Bostitch Office B8 Xtreme Duty 45 Sheet Plier Stapler, Black (B8HDP)

Quality product. Useful for numerous applications.

The stapler is very well made.

I bought these staplers for my pharmacy and they are great! We have been using them for a few months now and they are holding up well and are very easy to use on larger stacks of paper!

Good

If I could give it less stars I would. I haven’t even used a quarter of a row of staples and it won’t push my staples to the front anymore. Don’t waste your time on this piece of junk and I contacted the company and they said there’s nothing they can do. Now I’m stuck with this piece of junk so disgusting how cheaply this was made. I’ve never seen something break within 10 minutes of using it with the word heavy duty in it. I didn’t know plastic was heavy duty.

Overall this is a nice stapler and I'm happy with it. The only downside is that the loading clip is plastic on the end rather than metal so care is needed to prevent breakage. This stapler also requires specific staples that can be ordered from Amazon or found at office supply stores. Regular flat top staples do not fit.

Perfect for mum making! Got this to staple into hard to reach areas. Makes crafting so much easier.

I've never paid much attention to staplers until I had a need to staple multiple thick stacks of paper. That was when I realized most staplers will only go through 20 sheets of paper. I purchased this with a box of B8 1/4" staples, because it claims to be able to staple 30 sheets of normal paper. I don't know how they do it, but it really works. It goes through 30 sheets of normal copier paper effortlessly with the 1/4" staples. I haven't tried 45 sheets since I don't have the 3/8" staples.Note that you must use the PowerCrown B8 staples, either 1/4" or 3/8". Some of the reviewers don't seem to be aware of this, which explains the low rating.All parts of this stapler is sturdy, with one exception - the spring-loaded clip holding in the staples. It feels flimsy and is held in place by two plastic tabs. That is the only part that I'm worried about breaking. Be careful when removing the clip if it is almost fully loaded. Since the spring is under tension, if you don't hold on to it tightly, the clip can go flying across the room.Stapling a stack of paper one-handed is effortless if you have medium sized hands (or larger, obviously). No more pounding on a desk stapler hoping to drive the staples all the way through.There are two small holes near the front of the stapler, allowing you to tell whether there are any staples left, and what type you have loaded. Packaging says it can be used as a tacker, but I haven't figured out how to unhinge it. (see Krankshaft's comment below on how to accomplish this. Thanks, Krankshaft.)One last thing, not related to its performance as a stapler. The packaging looks like the clam shell hard plastic type guaranteed to draw blood when opening, but it is actually held together by friction tabs that opens easily. Altogether, a very nice stapler with that one flaw in design I mentioned.