Arrow T72 Heavy-Duty Wire and Cable Staple Gun - Securely Fasten Wires and Cables with Ease

Steve Hansen: When used with Arrow brand T72 Insulated staples, this gun jams every single time. The hammer inside the staple gun does NOT align with the head of the staple. So the hammer misses the staple, hits the insulator, and jambs the gun. I have to unload the staples from the gun, use a screwdriver to remove the bent staple and insulator from the gun, and then reload to try again. I just spent an hour trying to place about 20 staples, I bent more than 40 staples, and successfully placed only 2 staples. This product makes me angry.

United States on Nov 18, 2023

Serious Consumer: The real issue with this cable stapler is it's fasteners that just won't sink right even in soft woods like douglas fir. I was getting quite frustrated so often that I just stopped using it and went back to just hammering in my staples. Too bad!

United States on Aug 18, 2023

Kindle Customer: I am a Master Electrician with 35 year experience. I like this staple gun. I am rewiring my basement in an older home and with this gun, I can easily staple onto the sides of joist without any problems. I have always used hammer and staples and in tight areas, swing a hammer can be a pain. I have other Arrow products and have always been happy with them for durability and ease of use. The other plus is not having to swing a hammer with one hand, hold a staple with your other hand and position the wire with your third hand. As to a previous question of using 12-3 NMC? Arrow offers two different size staples for 12-2 and 12-3 type wiring. The only problem with this stapler is that I believe the loading spring is too weak. You cannot shoot the last 8 or so staples so you have to always have another staple cartridge loaded to provide tension. Arrow should provide a short block similar to a shotgun blank to add in front of spring. There is some waste due to this issue and when a staple jams, you have to clear the gun, but there is waste even when stapling old school. Overall I would recommend this to any electrician. Price is very reasonable. Well worth it.

United States on Nov 08, 2017

JJ: Just started running ethernet cables for a new camera system today, took me less than half the time the old camera system took using this vs. the hammer in type cable clips. I love the guide slot that helps center the cable/s so you don't staple through the cables. My only complaint is the chrome finish, if you are using the stapler in a tight, dark spot and have to use a flashlight the chrome reflects back at you making it a bit harder to get the angle just right so you don't blind yourself(I'm also using a very bright LED Streamlight flashlight so that might be part of the issue). Other than that, it works perfectly, and has paid for itself in time saved with one use.

United States on Nov 29, 2015

Dave & Joy: Took a bit to get used to using this but once I figured it out I was very happy with the results.

First off, it does not hold many staples so get used to loading it. Buy lots of them though since you'll use tons in a job.

Second. Press the staples deeper into the plastic rings BEFORE loading them into the gun. This is a similar technique to what one would do to a magazine on a handgun...tapping the shells in. I found this prevented the staples from jamming and also they tended to seat deeper into the wood. Before loading, I turn the strip of staples upside down and push them against the stud or joist and then load them into the stapler.

Third, this is not a simple quick pull and move on...you need to make sure the nose of the stapler is up against the surface firmly. Otherwise the staples will not go in completely.

If you are attaching to joists make sure you use the 721168HW staples
I've used the 721168HW and 721189 staples. I've used these on 12/2, 14/2, 14/3.
These DO NOT work on armored BX style cable

Only improvement that Arrow could make would be to reverse the handle so that the pressure is fully applied to the nose of the stapler. I...

United States on Jan 22, 2014