What is Desktop Staplers and Why Do We Use Them?

11 Aug.,2025

 

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What type of stapler do you need?

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Desktop stapler


Ideal for: Home, school, or office use. Typically used at individual workstations for low–volume paper–fastening jobs.

Key features:

  • Sheet capacity ranges between 15 and 60, with 20 sheets being the most common capacity.
  • A spring–loaded inner channel will help prevent jams.
  • A rubber or ergonomic handgrip will provide maximum comfort when stapling.
  • Some models come with a staple reload indicator and/or an attached staple remover.
  • Some staplers open flat for tacking documents up on a bulletin board, which increases the stapler’s versatility.

What’s available: Plastic and metal full–strip and half–strip staplers in a variety of colors and designs.

Tip: To save space and for easy access, look for a model that stands vertically, rather than lying horizontally on the desk.

Heavy-duty stapler


Ideal for: High–volume stapling in schools and offices. Easily staple thick packets of paper. Typically offers three times the capacity of a standard desktop stapler.

Key features:

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  • Sheet capacity ranges between 60 and 250.
  • Throat depth ranges from 1/2" to 16". For maximum versatility, look for a model with adjustable throat depth.
  • Many models offer a long handle, which provides extra leverage and makes stapling easier and faster. Extended base and/or suction cup rubber feet offer added stability.
  • Some heavy–duty staplers offer an anti–jam mechanism.
  • Small enough to fit on a desktop.
  • Most models are manual and require heavy–duty staples.

Tip:
 To stack piles of documents neatly, look for a model that completely closes and flattens staples.

Electric stapler


Ideal for: High–volume stapling in schools and offices, as well as repetitive tasks that need to be completed quickly.

Key features:

  • Sheet capacity ranges between 12 and 80.
  • Throat depth ranges from 1/2" to 3". For maximum versatility, look for a model with adjustable throat depth.
  • Some models use standard staples, with a maximum staple load of 210. Other models use a staple cartridge. Each cartridge typically has 5,000 staples. A larger staple capacity means refilling less frequently.
  • Small enough to fit on a desktop.
  • Some electric staplers offer an anti–jam mechanism.
  • Powered by an AC cord, batteries, or both.
What’s available: A variety of models, colors, and design. Most models that use standard staples are full–strip.

Stapler accessories


Ideal for: Strip staples are used with desktop, heavy–duty, and select electric models. Some electric models use a staple cartridge.

Key features:

  • Sheet capacity for standard staples is generally 20. Heavy–duty staples are generally longer and have a higher sheet capacity. Each box typically comes with 5,000 staples, in strips of 210. If you have a half–strip stapler, you’ll need to break strips in half before loading staples into the stapler.
  • Some electric staplers use a staple cartridge, which comes with 5,000 or 10,000 staples.
  • A spoon shaped staple remover gently lifts the staple out of the paper, preventing unnecessary tearing.
What's available: Staples with leg lengths of 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/16", 9/16", 3/4", 15/16".