Customer Reviews

Swingline Deluxe Heavy Duty Stapler (S7039005R)

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I've had no problems with this stapler, so I'd recommend to anyone for whom smaller staplers just aren't enough--that is, if you have to staple more than 25 sheets or so.

If you're not sure which variety of staples to put fill it with, the stapler has a guide printed on it for staple size and number of sheets:

1/4" staples: 2-25 sheets
3/8" staples: 25-60 sheets
1/2" staples: 40-90 sheets [I usually use these, since I'm usually stapling academic papers]
5/8" staples: 75-120 sheets
3/4" staples: 90-160 sheets

I work in a college computer lab and we have one of these for student usage and there are several things I have learned over the years about this stapler:

1) It jams really easy when not used properly. (pressing down all the way and recommended sheet count; 30-160 sheets no more no less)

2) Once jammed it needs to be fixed before the stapler get used again or it will get worse.

3) Once it gets worse there is no unlocking the front access to unjam it, so you'll have no choice but to rip it apart.

Fixing this can become a daily chore as the stapler becomes older, the one I deal with is around 7 years old. Things to watch out for: The screws that attach the base to the stapler body are not secured on with a nut and tend to strip and not hold after a while, secure these with a nut, it should be a 10-32 screw, this will prevent future head aches; this jams and it jams badly, check the stapler regularly for jams, always remove the rear staple plunger before opening the forward latch, unless you just like watching a staple bar shoot across the room; and if repairs must be done do it some where with a large flat table, this stapler is held together primarily by 5 pins, 2 screws, and 4 pin clips, and the pin clips tend to go flying when they are removed. The the stapler is made up of 5 primary parts, the base, the mounting bracket, the body (which is made up of multiple affixed parts), the staple pressure arm (plunger), front access door, and handle.

Over all this is a decent stapler but to avoid having to deal with the above you can either keep an eye on the stapler or make like Milton in office space and try not to let anybody else touch it.

I needed a good heavy duty stapler for my home office, but didn't want the expense or hassle of an electric. I was going to need the ability to occasionally print and staple very large documents, and with my ink-jet, I prefer to use the heavier 24-lb paper. I also bought the Swingline HD 1/4-inch, 3/8-inch, and 1/2-inch staples.

This Swingline was "just what the doctor ordered". I recently had to download and print a 124-page document. I printed it two-side to save paper, but I still needed to staple 62 sheets of 24-lb paper. I easily swapped the 1/4-inch staples for 1/2-inch, lined up the document, and said "Here goes nothing!" This stapler quickly and SMOOTHLY stapled the document with no problem and just a light easy stroke. The 1/2-inch staple had enough length to fully secure the document and fold underneath the last page, and there was no sign of stress or bending of the staple itself.

I recommend this stapler to anyone who has to staple more than 10 sheets of paper at any time.

This stapler is great if you only plan to use one size of staple.

If you plan on switching staples frequently, like I do, then it is more of a curse than a blessing.

It turns out that once you put a strip of staples into the machine, there is no way of getting them out (as the opening in the front is not large enough to pull them through and it is impossible to push them out the back). So if you need to change staple sizes, what do you do?

I emailed Swingline and asked them if there was a mechanism for getting unused staples out of the stapler. Here's their response: "Well, You can try taking the back follow block out and tilting the staples in an angle to see if they fall out. If that doesn't work take a letter opener and pull/pry them out w/ that."

Well, they do not "fall out" when titled back "in an angle" so I'm left to pull them through the small opening in the front and break them off a few at a time.

Huge design flaw.

I wish I'd saved the box. I would have returned this one if I could have.

Again, if you only need to use one size staple, this is great. I don't have the time to break off a strip of staples so it seems I'll be using 3/8" staples for a looooooong time now. Luckily those are pretty universal. But watch out.

One solution I thought of: In the future, I will break down the strips of staples into 5 or 10 staples only and load these into the stapler (even though this risks jamming). That way, staples can be switched by just stapling out the remaining couple of staples.

So if you do buy this, watch out. Unless you only plan to use one size of staple, just load a few staples in at a time and cross your fingers that it will not jam.

