Features

• Precisely drives staples at proper angle and depth
• High-speed, mallet-actuated pneumatic operation increases productivity over manually-operated tools
• Adjustable to material thickness and tongue positions
• Eliminates hammer marks
• Long reach handle for increased comfort and added control

Reviews (15)

Some things are just built and designed better!
I purchased this nailer from Amazon to lay 3/4" hardwood flooring in several rooms in my house. I have since fired about 5000 staples through it without any problems whatsoever. This stapler is very well designed ergonomically and mechanically. The mallet is big and somewhat massive in weight but there is a purpose in that. It takes very little effort and just a slight tap to drive a staple because it is pneumatic. So if a board lays nice and straight, then a slight tap will suffice, but if you have a somewhat uncooperative piece of flooring, then you will appreciate the heft of the mallet because it will cause the most finicky of boards to come together and lay tightly. The handle is long and fits well in your hand. Consequently your not bent over as much. My first floor laid was oak and I've started my second which is brazillian cherry. This wood is extremely heavy and dense. This stapler does not care how hard the wood is, it just works and flawlessly at that. After all isn't that what you want from a tool, flawless performance!

A Do-it-yourself-er's Initial Thoughts
I purchased the MIIIFS stapler to lay approximately 1,700 sq. ft. of 3/4 inch red oak flooring in my new home. After installing well over 1,400 sq. ft. here are some of my observations:

1) The tool makes it very easy for a novice to put down a nice, tight hardwood floor. If the boards are laying tight an easy swing of the mallet is all it takes to fully seat a staple (more on this later). If the board is warped the MIIIFS can stand up to a solid mallet smack without any trouble. The mallet's plastic face, by the way, does not show any signs of cracking so far.

2) The stapler efficiently uses the its air so you do not need a big compressor. I have been using a 1.5 hp unit with a 6 gallon tank. Output is set at 85 psi. I doubt such a small compressor could supply two nailers simultaneously, but it handles one quite nicely.

3) The stapler did develop a small air leak near the top shortly after I began using it. The amount of leaking is small (based on psi drop at the compressor) but does make a distracting noise. This leak does not affect the function or reliability.

4) At your starting wall you need to face nail the flooring until you get about 6 inches from the wall. After that you'll have enough room to get the stapler into position.

5) As you approach the far wall the stapler can be used up to the last 13 or 14 inches.

6) As mentioned earlier the tool only requires an easy mallet smack. However, if you don't swing firmly enough the staple will not seat fully. This is usually caused by crowding against the far wall and not having enough room to swing the mallet.

7) The firing knob is too stiff to actuate by hand reliably - the mallet is required. It would have been nice if there was a way to trigger the stapler by hand then you could use it much closer to the far wall.

8) I have not had any problems with jamming. The unit I've been using has reliably shot every staple right down to the very last one in the magazine.

9) I have heard some rumors of staple-style flooring nailers damaging the floor's tongue. After closely examining several hundred staples in oak I'd say that about 2 or 3 percent show any signs of tongue damage. Some of this infrequent damage is due to stapling through a knot or due to handling. Some is due to the MIIIFS. I'm not sure how this compares to nail-style nailers. Anytime you send a fastener through kiln dried hardwood you're bound to have some occassional splitting.

Would I buy the MIIIFS again? You bet I would. Despite its few minor shortcomings this tool has saved me a LOT of work and the price is lower than other pnuematic nailers that I've looked at.

Bostitch flooring stapler
The cadillac of flooring staplers! Anyone can put down hardwood flooring like a pro with this one. Would have liked to had a case included, instead of the cardboard box it came in. I guess that doesn't affect the performace, although protecting the stapler could prevent problems down the road.

