Is there an easy way to hammer in fence staples?

[Christie Rhae]

Screws with washer or TEK screws are the ONLY way to go. Immensely strong and easily removable if needed. Worth the cost of a rechargeable drill many times over. I have built two coops in the last year and would NEVER use staples for fastening.

major DITTO. Washers and screws...only way to go.

 

[perchie.girl]

Washers and screws are easiest but a bit more expensive..... Staples are built to spread and twist as they go in. One leg going one direction the other leg going the other direction.... The idea is to make them very very hard to pull out. I use staples when I need staples.

Staples have one leg longer than the other. Get the long leg started with a tap and a second tap should bring the other leg into contact with the wood. once both legs are touching you can drive them in. Tapping them closed a little helps too. But I dont usually have time to mess with all the staples much.

deb

 

[breakout]

Yes! Having a washer built into the screw is sweet and fastworking -- cuts in half the things that can be dropped!
Here's what I got from Lowe's http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRO-TWIST-8x3-4-WAFER-SELF-DRILLING-SCREWS-/250838008615

"Anything that reduces the amount of cussin' required to finish a job is a good idea!"

 

[DobermanGuy]

Buy a staple gun...

The fastest way to do it without a doubt.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

wish there was a staple gun that held fence staples, that would be nice. Staples that those guns use are not nearly as strong as fence staples.

we use the between two fingers method hand flat to the fence post.

 

[RonC]

I used needle nosed vise grips. Grabs them and holds them tight. http://www.irwin.com/tools/locking-tools/the-original-long-nose-locking-pliers-with-wire-cutter

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
LOL.... Too many miles of stretching livestock fence. If its loose its dangerous. Also my dad taught me to let the tools do the work. You don't push a saw you guide it .... Yata yata. And if there isn't a tool for the job usually you can make one.

OH and Jim a Belated

from San Diego

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Where did you find expanded mesh for your small coops? Is it Aluminum or Steel. 16 gauge is plenty for hardware cloth or chicken wire. Chicken wire is about 20 gauge these days so stapling it up is a good option. And the idea of using a portable gun is very tempting Since I live out in the MIDDLE of no where and at the end of the service length of power cord too. My tools for repairs the field are a hammer wire cutter and pliers.... all can be summed up in this,

It can hammer staples or nails, cut 10 gauge wire, act as pliers, Pull staples and even pull nails. The head is designed for wrapping wire around Tposts but you can do this around any object you need to secure fence to with just wire. (They are illegal to carry in a saddle bag in CA) The only other thing I need are a small pair of vise grips on occasion. If I am moving Kennel panels (my main coop is constructed of kennel panels) the vise grip on the nut frees your hand to hold the back side in place and it reduces the amount of times you have to dig for the nut in the dirt. LOL. fumble fingers me....

If I am doing a major assembly or construction job of course I use the propper hammer propper nut driver and even bring out the two hundred foot power cord. PIA to work with though. LOL.

deb

 

[rsdcountry]

I was just searching for the same thing. I found this, good review on you-tube. But at 800.00 ... I'll be doing it the old fashion way.

http://www.pasloderuralmidwest.com/purchase.html

 

[LittleEscambia]

Tapping the fence staples to adjust the leg spacing is a great idea. Why didn't I think of that before? Thanks for the tip.