20 Most Recent Electric Stanley Tre500 Staple Gun / Sharpshooter - Page 3 Questions & Answers

This tool only accepts brads from a minimum length of 12mm (half inch). It will accept staples from 6mm though. (quarter inch)

UNPLUG
look for image of brad nails on tool, load this side only.
Hold upside down.
Pull base back, and swing open......
Be sure they dont fall out, and make sure to use hi power ONLY.

The stapler should have a label on the side indicating the sizes and part number. If not the sizes are 1/4" -part # TRA704 and incrementally upward to the largest 9/16" TRA709. The big box stores don't have them..I was looking online for them when I came across your question. Good luck.

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I have the same problem and the silly thing is I have used it. Ridiculous that you can't find a manual on it. Well, I have solved it!!!!

our problem is we open the stapler and stare straight down into the cavity. But if you angle it, you can see that there are grooves along the side which the head of the brads would hang and slide along.

1. on one side of the stapler it will say "load brad this side"
2. open the chamber and place the stapler on its side with the aforementioned side down
3 place your strand of brads in the appropriate groove and close the chamber
4 start shooting

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Hi,
That is a common problem with those guns...have returned quite few of them that did not last more then a few hundred staples...my local hardware returned them got credit for them and gave me new ones...they are a poor excuse for a staple gun but there is not much of an alternative to them...

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You put the brads in along one side but otherwise they go in just like the staples. Mine is a different brand so I don't know which side for sure but if one side area is deeper that's the side the brads go on.

They will have what your looking for at your local Sears or Lowe's. If you go to www.bing.com you can type Electric Stanley Tre500 Staple Gun into the search bar and it will bring up some links for you where you can buy the product online.

The staplesare NOT loaded on top of the pull out shaft; they are inserted directlyinto the slot that opens when you pull the shaft out. If the nose ofthe tool is not placed firmly against a surface, it will not fire.

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and click the PDF icon on the right of the model # to start the download.

Here is a step by step:
Unplug the tool.
Squeeze the end of the shaft at the rear bottom of the tool and pullout the shaft.
Flip the tool over on it’s back.
Insert the staples,(points up) and then slide the shaft back in.
Plug it in, press the on button (under the the power cord in the back). Press the nose squarely against the material and press the trigger.

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Here is the required manual:
http://homeappliance.manualsonline.com/mdownloads/f2624d76-9579-4c12-a9f1-22eab6ac3388.pdf

Its not in the best quality as it is scanned, but still you will find it quite readable.

http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?TYPE=STATICLEFT&PAGE=knowledgebase.htm&LEFT=left_knowledgebase.htm
Go to website and type in tre550 and you will find a copy of a PDF instruction. It is very limited. They also have a tool tips area.

Dial controls depth. Set it to "+." Watch out setting isn't accidently changed during use. Tre500 isn't powerful enough for hardwoods, etc.