Stanley Bostitch AntiJam Standard Booklet Stapler, 20 Sheet Capacity (B440SB)

by Stanley

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 4.8 x 4.9 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006HVU8S
• Item model number: B440SB
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,510 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #8 in Office Products > Office Supplies > Staplers & Punches > Manual Staplers > Heavy-Duty Staplers
  • #24 in Office Products > Office Supplies > Staplers & Punches > Manual Staplers > Desktop Staplers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2006

Product Description

A classic looking yet feature packed stapler. Our innovative No-Jam technology has been incorporated into this stapler to put an end to frustrating staple jams. It superior design and construction allow it to staple up to 20 sheets with ease. For added convenience, it can be effortlessly opened to for bulletin board tacking and craft applications. The versatile Dual Clinch system easily adjusts with just a simple twist for either permanent or temporary stapling. So you are never caught by surprise, the staple reload window alerts you when it’s time to reload staples. 7 year limited warranty

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for zine or pamphlet assembly, June 15, 2006

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Rachel Grey (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
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When I wrote a zine and decided I needed a saddle stapler, I was surprised to find this one for about a third the price of some others on the market. I couldn't find anything that looked like it would cause a functional difference, so I decided to save my money and get this one.

Surprise -- it's a great stapler! I'm giving it 5 stars because... well... it staples. I was easily able to staple through 13 sheets of regular copy paper to bind my zine. And although it doesn't really show in the picture, there is non-skid / non-damage stuff on the bottom surfaces so that it can be used on a finished table. I am certainly satisfied.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Help With Jamming, November 24, 2010

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David Whalen - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stanley Bostitch AntiJam Standard Booklet Stapler, 20 Sheet Capacity (B440SB) (Office Product)

Like some people who bought this "saddle stapler", I initially had great difficulty getting it to staple properly. When I made the purchase of the stapler itself, I also ordered a box of the recommended Bostitch staples. Just wanted to be ABSOLUTELY SURE that I had the correct staples to use in it.

Well, what "torture" I went through trying to get this device to staple small booklets I was attempting to assemble. The staples had to only go through a cover and eight pages of regular 20 lb. paper. It just would not work and jammed repeatedly, although the staples did actually fit into the stapler.

On a hunch, I decided to try other staples I had in the house. Found some old "Stanley-Bostitch" staples that were laying around and they worked so much better! Having said that though, I only had found enough to do 50% of the current job. At this time, I noticed that the "Model #s" of the two kinds of staples were different.

To make the blame thing of some benefit to me, I decided to search all over my city for the old type of staples. Six major retailers later, I could not locate 'em. Finally decided to do a search on the internet to see if I could find a supplier of the "OLD" staples I had on hand (that worked). I did find such a supplier and ordered a supply of 20,000 - hoping & praying that these would actually work in this saddle stapler when they arrived.

They were delivered here yesterday by courier, and lo and behold, they do indeed work quite well. The moral of this story is that you MUST have the exact, specific staple in order for this machine to work. DO NOT depend on the advice of the manufacturer as it pertains to which staple to use.

Both the staple that works (Model # SBS19 1/4CP) and the one that doesn't work (Model # SB35 1/4 - 5M) are made by Bostitch (sometimes referred to as STANLEY BOSTITCH). Just as an aside, the "1/4" refers to the length of the staple leg and I believe that the 1/4" size is the length you should always purchase for this stapler. The "CP" refers to a type of staple called a "Chisel Point". The chisel point style of staple penetrates the paper better and I always try to buy this type when purchasing staples.

In a certain sense, it was just a fluke that I discovered how to make this saddle stapler work half decently. No thanks to the ding-dongs at Bostitch!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, December 13, 2006

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Greg Broiles (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stanley Bostitch AntiJam Standard Booklet Stapler, 20 Sheet Capacity (B440SB) (Office Product)

I bought this to center-staple 11x17 tabloid sheets into 8.5x11 booklets. It works fine. The pages need to curl up in the rounded part that supports the stapler, but that doesn't seem to create a problem.