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The Ascend Antimicrobial stapler is a blend of style, functionality and comfort. Its ergonomic shape brings optimum comfort and a touch of style to stapling. It's integrated StapleStore compartment keeps extra staples close at hand and the built in staple remover adds a convenience when your ready to take out staples. It's high performance enables it to easily staple up to 20 sheets. The Ascend can easily be opened for tacking and craft use. Uses Bostitch standard staples SBS191/4CP ASIN B00006IFMP. Lifetime Warranty
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For use with solid or engineered hardwood and bamboo flooring, the Bostitch EHF1838K 18-Gauge Engineered Hardwood Flooring Stapler features tool-free, adjustable knobs to match the size of your flooring material. Non-marring tips prevent accidental damage, and easy-sight tongue engagement helps you hit the pocket with every staple. And because it's designed for comfort, the Bostitch EHF1838K lets you work all day with minimum fatigue.
Easy-Sight Tongue Guide, No-Mar Cap, and Oil-Free OperationThe Bostitch EHF1838K makes it easy for you to correctly install hardwood and bamboo flooring. An easy-sight tongue guide helps you accurately drive staples into the pocket--every time. Additionally, a non-marring cap ensures you won't scratch or mark your flooring material, and oil-free operation means you won't damage or stain your floor with accidental oil spills.
Designed for Comfort and Safety
At an easy-to-handle 3-1/2 pounds, the Bostitch EHF1838K can be used for long periods of time with minimum operator fatigue. The over-molded rubber grip offers increased comfort for all-day projects, and the quiet rear exhaust prevents blowback in your face. Additionally, a swivel air fitting keeps the stapler right where you want it, so you can move freely without getting tangled in the compressor hose.
Easily Adjusts to Your Flooring Size
Designed to work with almost any flooring size, the Bostitch EHF1838K features adjustable knobs for fastening flooring of varying thicknesses. Adjust between 5/16 inch and 7/16 inch for solid hardwood, or between 1/2 inch and 5/8 inch for engineered hardwood and bamboo applications.
Tool Specifications
The Bostitch EHF1838K takes 18-gauge, 1-inch to 1-1/2-inch staples. A magazine capacity of 100 staples keeps you in operation for longer periods of time--and reloading is fast and easy. A real workhorse, this stapler has a driving power of 160 inch/pounds between 70 and 120 PSI.
The Bostitch EHF1838K is backed by a manufacturer's seven-year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
Bostitch EHF1838K 18-Gauge Engineered Hardwood Flooring Stapler, carrying case, two spare no-mar tips and installation block.
Rachel H.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
Used on large 400+ sq ft floor, careful not to mis the edge or you'll be stapling the top of the boards.. seems like it will last a long time.
James Thompson
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024
Has worked great so far. One room down and two to go. Not one jam. Great value for the price.
Stephen Smith
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
This was the perfect floor stapler for the job. I installed approximately 600 sq ft of engineered hardwood flooring without a single malfunction. The only issue was I occasionally hit the safety button. Other than that, I am very pleased with the purchase.
Sue
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
I just finished laying 1200 feet of Engineered Hardwood flooring (1/2") tongue and groove. The stapler was great. I used Senco crown staples - 1 1/2" long. The stapler has a jig on the front and make sure you adjust it to your flooring as once it is setup the gun slides right into the grove in the proper position every time. I had a few miss staples but that was because I was going too fast and didn't pay attention to the position of the nailer. Overall super happy with the gun. Make life much easier and was well worth the purchase.
J Burns
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023
This tool is simply indispensable for fastening engineered hardwood. I know Bostitch is a well known brand name and the reviews were good, but I was still pleasantly surprised. It's a good quality tool and like any good tool, makes "work" more pleasurable. If you're deciding between buying this tool (and possibly a compressor) so you can do it yourself - I say go for it. It's not that hard to do and you'll save plenty of money.
royalls
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2022
I work with a lot of power tools and have been doing so for well over 40 years. I’m really surprised at how solid and functional this little gun has been considering the price point. I would recommend it and I would buy it again.
JJR
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2021
I own a regular pneumatic stapler but because I had about 1000 ft2 to install decided to purchase the Bostitch stapler. No regrets. Gone through a few thousand staples by now without a single misfire. Used both off brand and bostitch staples. Using this with a small portable compressor without issues. Sinks the staples accurately and the force does tend to ensure a tight joint. Would highly recommend this tool.
