@ChrisLoganToronto]

I have a Mastercraft branded one and I always thought it was orientated like that to hold the nose down flat on the stapling surface. Where as the more traditional staplers when they shoot the staple your hand was now lower and positioned farther back taking the pressure off the front nose where the staple came out. But, your explanation does make sense since I need to hammer down all the staples after putting vapor barrier up on 2 x 4s.

[@darkinertia2]

wait im confused...i picked up a powershot and its made in the us, i just bought it at lowes a few months ago lol

[@andysmith5940]

I have a Powershot Pro (the steel bodied one) and absolutely loved it. Unfortunately they do have reliability issues. One thing you didn't address is that conventional staplers have an issue with bounce. I always have to use one hand to push against the head of a conventional stapler and the other to squeeze the trigger. If I don't do that then the stapler kind of bounces against the surface and the staple doesn't go in properly. I never had the problem with the Powershot Pro. It was the first stapler that I could use one handed. I built several plastic mold containment structures with it and it worked great. I never had an issue with hand placement in confined spaces. Also, I don't understand your comment about pushups vs pullups. Pushups are way easier.

[@CatusMaximus]

Thank you for the comment yes I was not clear about push up and pull up I understand and feel the same way where the PowerShot is easier in many situations but it seems that driving mini Staples there's a lot of extra motion

[@DiannaAtherton]

Can not get my staple load slider thing to come out all the way. I have had this for years. Reason why I've never used it.

[@joelmartin9049]

Also have not used my powershot due to difficulty of sliding out the pusher.. How to fix this? Thabks

[@TylerSnyder305]

Yep, the original PowerShot was awesome. I loved how easy mine was to used compared to my Arrow. My arrow however is still around and kicking while the PowerShot kicked the bucket years ago.

[@arrowfastener]

Hey Tyler, do you still have that PowerShot? We do have a limited lifetime warranty on that that staple gun.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@arrowfastener Sadly no, it stopped working about 8 years ago.

[@arrowfastener]

We get that. If you ever run into issues with any of our other tools, please know we're here to help! Thanks for the response!

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@arrowfastener My standard arrow staple gun which I've had for a long time has never once failed me.

[@arrowfastener]

Appreciate that!

[@scottcarlon6318]

I’ve still got one in my box and it still works but I’m not sure if it is old or new style. What ever, still works. Good info though Catus.

[@tnbspotter5360]

I held my Power Shot Pro backwards like that office stapler because it became way easier to use and drove the staples in further.

[@CatusMaximus]

Yes I forgot to mention that they are easier to use backwards but there are better staplers. I just posted a video discussing some

[@emptech]

After many years of use with my Arrow stapler, decided to try something different. If felt good in my hand, didn't seem like it took much pressure to operate, seemed less than the Arrow. I'm not sure it drove staples into wood for my shooting targets all that well, but it seemed OK. The instructions said to use only genuine Arrow staples, so I did. It didn't take but 20 - 30 staples and the unit jammed. I was able to pull the bent staple out but it jammed again. It is going back to the store tomorrow for a refund, I will be going back to the Arrow. The Arrow might not be as ergonomic but I feel it is a better quality tool. The salesman said, give it a try, if it doesn't work, bring it back.

[@benyspensierijr.5973]

I have one of the original Powershots. While it still works and has never jammed, I can confirm that it never drove a half inch staple deep enough to be useful.

[@6Sally5]

Bought one at HD a couple days ago to be used for tacking targets up. On the third squeeze, something popped inside and it didn’t work. At hone, I watched the only two videos I could find for how to take this apart and reassemble. They were the poorest produced vids I think I’ve ever seen and though I’m pretty good at assembling things, I never could get this pos back together so into the trash can...$20 wasted!

[@essmatta]

this works for paper too? does anyone tried?

[@CatusMaximus]

Yes the little desk stapler paperpro is specifically designed for paper

[@mikeRadamz]

You're absolutely correct! Mine barely got any use, when I did use it, it jammed constantly. I thought that the design made sense with pressure directly over the work to keep the gun from bouncing but I was wrong! What a useless piece of junk.

[@MRSOMTHINBASIC]

My pop got a Powershot from the 90s

[@CatusMaximus]

Yeah they really made some waves when they came out too bad they just weren't made very well. And the design was an attempt to be Innovative and I credit them for that it just didn't end up working out to be as ergonomic as they had hoped

[@MRSOMTHINBASIC]

Catus Maximus He still uses his once in a while on the job site. I member back in the day when I was in my teens Using that pig. Installing insulation smh lol

[@TheLexiconDevils]

So did mine and it’s in daily use still. Prefer using the hammer style though personally

[@johngibson3594]

Just found this video watched other vid first on the pro units

[@jamesmadden4185]

Move your hand out of the way, I can't see the staplers you're talking about...thank you kindly sir

[@jimmykiker522]

I just love when I want some simple instruction and someone thinks I need the history of the product. I don’t care. Show me how it works.

[@darkinertia2]

and it sounds like youve never done a pullup before lol any physical tests its like 50 pushups but only like 10 pullups because theyre way harder

[@actionalsoutdoors7292]

Easier to do a push up then it is to do a pull up, medically proven fact!

[@glenn5876]

If you are laying your thumb over the front of the handle, then you don't know how to use it properly.

[@jarrodmaddux9011]

Dude that was some rambling nonsense you just spewed all over us. The powershot and other brand knockoffs like the craftsman fireshot etc... do not have any of the issues you described with ergonomics, grip size, position of hand, ability to reach tighter spaces etc... they are in every way superior to traditional staplers with the very big very important exception that they just, for some reason are not powerful enough. That's it. Nothing else. If they could fix that one very important issue these things would have completely replaced the traditional staple gun a decade ago.

[@EscapeVelo]

I bet it was Arrow.

[@redfieldspeare5668]

Wish I had seen this video before I bought my Power Shot. Worked for about 1/2 hour.

[@CatusMaximus]

Ouch

[@kaci7789]

My power shot doesn’t work at all straight out of the package. POS

[@billfakagrolf9815]

Jams constantly

[@reallife3869]

These are cheap as hell. It simply cannot last a hard days work.

[@CatusMaximus]

Agreed there an interesting idea but I think they were trying to hit too low a price point and the build quality shows

[@jrob8764]

@@CatusMaximus I just spent 2 hours trying to staple some hard ware cloth with the power shot using 9/16 staples it want drive them in but half way I hammered them down being a bit OCD it looked like crap and even though it's just a chicken coop I removed all them and went to Ace and got a $15 Stanley used the same staples it drove almost everyone all the way in. The only reason I tried the overpriced Power shot was because my brother got It for Christmas at work. I think my other brother has my old Stanley.