small staples/gun

How about something other than staples? Super glue (the gel type)?

The crown is wider, but you might want to consider something like a Boston

John

Why get a specialize stapler? ..... suitable for only one project?

Pneumatic upholstery staple guns shoot 1/4" - 5/8" staples. They are available at Harbor Freight for $20. A small air compressor shouldn't be too expensive, compared to those above mentioned Stanley-Bostitch staplers. An upholstery stapler and air compressor will be there for other projects, too, beyond your immediate project.

Sonny

Good Idea!! I have an air stapler but it shoots a minimum 1/2" leg staple, have some air nailers too. But the upholstery stapler is something I wasn't thinking about. Already have air compressors too. I'll try HF tomorrow.

A good glue would probably work too but am thinking that with 64 of these to do a stapler would be faster.

Ralph

have her hot glue them ribbon hangars on.

The shortest 1/4" crown stapler I've seen is half an inch long. How about 3/8" crown? They come in shorter lengths.

Should you get a pneumatic stapler, the air pressure needed for the longer staples is at least 70 psi, usually more like 100 psi is needed when stapling into hard woods. For 1/4" staples, you might consider setting your regulator at a lower psi for the 1/4" MDF. I've never stapled 1/4" MDF, so I dont know how brittle it is, but it may crack/ split if you hit it with 70 or greater psi... I'm thinking thin MDF may be somewhat as brittle as thin particle board, i.e, easy to break. Test a scrap MDF piece before committing to your finish project. Maybe lay the 1/4" MDF on top of a solid backing/table, before stapling, to limit the prospect of cracking.

My rational for this is when I staple fabric onto thin face panels, for the front face of arms of chairs, sofas, etc. Sometimes those thin panels (cardboard, paper-type board, etc.) buckle/break under the pressure of my normal air pressure setting (usually about 100 psi), hence having to make new panels with a more substantial wooden board.

Sonny

I see staples as short as 9/32 listed for Arrow T-25 guns. This is their "low-voltage wire" stapler, designed to staple audio, video and data wiring to walls. I believe it takes both square and round crown staples.