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   BoJangles | Apr 01, 2007 03:33pm | #1

   I can tell you what is wrong with your Grizzly stapler.  It is filthy dirty inside.  It is full of cruddy contaminated grease and metal shavings.  You have already wrecked all of the o-rings, but if you take it apart and replace them after a very thorough cleaning of every part , it will work perfectly.

   It is nothing more than a Bostitch clone.  You can use Bostitch parts in it.

   Take it completely apart and flush everything in a parts washer type tank and then oil and reassemble.

   This is a typical half-a**ed Grizzly deal. 

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   Jackall | Apr 01, 2007 06:52pm | #3

   This stapler was bad right out of the box. Are you saying that in your experience the factory sends then out with filings and poor quality grease and when cleaned up and new O rings are used it should work as well as a Bostich?

    

   I appreciate you taking the time to give me feed back.

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   BoJangles | Apr 01, 2007 09:05pm | #4

   That's exactly what I'm saying.  They come from the factory that way.  This has been going on since they started selling them and Grizzly doesn't do a thing about it.

   This is a typical way that Grizzly handles problems.  If you would have sent it back right away, they would have sent you another one, but the new one would have the same problem as the old one.

   They operate like this with everything they sell.  Eventually they wear people down to the point where they throw up their hands and go buy something else.  Go figure.

   If you tear it completely down, you will not be able to tell it from a Bostitch except for a minor difference in the foot plate.  The only difference between the two is that the Bostitch (the old style is the one I'm referring to) comes spotlessly clean and oiled from the factory.

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   Jackall | Apr 02, 2007 02:17am | #5

   Thanks for your help and information.

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   woodguy99 | Apr 01, 2007 04:21pm | #2

   Either stapler or cleat nailer is fine.  I prefer staples.

    

    

   "This is a process, not an event."--Sphere

   And I'm a legitimate certifiable Tool Whore.--Dieselpig

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   knudln | Apr 02, 2007 05:33am | #6

   I have the Harbour Freight Bostitch clone, about $140. I used Harbour Freight staples initially, with lots of bent and poorly driven staples. Switched to Bostitch staples, and it's worked flawlessly ever since. Compared to the Bostitch staples, the ones from Harbour Freight felt like they were made out of aluminum.

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   JulianTracy | Apr 02, 2007 09:20am | #7

   I bought the Bostich stapler from Amazon last year for a large 3/4 prefinished Oak flooring project and it worked flawlessly for the whole project.paid $359 no tax no shipping.JT