Asked on Oct 11, 2016
How do you attach metal to wood with staple gun?
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Joyce Bell
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I have created my own design to go on my bench. The bottoms are fixed into holes that I drilled into wood at the bottom. But the tops spring out, so I need to attach to top wood?
Thats what I used.
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so far??
Joyce Bell
on Oct 11, 2016
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I'm not positive what you are attempting to do, but there are staple guns that will use U shaped staples. (cable wire installers use these)
Sandra girten
on Oct 11, 2016
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Longer heavy duty staples or U brads should work. You could also consider drilling small holes and threading wire though and tie off on back.
Johnchip
on Oct 11, 2016
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Sorry don't understand your goal. My first thought was put a piece of wood on the front and back with the wire in between (like a sandwhich) then staple or screw the two pieces of wood together.
Janet AF
on Oct 11, 2016
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What are you specifically trying to staple the metal into? Are you wanting the spirals at the base of the picture holder to only show on the outside of the wood, or are you trying to tack the spirals into the top of the wood so that multiple picture holder are on a piece of wood. Sorry, I think we need just a little more info to help 😉
Kathy Lovenburg
on Oct 11, 2016
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Sorry don't understand what you are up to
Janet AF
on Oct 11, 2016
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This
Joyce Bell
on Oct 12, 2016
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If you are attempting to attach the wire hearts etc to the back of the bench as a decoration the U shaped staples as mentioned previously or drilling small holes into the wood and threading wire around your decoration and tying off at the back, also previously mentioned, would work.
Alison
on Oct 12, 2016
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It's not at all clear what you are planning. Could you be more descriptive and share more photos? Then maybe you'll get some useful ideas.
Ag Castor
on Oct 12, 2016
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I think I see what you are trying to do. The top pieces need to be "tacked" to the top board on back. Go to your hardware store and ask for wire brads, in the electric department. Can't tell how thick your wires are so take along a piece of the wire you used to make them. The ones used in picture are too wide, to me anyway. The brads are like U's, may be a little flat looking across bottom. You may want to hold them with a pair of needle nose pliers while hammering them in. Sometimes you can find a stapler with rounded staples.
Deanna Nassar
on Oct 12, 2016
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You might want to try a really strong glue.
Ter7128551
on Oct 12, 2016
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Try liquid nail
Jpy11082745
on Oct 12, 2016
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You can find in aNY hardware store, walmart, Lowe's , home depot, in comes in a tube like caulking
Jpy11082745
on Oct 12, 2016
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What about clear caulking, or hot glue.
NancyMaria
on Oct 12, 2016
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The poster is in England, so probably not dropping in to Home Depot or MallWart anytime soon. 😀
Ag Castor
on Oct 13, 2016
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Use fencing staples, you should be able to find them in any hardware store. They a metal, in various sizes, and you pound them in with a hammer. The use them to attach fencing wire to the wood post. Old school. If the prongs arent long enough to fit over your wire and secure to the wood, then you could use upholstery tacks, also put in with a hammer. Make a short wire with a ring on each end and use a staple in each ring, on either side of your wire designs.
Iti Fox
on Oct 15, 2016
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