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Re: Staples- what's the point?

Author: jhoyla
Date: 2009-02-09 06:24

I have taken my caliper to the inner-diameter of the round end of my staples and noticed a significant difference of more than a millimeter between different brands. I also measured the inner diameter of the hole at the bottom of the reed-well of my Loree C model, and noticed it to be significantly smaller than the diameter of the staples.

I don't have my measurements to hand (I'm in the office, not at home right now) so I don't remember the difference - but there is a significant step. SO on to the question:

If I had staples whose inner diameter exactly matched the bottom of the reed-well, would this sound cleaner? Somehow, I think it would! Where can I get staples like this?

J.

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SAFE AND NON-DAMAGING Instructions for measuring the diameter of the hole at the bottom of the reed-well:

Take any long, round, cone-shaped piece of wood (such as a tapered chopstick) and insert into the reed-well until it stops on the inner ledge. Mark the chopstick level with the top of the reed-well (e.g., make a pencil mark or a small nick with a razor-blade).
Now insert the chopstick GENTLY into the hole in the reed-well floor until it stops. Make a second mark.
Set your caliper to the distance from the first mark to the tip of the chopstick. Subtract this distance from the second mark, and make a third mark on your chopstick - this is where the chopstick stopped inside the hole. Measure the diameter of the chopstick at this point and you have the exact diameter of the hole.

J.

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