What staples does a black and decker electric stapler 9700 take

Remove the magazine and staples. Look down at the very end and look for a damaged bent staple. You can also check that the hammer is firing.

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Hi Stephen,
Of course the manual states to use their staples for best results.
However it does at least state it is designed for a wide variety.
Most hardware stores have a range of staples to choose from.
Home Depot, Harbor Freight, Lowes etc. Try a chisel point this may help penetrate the wood deep enough. All staples are not made the same. So again trial and error may be the quickest route. Fortunately you can purchase small boxes for your testing.
The manual for this stapler is here:
(Page 2 talks about the staples to use.)
Black Decker 9701 Instruction Manual Page 2
Good luck and hope this helps!

What width staples go in this gun ?

I have a box of T50 staples here labeled 5/16 , 8mm, but they are too narrow when dropped in to the channel in the stapler.

Here are the scanned images from the Black & Decker 5700 Powershot Instruction Manual. These are just the instructions and corresponding illustrations for how to load the stapler, but the full instruction manual is available here:
http://servicenet.blackanddecker.com/Products/Detail/5700#

Good luck!

Look at the back of the staple gun just under the electric cord and you will see a 1/2 loop of spring steel sticking up from the chrome base. Push it down lightly and toward the front of the stapler - when it is all the way forward lift the loop it while in the forward position and while up - draw it back and the will come out of the staple gun.

Use any narrow crown staple, or order from many online stores to get black and decker parts. Hope this helps

Hi Sharon. It is absolutely essential that you get the staples designed for this stapler. These are Powershot 5700 staples.

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