Need it, Get it!
I did 750 sqft of oak. not one problem, great tool, did not have the misfire problem on last stables. no break downs, perfect every time. Loaned out to friend, expect the same results. will be selling it used shortly. (I don't need it anymore), and will recoup a bit of my costs. Bob

Bostitch M111FS 3\4" flooring nailer
I've been installing hardwood floors for 22 years or so and I'am in need of another nailer. These are a little heavy but can really fly on the big open rooms. The problem is their to expensive. The reconditioned ones are perfect. I started my company 20 some years ago and used power nailers wich are fine and recently went to air powered nailers about 10 years ago. I see no savings on line what so ever except the reconditioned ones that can be repaired on the job site with a $20.00 kit. My Regards Rem. ... Read more

Features

• Tapping block included
• Powerful
• Easy to use
• Tool-free adjustable base will install 1/4-inch through 1/2-inch laminated flooring from almost every manufacturer
• Drives staple at a perfect angle

Reviews (7)

Throw away the glue, buy this tool
This tool enabled me to take on more than I would have had I continued to use glue like they told me to do at Home Depot. The first room I worked on I used glue and decided I had to find a better way, this was it.

The flooring went down easier, the finished product was much better, and the frustration level went down.

The hardest part was learning how to load the staples. After that it was a snap

An Excellent Choice
You can not go wrong with this stapler! It is easy to setup and performs flawlessly. I have done several-hundred square feet of 3/8" engineered hardwood flooring without a hitch. I highly recommend this tool!

The Perfect Choice
The S3297-LHF flooring stapler did the job! Beats gluing. I have layed over 500 square feet of the 3/8" engineered flooring without any negative issues with this stapler. Looks like I will be laying flooring in more rooms in the future, according to my wife. This was the first flooring that I have put down and it turn out to be a professional job, thanks to the S3297-LHF Bostitch Stapler. This is the tool to buy if you want your floor layed correctly.

Needs a case.
I bought this stapler after using a Porta-nailer to install 1000 sq. ft. of hardwood laminant flooring. The Porta-nailer was bulky, hard to use and couldn't do the last 3 rows since you have to hit it with a hammer to drive the nail. With the S3297-LHF-2 I could do upto the last row which of course had to be face nailed. I would recommend this to anyone who has to lay laminant flooring. The only thing that disappointed me was that it doesn't come with a case for storage and the keeping it in the cardboard box beats up the box.

Easy and Great
I purchased this to install 3/8 engineered flooring and it is very easy to use. Loading is simple and fast and the instructions are brief and clear. I have installed 150 sq ft out of 500 sq ft total and the only problem I have encountered is running out of staples and not realizing it until I am a few boards down. Don't know how to solve that. ... Read more

Features

• No mar tip
• Oil free
• Lightweight magnesium housing
• Ultra quiet rear exhaust
• Adjustable depth control

Reviews (7)

So far so good
My old narrow crown went down the other day so I bought this at a home improvement warehouse. I usually check to see which is made in the USA first, then durability, then price. This was the only gun in it's price range made in the USA. I use it in case openings, drawerstock and drawer bottoms, built-in backs, or anything thin. (...) Depth of drive adjustment is good, rear exhaust is great,I have always hated the "blow in your face," weight is good, also no oil is a blessing ... no mar. It is so light it feels like plastic, but it is magnesium. I liked the automatic feature..as long as the safety is down, it will fire till you run out of stock. I wish it wouldn't fire without staples though..If I could I would deduct a half star for that. It had the power to consistantly sink 1" staples, but don't know about 1 1/2". It took more than a thousand staples without a hitch building columns...no pretzels. so far so good

Don't waste your time
I just bought this gun from a local store. It did fine for 10 staples. After that, it only fired when it wanted to. I'll be returning it tommorow. I just ordered the Senco SLS 18. My father has owned a Senco stapler for over ten years with no problems. He told me to go Senco but I didn't listen. Goes to show, father knows best.