This stapler jams about every other use. I ordered this for use in an academic library and I have had to fix it just about every day. It's nearly impossible to get it to open up once it jams as well. Spend more money and get a better stapler.

This is a great stapler. I received it in perfect condition and wors fine.

I strongly recommend it, as in offices there some heavy documents of several sheets and regular staplers just don't cut it.

This stapler does the job, just buy the several sizes of staples, as is obvious for the different sizes of sheet bundles to be stapled.

Works really well for my husband's 20-plus paged appraisal reports. Great value compared to office supply store price of this product (we saved about $14 dollars). It takes up more room on his desk, however, but worth it. No more banging the heck out of the standard stapler, hoping the staples will go through his reports! Now for a hard lesson learned: DO NOT try using standard 1/4 inch staples in this stapler!!! There is NO warning on the box--just a small printed warning on the stapler that's easy to miss (obviously, we missed it--Doh!) It took many tools and a lot of patience to get the jammed staples out that we thought would work. Another lesson we learned the hard way: only use SWINGLINE brand staples. The office store brand staples that were cheaper did NOT work well at all.

My first one of these got lost when my house was renovated. I had bought it at an Office Max store that was going out of business. It was marked down 60 or 70 percent. I put off replacing it, because of the price. The price on Amazon as I type this is under $22 with free shipping, which is cheaper than what I paid for the first one. To understand just how good that price is, compare it to other staplers. The price is essentially the same as the 60 sheet stapler, which I also have, and which is a good value in its own right(and much more sleek and compact). The next larger size adds about 30 percent to the number of sheets that can be stapled and about 110 percent to the price. This is a big, rugged, mostly metal machine, built to tight enough tolerance to be very effective and reliable.

As far as the performance goes, both of mine have been near flawless, as have the ones I've used in various offices. As long as no one drops it on the floor causing misalignment or tries to staple something other than paper, you can expect similar performance. I don't use them enough at home to induce significant wear, so I can't confidently comment on performance in an industrial environment, although I've not seen a Swingline wear out since the Tot 50 that I bought as a child more than half a century ago. One reviewer said he had had one that suffered from wear, and I believe his situation envolved really long-term heavy use. At this price, you just go ahead and use it a few hundred thousand times (20 boxes of 1/4" staples would be 100,000) and then buy another.

Note that it has a built-in adjustable guide to speed up production jobs. Also take note of the fact that you may need several sizes of staples, and you may have to switch out staples on a regular basis to cover all sizes of stacks of sheets. The staple sizes are 1/4" (heavy duty only) for 2-25 sheets, 3/8" for 25-60 sheets, 1/2" for 40-90 sheets, 5/8" for 75-120 sheets, and 3/4" for 90-160 sheets. You cannot use your 1/4" standard staples, which will jam the machine big-time. You must use heavy duty staples. Sheet quantities are estimates based on 20 pound paper, which is standard copier/printer paper.

If you can use one of these, and they're still under $30, I'd recommend you buy it before someone comes to his senses and doubles the price. Right now, they represent a singular deep dip in the cost/performance curve.

Described as able to staple up to 160 sheets of paper. I rarely ever need that, but I frequently need to staple as many as 50 sheets. I attempted roughly 15 times and all of the staples bent. Yes I was using heavy duty high capacity staples - 3/8" staples brand.

Bought this stapler to use to make little pamphlets, booklets and lenghthy documents. As a supplement to using 3-prong binder-folders. As a sort of self-publishing for presentation purposes for work-related work. Very happy. Turns out the 3/8" staples are imminently practical. Just enough extra staple length to cover where a standard 1/4" staple is too short. Also bought the 1/2" staples too. Which are good for very thick documents. May eventually buy the 3/4" too. Good thing about this stapler is it is easily adaptable to the different staple sizes. Changing the staples is not difficult either. Also uses Swingline staples. So not much chance of stapler turning into an orphan if there is anything brand specific about the staples. Plus the price! Went to the major office supply stores and saw the same stapler priced at the MSRP. So very happy about the deal. Have a stapler for life that I am very happy with.