Customer Reviews

Swingline Deluxe Gray Heavy Duty Stapler (S7039002R)

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Probably very much like the stapler your father used to have this Swingline product is a workhorse. It's utilitarian, useful, and strong.

We've little necessity for stapling large number of papers but we can say that it staples 25 sheets effortlessly.

There seem to be a number of staplers boasting rulers, ergomonic handles, etc. But, all we want is a stapler that works, and this is it.

I have tried this with Swingline 3/8, 1/2, and 3/4 inch staples and it almost never works. Sometimes the 1/2 inch staples will work, but most of the time they fold over, and the 3/8 and 3/4 inch staples always fold over. Yes, I following the guide on the stapler for what size of staple to use based on the number of sheets.

The stapler that our office purchased only works properly with swingline brand staples. The staple brand we use would not advance through the stapler. You had to manually stick something into the chamber and force the staples down to the end after every use. We discovered why this was when we placed the two sets of staples end to end. The swingline brand staples were actually a tiny bit wider than the other brand even though they were the "same size." Also, Even when the stapler is full, it takes two presses to get the staple to go through the paper even if it just a small stack.

I got this stapler as a donation to my poor governmental office, the one it replaced was a "treat" to use.

After 3 days of use the new stapler jammed? Not a problem right...wrong! The staples turned sideways in the middle of the feed rail. I had to take the C-Clip off the front unjamming door to allow complete access to the feed rail for the staples.

The staples jammed in so tight, I could not pull them out. I took a small barreled flat head screw driver and I thought I would knock out the staples. I put the screw driver in and began smacking the base of the screw driver with my hand. The screw driver goes in slightly with each tap. After about 3 taps I pull the driver out and look in the feed rail. To my surprise the staples barely moved! I had compacted the staples into a little wad and it began pushing up on the top of the guide rail plate, deforming it!

Well lets just say this in summary, guide rail plate became really deformed due to me trying to free the jam of staples, I reform the plate in a crude fashion with the same small screw driver and reassembled the stapler...I guess I got what I paid for...a cheap HD stapler.

But, it can staple together 160 pages...when it works.

There are lots of swingline heavy duty staplers. Two that I;ve tried are so bad I'm replacing them. One works. I don't think they make the kind that works anymore, but it's black and all-metal except for two plastic end-grips and a thin plastic handle coating. I'm now searching for a used one like it. Be very wary of buying Swingline.

I have used the Swingline 3/8" and 1/2" heavy duty staples. Unfortunately, when trying to remove the 1/2" staples so I could switch sizes, I can't get them out!

We acquired three of these extra heavy duty staplers five years ago for our office. Each stapler was loaded with a different length staple - 3/8", 4/8" and 5/8". We labeled them with the recommended number of pages they are to secure and they are used fifty or more times a day by our office staff. The staples we use are exclusively from Bostitch. We buy the big 5000 staple boxes from Amazon since we go through the staple inventory relatively quickly in our business. For our office these three staplers are very important for our record retention and they are used to staple 50 to 100+ page reports all day long. Our office maintenance man oils all the moving parts in these three staplers every six months. Proper lubrication is highly advised. We do not have any of the issues brought up by the other reviewers. We are 100% satisfied and with proper maintenance these three staplers will last for decades. I recommend these staplers without reservation. Thanks for inviting my input.