Its decent. However, when using, about half the time it does not grab. Basically, you squeeze the lever and get a staple out and then pull trigger again but sometimes it doesnt reload and respring. Other than that, it works great.

Good staple gun. I used it on wood and it was perfect.

This is a surprisingly easy to use stapler, easy to understand, easy to load, easy to fire, and easy to keep clean. It weighs about half of what my former heavy duty blue staplers did owing to the lighter and more durable composites replacing the solid metal of the old units. For that reason alone you won't have to worry about rusting unless you leave it in the rain or morning dew. The other thing that I don't miss with the old staplers is the (more than) occasional blood blister I would get while using them. Damn, that hurts!

So staplers are entering the modern age of tools by using composite construction. The Tacwise works well with the approximately 1/4 inch staples intended for it, but "heavy duty" staplers have to be able to handle much longer staples for penetration on hard jobs. So I would call this a "medium duty" stapler, good for anything that doesn't require deep penetration into wood.

The bad part about buying this is that the company urges you to only use their brand of staples. They do warn you that other brands of staples might cause the stapler to jam. When I researched this unit I found that the proper size of Arrow Staples should work just fine in this Tacwise A1-140, so I bought a box. Unfortunately they worked just fine for the first few times but then the stapler jammed. I don't like the marketing strategy of requiring you to only use the same brand. That smacks of what the printer industry does. They price their printers low but then try to get you to only buy their brand of ink.

Buyer beware in this case! It appears that only the Tacwise staples will work consistently in this unit.

This staple gun seems like a good idea. I was a little concerned when it came because it's really light and doesn't weigh much. But it seemed to do the job as well as any metal staple gun I've used in the past.

My biggest issue is, it doesn't work properly all the time. I was using this to upholster a chair and the staples went into the wood most of the time with no issue. It's quieter that other staple guns and it goes in so well, sometimes you think maybe it didn't take. However, about every 5th staple, the stapler drawer would pop open, the row of staples would fall to the floor and the one staple that was supposed to go into the wood, would fly in another direction. I don't know if mine is defective or if it just isn't made for wood? I checked that the drawer was locked in every time and there is no lock or switch to force it to stay in place other than just making sure the drawer is in place. I really don't get it. I've checked and rechecked the instructions to see if I missed something, but what very little info they give about loading, doesn't show what I might be doing wrong?

I'd like to give this staple gun a higher score because of the times it does work, it works well. But when you have to keep stopping work to chase after flying staples, it kind of defeats the purpose.

I've had the same hand me down staple gun for at least ten years and I've never had an issue with it. When I received The Tacwise Staple Gun, I noted that it weighed less and actually thought it probably wasn't as heavy duty as the old beat up staple gun. I had a chance to try them both on a DIY project I'd put off.

During rainy season, if we want to barbecue, or just hang outside, we have a temporary canopy that slides over a framed wood awning. It's just lengths of fabric stapled to dowel rods that slip into brackets. For DIY, it was a really easy job: cut new fabric to replace the old and attach it to the rods.

I used my old staple gun and had no problem stapling the new fabric to the first dowel. Flipping to the other end's dowel rod, I shot my first staple with the Tacwise z1-140 Heavy Duty Hand Tacker/Staple Gun and could immediately tell the difference, but it was the opposite of what I expected. The Tacwise is stronger.

While there is no problem with my old staple gun, the Tacwise requires less pressure to squeeze out a staple. It is easier to use. Without having to exert as much pressure, there is next to no bounce back. My old gun literally jumps back when used. If I wasn't used to it, it would be easy to go off my mark, or even miss it altogether.

I never considered that technology would improve something as simple as a staple gun, but the Tacwise proves it so. It is lighter overall and easier to use. I'll donate the old staple gun. It's still good, but not as good.