Rapesco R81000A3 Porpoise Classic Stapling Plier, 45 Sheet Capacity, Uses Type 26 Standard (1/4" and 5/16") and Type 24 High-Capacity (1/4" and 5/16") Staples, All Metal, Chrome

Excellent quality apparent construction and operation. Stapler arrived in an attract zippered nylon carrying case. Upon removal, I was pleasantly surprised with the bright chromed finish, heavy construction, ease of loading and operation of stapler. One caveat. As advertised, this stapler is capable of attaching numerous sheets of paper. The box of staples included with this order are obviously designed for that purpose and are approximately 1/8 inch longer than standard Swingline desk staples. However, when attaching only one or two sheets of paper, the longer staples tend to bind. This problem is easily fixed by installing standard desk staples which then operate very well. Item highly recommended.

I love this product , I use to have one when I worked in the armored car business and wanted one for a few years and now I am so happy I have this again ,

Worked for husband's needs.

Well made. Robust

I bought this to replace my old Rapid Classic stapler that I bought a few years back. The Rapid was nice, lasted thouusands of staples but was now jamming a lot. I was going to buy another Rapid Classic but decided to try this Repesco. Was not sure where it was made (British company) and preferred to buy a Swedish product over one made in a less free nation with hit and miss quality control, but had no idea if Repesco was made in Britain or imported...turns out it is made in Taiwan, I'm cool with that. Years ago when I bought the Rapid Classic, the anvil plate fell off. I popped it and the spring back on and had to peen it properly. The magazine spring got weak and it started failing to push staples when it would run low. I had to keep trying to stretch the spring which sort of worked for a while. The action was a little rough too. I took a chance with the Repesco, and not only is the notched handle a little more comfortable, but the magazine spring is WAY better quality. The action is much smoother, requiring a little less effort, and nothing has fallen off yet. The fit and finish are better too. Needless to say, I was a little surprised, but pleasantly so. Glad I tried the Repesco this time. In all fairness, I did get a few or several years out of the Rapid. Will see how long the Repesco lasts. But the fit and finish of the Rapid was disappointing from day 1. Also, had I not found the pieces and been able to repair it, the Rapid would have been in a landfill after a few months. I think it is a good design gone bad. The Repesco works as it should.

This is a well made plier stapler for home and office use. I ordered the Rapesco 24/8 staples and it was able to easily staple through 30 pages of glossy advertisement flier. I folded it over and it still stapled through 60 pages easily. Staple protrusion on the back side of the 60 pages was enough to hold the 60 pages together but I'd say 60 pages is probably the absolute limit depending on the page thickness for the 8mm staples. This stapler easily staples through 50 pages of paper as advertised.The Rapesco staples used were 24/8 - 24 gauge wire with 8mm leg height. I ordered 24/6 staples as well but it hasn't arrived yet. The lower the gauge number, the thicker the staple wire. The staple leg height is 0.316" which is 8mm high. The staple crown width is 0.500".I measured the Rapesco staples against the Bostich Powercrown 6mm staples for gauge wire thickness comparison:* Rapesco (24/8) 24 gauge - wire thickness - 0.280"* Bostitch (26/6) 26 gauge - wire thickness - 0.210"Advantages of this Rapesco Plier Stapler:* Excellent construction* Smooth operation* High leverage for ease of use stapling through 60 pages* Rear loading of the staples magazine is easy and fast* Rear magazine loading allows for changing to different sizes (leg height) of staples easily* Crimp plate can rotate 180° to allow the staple legs to be folded inwards or outwardsHighly recommended!

Works 2 months before it started misaligning itself and falling apart. Terrible build quality.

This is a great stapler. The only thing I don't love is that it doesn't staple in very deep (about 3 inches), or open up like most desktop staplers. I had wanted to use it in more crafts, but it is really best just for paper.