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Bostitch SB150SLBC-1 3/4-Inch to 1-1/2-Inch Cap Stapler Kit
List price: $289.99
Sale price: $169.63
You save: $120.36 (42%)
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Bostitch
EAN: 0077914038115
Feature(s): Stapler drives 3/4- to 1-1/2-inch staples with caps; applications include installing Tyvek, tar paper, and foam-board insulationAdjustable depth guideLightweight, dureable aluminum housing weighs only 4.7 lbsIncludes oil, hex wrench, 1000 caps, 1000 staples, carrying case7-year warranty
Item Dimensions: Height 11"Width 6"Length 11"Weight 10.5 lbs.
Label: Bostitch
List Price: $289.99
Manufacturer: Bostitch
Model: SB150SLBC-1
MPN: SB150SLBC-1
Package Dimensions:
Height: 6.9"
Width: 15.8"
Length: 6.9"
Weight: 12.2 lbs.
Product Group: Home Improvement
Publisher: Bostitch
Studio: Bostitch
UPC: 077914038115
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com:
A strong blast of wind can set you back to square one if you've just spent the past few hours wrapping new construction or a house about to be sided. You know that the holding area of a staple isn't great, but a 1-inch-diameter plastic cap on the staple gives it superior holding power. Bostitch's cap stapler fires 18-gauge cap staples into tar paper, felt paper and foam insulation sheets like nobody's business, keeping the wrap right where you put it. Depth of drive adjustments are tool-free, a nice feature when you're 30 feet above the ground. It's surprisingly light, it loads like a dream and lacks nothing in the power department. This is one of those tools that only does one thing, but boy, does it do it well.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste
Customer Reviews Average rating - 4.5
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-04-06
Content: First used these cap nailers when working for someone else. Now my business never hand nails. The caps and staples are a little more expensive, but the time saved pays for itself double. You can felt roofs in half the time. Cap nailed felt won't rip out from under you feet on steep pitched roofs. Great for tyvek too. Now everyone borrows mine. Getting ready to buy another for the company. MOney well spent, and great time saver.
Summary: well worth the money
Rating - 4 Date: 2008-01-27
Content: This is a solid tool. I have had a Bostitch framing nailer for years and it has always been reliable. So far, this cap stapler seems on par with that.
Here is the word of caution: The caps are pretty thick with a ridgid edge, like a sixteenth of an inch. I have a feeling that the design of this cap stapler had to work around Hitatchi patents. One of the concessions might have been the cap loading mechanism which appears to count on substatial edge-thickness of the caps.
The down side of these thick caps is that if you are using the cap stapler to hold up a vapor barrier on wall that you are going to put sheet siding on, the caps are so thick on the wall studs that your siding may be warped when you put screws through. They really are that thick. On a sheet rock application I had to shim the studs out to compensate for the cap thickness to get the wallboard straight.
Also, it is very difficult to staple caps on the inside edge of a stud unless the bay is wider than the height of the stapler. The safety mechanism doesn't let you angle them in very effectively.
So over all, the tool is solid, but it's use to you may limited by some fundamental design features.
Summary: a word of caution
Rating - 4 Date: 2007-09-24
Content:
I am a contractor - not a roofer.
Occasionally I have found it more cost effective to have my workers do small roof jobs rather than subcontract.
I nailed my first roof by hand - and later was fortunate to have a friend with a bostich coil, roof nailer RN145 help me on my second. The difference was so astounding that I bought a coil, roof nailer ( Porter-Cable RN175A) which I have reviewed. ( the Bostich RN145 is the better tool )
My first experience with the Bostitch SB150SLBC-1 3/4-Inch to 1-1/2-Inch Cap Stapler Kit created that same kind of epiphany. ...so good that you have to wonder why anyone would willingly drive a simplex/tar paper nail by hand.
No one wants to be on a roof one second longer than they have to.
...and when the wind is whipping - you better nail as fast as you can - or the tar paper rips and flys away
Similarly Tyvek (house wrap) presents it's own issues. Those long rolls are tough to handle when it's blowing.
Clearly a specialty item - once you try it - you won't go back to hand nailing.
The gun is well made , like all Bostich tools - if a bit tricky to use.
The trick is to be square up to the surface - which is sometimes difficult.
My suggestion is to rent one from your local Home Depot. If you plan to roof or wrap more than once - I think you'll be hooked.
Caslo
Summary: Stanley Bostich worth the investment everytime!
Rating - 5 Date: 2006-06-11
Content: If you do any type of contracting work this tool is a must! No more hammer stapler, with this you can put down felt paper, house wrap and save a lot of time. I found mine on e-bay, just 115 bucks. That is a steal for this piece of equipment.
Summary: Great tool
Rating - 5 Date: 2005-04-17
Content: Have used this stapler on roofing felt, house wrap. and fan-fold siding insulation.Wonderful, works very well and saves a tremendous amount of time. Paid for itself on the first job.
No contractor should be without one or two of these.
Summary: Excellent labor saver
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