Staples & Stapling Equipment

You will find information on staples and stapling equipment under this heading in Yellow Pages®.  Staples are small pieces of wire that are usually used to pin sheets of paper together. Staples are inserted in a mechanical device called the stapler or a staple gun. You have to press the stapler in order to push the staple into the paper. The staple pierces the paper and bends inwards or outwards. The staples in the staple gun are inserted into the paper by a trigger mechanism. Yellow Pages® contains a comprehensive list of staples and stapling equipment suppliers in Australia.

Normally, staples are bits of wire with turned ends. They are made of metal such as copper, brass and aluminium. Staples are often stuck together with some glue, which makes it easier to load them into the stapler. The points of the staples can be chisel, blunt, spear or divergent depending upon the nature of binding. Coated or painted staples are also available with most staple dealers and retailers. Depending upon the use, staples are classified as speciality and exotic staples, hand – powered staples and heavy – duty staples.

Before the invention of staples and staplers, sheets of paper were bound together by punching holes in them and passing a length of twine through the holes and tying the ends.  Before you buy staples or staplers, you need to make an assessment of your binding requirements. If you need to bind few sheets of paper, then a light weight stapler with small sized staples is adequate. For more sheets, a heavy – duty stapler is recommended. Metal staples often get rusted over a period of time. If you intend to store your stapled documents over long periods, it is better to use coated or painted staples, which are usually rust resistant. Search with Yellow Pages® to find a range of staples and stapling equipment suppliers in all states in Australia.