Welcome Addition
This stapler was an istant hit in my High School cabinet shop. I teach cabinet making in a public high school,two years ago I purchased a small pnuematic set up (two finish nailers and a small two tank compressor). With a limited budget, I had to put off getting a stapler. I knew I needed one that was easy to change staples and sizes, included a case and could withstand the type of punishment and abuse only a high school student can dish out. It also had to take the standard narrow crown type staples. I recently purchased this one for my self and brought it in to school just to see how my students would take to it. It was instantly the tool of choice when attaching the 1/4" cabinet back or draw bottoms. If I happen to bring it home, the next day some student will ask for it. I was recently told to spend about $$$, a gift from the theater dept. for building some sets. I immediatly showed them the specs on this one, I'm expecting it soon then I'll finally get to take mine home.

light, well finish and Oil free
I've bought it a few days ago, so far very good felling about it. It feels very light, no wind blast in the face, wherever and however you use it...the rear exhaust is push to the oposite way, a very good thing...then no needs to rotate an exhaust like my PC brad nailer :-)

Only complain, since it is an industrial model, there is no reset when fire...so you need to be very carefull to hold it secur againt the surface to avoid risk of a double fire....but some folks might like this feature...

Leaky Tool, but they fixed it
I've just purchase my second SX150K from my local Home improvement store only to find it is leaking air from the trigger assembly, right out of the box. I had to return the first one because it was doing the same thing. Also out of the 30 or so staples I shot, 8 were double fires. I just got off the phone with Bostitch customer support and they wanted me to narrow it down to 1 of 3 seals it could have been. No thanks. As soon as I'm done writing this review I'm returning this one also...Update.
I just retured from a Bostitch SWAT event, they were unable to repair my leaking tool so they sent me home with a brand new one. That is great customer service.
I own 4 other Bostitch air tools with no problems at all. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

Features

• Tool-free adjustable exhaust port
• Stapler drives 3/4" to 1-1/2" Staples with Caps
• Lightweight, dureable aluminum housing weighs only 4.7 lbs
• Used for installing: Tyvek, tar-paper, foam-board insulation
• Adjustable depth-of-drive dial

Features

• Tool free directional exhaust
• Drives finish staples and brads
• Includes: Carry case, brads, staples, and oil
• Dial-A-Depth fastener depth control
• Rubber comfort handle grip

Reviews (8)

SB-2IN1 GREAT TOOL
I have used this tool to build cabinets, my latest job a complete kitchen (made of hickory) using the hardest wood known to man, and it drives great using 120 PSI. The tool has not blown seals or given me any problems. The key to success is maintenance. There are always a few bad apples in the basket, this must be what these other folks are talking about. The only place that you see tool marks are in crown molding that fills very easy and invisible unless I point them out. Too bad there's not 6 stars that I can give.

It works fine for me and saves space and money.
This tool does leave an indentation the size of a staple when you drive brads but I'm not that picky when I'm asking a tool to do double duty. If I was doing fine cabinetry and driving brads where they would be highly visible I would buy a brad nailer. I haven't had any problems and have loved using it. As for the other reviews about not going into pine I would say they should buy a real air compressor or at least turn up the pressure-it will go as deep as I want them to.

SAVE YOUR MONEY!
I have used brad nailers in the past and have never had the problems that I have had with the Bostitch 2 in 1. I have used it 3 times since I have had it and have had nothing but headaches. I thought it was great because you are getting two tools for the price of one. Guess what, you get what you pay for. I can't even get this gun to sink a brad into pine, and if it does it usually leaves a mark. So bottom line, save yourself the aggravation that I am going through ...

Not a woodworkers tool is right !!!
I strongly agree with reviewer,Jonathan Ness about this product. I purchased the Stanley SB2IN1 because it could shoot both brads and staples, giving me the versatility and saving me the cost of two tools. When I put the compressor at max pressure (100PSI) it wouldn't countersink nails or staples even in pine. If you could get it to countersink a brad, the footprint is the size of a staple. Leaving an ugly mark on your project that require additional finishing. I contacted Stanley Bostitch and they told me that they knew of this problem and to get it to countresink, increase the pressure to 120 PSI (however I think the seals will wear out much faster).This is fine for staples but still leaves the ugly mark when using brads.They also told me that this is the problem with a combination tool. If I could return this tool I would...I will use this tool for stapling only and purchase a Porter Cable Brad Nailer, also the brads are much easier to find for the Porter Cable than the Stanley Bostitch....