Neil Evans
Reviewed in Canada on June 18, 2019
Great product. Works great with my 6mm staples. Only challenge is that you need to be precise with the placement of the foot. My first staple went into the top of the board.Wish it had a swivel air line connector.
KPS
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2019
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Ms. M
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
Yep... worked great on my CaliBamboo engineered flooring. We did our entire first floor (about 1100 sq foot) in our spare time over 5 weeks. Owning the stapler was a must for us because we did the entire project ourselves and both work full time. Renting it 5 or 6 times would have been way more expensive and time consuming going back and forth to pickup and drop back off.The only issue we had was getting the foot in the right position. After consulting the internet, we found a lot of people built it up with duct tape. We did this as well, and after we got the right adjustments, it worked great. We had a few misfires here and there but we believe it was user error not equipment malfunction.Also, because its small, we were able to get it much closer to the walls and avoid face nailing. The CaliBamboo was really difficult to face nail because of the carbonized finish and face nailing was sketchy at best and if there was misfire it end up causing a mess, so we were glad we were able to get this little guy against the wall and only had to face nail one row against the wall!
Charles R
Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2017
I bought this for a project of installing engineered laminate flooring. I also bought the box of 3,000 flooring staples and the connector that are commonly purchased at the same time. You don't need the connector. 3,000 staples sounds like a lot but I just used 1,500 of them in a 9 x 12 foot bedroomUsing prime the arrival was guaranteed by 8pm Friday, well it arrived Thursday before I got home from work.This is the same price it retails for in home depot, so its one of those rare Amazon items that you won't save money on.Prior to using it make sure that you read the instructions including the safety ones, and have the proper safety equipment. This nailer is really straight forward to use. Its my first air tool. Having a manual T50 nailer, loading it is simple. There is a bit of kickback on using the tool. Depending on the width of your flooring this gun wouldn't fit for the first row, and last two rows of flooring, but if you prepare you should know that already.I cannot comment on clearing jams, as the gun as yet to Jam on me. I should come back with a longer term use review after I finish the other two bedrooms, and the living areas.
DrewNY001
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014
THIS IS ALSO FOR SOLID HARDWOOD SUCH AS Bruce Natural Selections. It is also for other engineered floor boards. IT IS NOT FOR STANDARD THICK FLOOR BOARDS. It is really hard to figure out what is the right tool with Bostitch. The Bostitch Stapler recommended by Bruce for National Selections 5/16 thick solid hardwood is nearly impossible to get and is more expensive. This stapler take the place of that other one and additionally works for engineered too. I can't find any negatives with this one compared to the one specific one purpose one they mentioned - this one does more. It even comes with 1000 of the 1" staples most use for Natural Selections. This is a precisely made tool, easy to use and setup and used hardly any air to work to boot. It is as right for Bruce Natural Selection as any Bruce recommends in the manual and seem to be the most affordable one. Now there are other brands you can find for $79-108 dollars that people have found suitable for their projects. To me I rather spend a little more to get a better tool that I at least think will give me less trouble. You do get what you pay for. Now it could be the others are just fine, I don't know, and for maybe one project they will be fine. But I like the way this one loads, will stop when staples are getting low so you don't think you shot a staple and you didn't and go on to the next board. It has a trigger lockout, and the air connection swivels. It is also kinda quite which is nice. No super loud staple sound.If you wonder why these staplers are not the kind you bang with a mallet is that flooring such as Natural selections are not banged tight together as they are stapled as they fit together perfectly by design.After I do two rooms I will likely sell it. Still comes out cheaper than renting of having to get and return it, risking getting a beat-up one to use and rushing, even with out selling it.
Candyfloss
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2014
I was looking around for something like this for 1/2" eng hardwood as the standard flooring nailers and staplers can be too powerfull depending on the species. I found this gun in the rental dept of home depot and it worked effortlessly. Next project I decided it would be cheaper to buy than rent but for whatever reason home depot and alike did not sell this item but luck would have it amazon did... 2000 sq feet later and no complaints. Its light, easy to set up and drives the staples just as quickly as a traditional hammer activated gun. The case and tapping block are a bonus. Great product for what it's designed for.
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