20 Most Recent Staples Swingline® 36115 Staple Guns Tools 1, 000 /box, Light-Duty, 5/16 Questions & Answers

Hi,you can use any brand staples on your tool..
As an example here is a link on ebay for 5/16 staples..
Take care and please remember to rate me..Regards
Arrow 591188 300 Box 1/4"x5/16" Clear Insulated Stapleshttp://cgi.ebay.com/Arrow-591188-300-Box-1-4-x5-16-Clear-Insulated-Staples-/130360323235?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5a14aca3

Went to the local hardware and read the labels. The store brand fit and works as good as the original staples. The 1000 has outlasted several of the new fashion staplers. And the local hardware store is an Ace Hardware.

That's an easy one Use the Arrow 600 series staples. heres the link to the different sizes available. http://www.arrowfastener.com/catalog/supplies/staples/600-series Good luck and don't forget to rate me :)

Search online direct to manufacture.

Go to your local Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace, or any other hardware/home store... in the nail/fasteners aisle.

Many staple manufacturers make them, sold by box of 1,000 and up. Just check what number gun they fit.

(example: box states "fits no. 800, 900 and 1000 staple guns.)

As long as "1000" is part of the list, they'll fit.

I couldn't open my Swingline Optima model 8784x either. Their website wasn't helpful except they mention you can change staples "with the push of a button." Button, I thought. What button? In the picture, there's a black button at the back end of the stapler. Mine is missing! The button, if it were there, would press down on a metal tab, releasing the staple slide which pops out the front. Insert staples, push it closed, you're done! I used a letter opener to push down the metal tab.

There were a few staples left in the cartridge when the stapler stopped working. I went thru all the steps on bottom for stapler after changing the cartridge with two different cartridges. It makes the noise and puts marks in the paper, but no staples come out of it.

I am in the same boat, have no idea how to release the handle of this horrid Arrow T50. Staples are loaded but the lever is fixed and can't use it...of course the manual mentions nothing.

assuming it is plugged into a good power source and turned on (no offense intended, just getting the obvious out of the way - and I've fallen victim to the obvious myself before), look inside where you put the paper - is there a trigger mechanism? Most electric staplers have them (the paper hits the trigger and the stapler fires), and some allow you to set the sensitivity of the trigger. If yours allows you to adjust the sensitivity, try adjusting it. If it's not adjustable, the trigger probably needs to be replaced (under heavy use, they may need to be replaced every year or so).