Shipping whoes
I am very satisfied with the product, however, I am very dissatisfied with the shipping. I ordered this product on December 3 and paid $$ for UPS shipment. It did not ship until December 16 and still awaiting arival. It was supposed to be a Christmas present!! NOT RELIABLE!! ... Read more

Features

• Solid steel, multi-directional exhaust cap
• Increased power for better driving of staples into hardwood applications
• Jam-Free magazine
• Molded rubber comfort grip designed to last longer
• Longer, narrower nose for increased visibility and ease in stapling corner blocks

Features

• Includes screwdriver, wrenches and carrying case
• Aluminum housing for job site durability
• Bottom load magazine for fast-loading and accurate fastener placement
• Narrow nose for accurate fastener placement
• Compact and lightweight for easy maneuverability

Features

• Reduced height for stapling in tight areas
• Lightweight, durable aluminum frame
• Patented jam-free magazine
• Power control valve adjusts power by 30%
• Molded rubber comfort grip lasts life of tool

Reviews (1)

Great Product
Great product, would suggest checking local building codes before using for roofing, however, I love this stapler!! couldnt ask for a better gun! ... Read more

Features

• Heavy duty durable frame
• Comfort handle grip
• Bottom load staples
• Holds two clips of staples
• Staple gauge shows how many staples in magazine

Reviews (8)

10-12 Hits and JAM...JAM ...JAM
I am not in to staples.. Just get it done.. This product is a complete "Simple tool .. gone bad.." I tried the Bostich, B&C, and Arrow staples, all crowned, all failed.. I never could get more than 12 goods hits.. Sorry folks, pass on this one, and find a swedish Rapid series.. Art ( owner, Home builder)

The best hammer stapler yet
This stapler works great. Your fingers don't get pinched like other hammer staplers. When you use the correct staplers (Power Crown), the stapler doesn't jam. This is the best hammer stapler I've owned.

bostitch [messed]up
I've been in construction for 15 years now and have used the "old" bostitch H-2B stapler for years and loved it.Last summer I went to order a couple more and found out they were discontinued; I checked everywhere ; even @ a repair facility that has the parts to rebuild them; no one has any of them left.I called Bostitch directly and they said the "new" one takes the same staples ; WRONG so I bought the grand slammer and I hate it ; the staples are hard to keep in the rail while closing the ram and they jam as easily as the "cheap" arrow t-50's did; I didn't mind spending $100.00 for a stapler I could rely on and one that was easy to replace or clean the parts; I WISH they would begin making the H2B again PLEASE!

Just bought
This is better than any other stapler I have used. The people that complain about it jamming must be using the wrong staples. I used the reccomended "power crown" staples and mine never jammed even once. I even went through a entire full load of staples in less than 30 seconds trying to make it jamb and it did not. After I read the other bad reviews I wanted to see for myself. Possibly Bostitch corrected the problem?

Worst tool I have bought so far.
I bought this tool based on looks and thinking the hefty price would mean a quality tool. The Bostitch web site says "Jam Free Design". This thing CONSTANTLY jams! Very frustrating when you are on a ladder trying to attach felt paper or insulation. You cna clear the jam (remove all staples and pry out jamed staples) then put in new staples and maybe shoot 5 or 10 staples before it jams again. ... Read more

Features

• Lightweight--only 2.5 pounds
• Fast easy loading
• Accepts 1/2- to 1-3/8-inch, 7/32-inch crown staples
• Anti-jam magazine
• Narrow nose for accurate fastener placement

