Post by thread:[OT]: Staplers

> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Ussery [SMTP:spam_OUTuavscienceTakeThisOuTFRII.COM] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 6:43 PM > To: .....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [OT]: Staplers > > Hi! > Quick "hump-day boredom" question... > Why the heck do many staplers have the flippable strike-plate, so you can > have the prongs of the staple go outward??? I've tried it this way a > couple of times, and the prongs never crimp down as well, and they tend to > get caught on stuff and lift up. > I'm sure there's some extremely valid pre-historic reason for this, but I > have know idea of what it is... Anyone? > :O) > Whoa...that this is most definately OT, but I've also been intrigued by this so I was compelled to go look it up :o) From http://www.calcampus.com/stapler/ WORLD'S MOST ASKED STAPLER QUESTIONS: #1 Q)Every stapler I have ever seen in my life (with the exception of those tiny little ones) has a switch to make the tangs on the staples bend in or out. I have yet to figure out what the advantage is to having the staples bend out. More puzzling to me is the fact that all stapler companies seem to feel that this is an important feature of a stapler, but I have yet to meet anybody who uses the bend out option, or even knows why it's there. So why is the switch on there? A) This is called the Pinning/Stapling switch. It is located on the anvil. The pinning function is a carryover from the time before staple removers. It makes the staple form a relatively straight form. You can staple two pieces of paper together, then pull out the staple. Good for temporary fastening. It's kind of a paperclip competitor. You can also use it when sewing. Instead of using pins, you just staple. There is also one used on Hotchkisses and some Bates staplers that makes one end go in and one go out. You pull the side with the crimped down staple to get the staple out. Mike ======================================================================= This e-mail is intended for the person it is addressed to only. The information contained in it may be confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you must not make any use of this information, or copy or show it to any person. Please contact us immediately to tell us that you have received this e-mail, and return the original to us. Any use, forwarding, printing or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. No part of this message can be considered a request for goods or services. ======================================================================= Any questions about Bookham's E-Mail service should be directed to postmasterKILLspambookham.com. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

At 07:04 PM 8/6/2003 +0100, you wrote: >WORLD'S MOST ASKED STAPLER QUESTIONS: >#1 Q)Every stapler I have ever seen in my life (with the exception of those >tiny little ones) has a switch to make the tangs on the staples bend in or >out. I have yet to figure out what the advantage is to having the staples >bend out. More puzzling to me is the fact that all stapler companies seem to >feel that this is an important feature of a stapler, but I have yet to meet >anybody who uses the bend out option, or even knows why it's there. So why >is the switch on there? >A) This is called the Pinning/Stapling switch. It is located on the anvil. >The pinning function is a carryover from the time before staple removers. It >makes the staple form a relatively straight form. You can staple two pieces >of paper together, then pull out the staple. Good for temporary fastening. >It's kind of a paperclip competitor. You can also use it when sewing. >Instead of using pins, you just staple. There is also one used on >Hotchkisses and some Bates staplers that makes one end go in and one go out. >You pull the side with the crimped down staple to get the staple out. Ah, thank you. I'm just looking at my vintage Bates Mercury Jr. stapler with the triangular anvil plate. I found some ancient copper-plated staples to use with it. They don't make them like that anymore. It also has a feature that you can unclick the stapler from the base and use it to staple things into drywall, soft wood etc. Obviously they go straight in. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" .....speffKILLspam.....interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

> Quick "hump-day boredom" question... > Why the heck do many staplers have the flippable strike-plate, so you can > have the prongs of the staple go outward??? I've tried it this way a > couple of times, and the prongs never crimp down as well, and they tend to > get caught on stuff and lift up. > I'm sure there's some extremely valid pre-historic reason for this, but I > have know idea of what it is... Anyone? I always new of this as being the "cheque stapler" position. You stapled your cheque to the account when you mailed your check in to make a payment. Because the staple was this way round, the accounts receivable people could remove the cheque from the statement more easily, before they attached the receipt to post it back to you. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email EraseMElistservspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Its for "pinning" things. Sometimes when you fill out official forms, they dictate that you must pin, not staple them together, because staples are hard to remove. The outward fold is a modern method of pinning. {Quote hidden}> > > Quick "hump-day boredom" question... > > Why the heck do many staplers have the flippable > strike-plate, so you > > can have the prongs of the staple go outward??? I've tried > it this way > > a couple of times, and the prongs never crimp down as well, > and they > > tend to get caught on stuff and lift up. I'm sure there's some > > extremely valid pre-historic reason for this, but I have > know idea of > > what it is... Anyone? -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listservspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body