Reviews (4)

Works good but I have no other comparison
My dad who has worked as a carpenter for 25 years bought me this gun as a present. He is a fan of Bostich and their quality. I have been buying Porter Cable and have found no reason to switch after using this stapler. It has worked fine for me after about 1000 staples and has never jammed. I have found that about 1 in 50 shots delivers no staple. In addition, the magazine is so well enclosed, I cannot tell when I am empty. Becase of the feed problem, half the time I do not get a staple, I think that I am empty and try to reload... finding a half full magazine. I have also found that the depth setting does not seem to work. Set at any level, it seems to deliver a flush or slightly raised staple, but not in a consitant manner. Overall, I am statisfied, but hoped for better; given my druthers, I would try an alternate brand if I bought another finish stapler on my own.

Perfect stapler
Over the past three years I have built approx 250 sq ft of 3/4 inch pressure treated lattice, and put up approx 25 bundles of cedar shingles with this tool. I had my first breakdown last week..a new $10.00 trigger valve and I'm off and running again!

LIKE IT
I bought this stapler after buying the Bostich BT50 brad nailer kit thinking brads would hold overhead paneling. WRONG! I went back and bought the S23SX kit but kept the brad nailer because I fell in love with it. The S23SX has also been a dream. No jams and light weight with plenty of power. The only drawback is that you have to fiddle with the compressor output in order to get the right staple setting or you'll sink em deep. It was ideal for the overhead paneling and various other tack jobs that I do. I'm soon to be in the market for a framing nailer and probably wouldn't buy a Bostich but they have a winner in the BT50 and S23SX

This liteweight stapler nails the competition
This will be the third of it's kind that I own. As a trim contractor I need 3 things in my tools, Durability, ease of use, and light weight. This is one of the most powerful staplers of its size. It will sink 1" staples into solid oak all day. With it's bottom loading magazine reloads are quick and easy. Don't let the high impact plastic body fool you, this baby can take some punishment. Mine have been in the field daily for over 3 years without a sickday. Well worth it's price. ... Read more

Features

• Lightweight only 2.65lbs
• Directional exhaust
• Comfort grip
• No mar tip
• Bottom load magazine

Reviews (2)

NICE JOB
I HAVE USED THIS TOOL WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY SINCE IT FIRST CAME ON THE MARKET IT IS PRICED RIGHT AND HAS THE SUPERIOR BOSTITCH QUALITY I EXPECT

Buy American!
I am a big fan of Stanley air tools and have several of them in my collection. I purchased this stapler sight unseen and expected to see the proud label "Made in USA" upon opening the box, sadly I was shocked to see "Made in Taiwan" stamp on the stapler. Also, I made the decision to purchase this stapler based on the specs stating that it will shoot 1 1/2" staples. As of yet, I cannot find any 1 1/2" staples that will work in this unit. Stanley does not even show a stock number for this size of staple. What's up Stanley? I will buy American Made next time after I get my money back for this import. ... Read more

Features

• Accepts 3/4 inch to 2 inch 16gauge 1/2 inch crown staples
• Lightweight only 5.3lbs
• Dial-a-depth fastener control
• Top loading magazine
• Directional exhaust deflector

Reviews (2)

WORK HORSE
THIS TOOL IS A WORK HORSE AND TAKES ABUSE ! I HAVE DROPPED IT SEVERAL TIMES FROM GREAT DISTANCES AND PICKED IT UP AND WENT BACK TO WORK .LOOK OUT TIMEX YOUR NOT THE ONLY MECHANICAL PIECE THAT TAKES A LIKING AND KEEPS ON TICKING

Bostich T50S4 Stapler
I bought one of these staplers a few years back and have had nothing but problems with it since. From the first day I bought it, it has jammed and failed to drive the staples flush. Right now I am having it rebuilt, the entire thing needs to be replaced, the ram broke and scored the cylinder walls. ... Read more