milwaukee m12 cable stapler review with 2.5mm, 4mm, 6mm, rg6, cat6, earth 

I have had mine for a few weeks now and absolutely love it. Made working in roof spaces so much easier.

I'm loving this. I just picked one up a new one on ebay for a good deal. I just fired a few staples into some old 1940 beams to secure some NM cable . It worked great!

for the coax you might be able to put a few layers of tape over the depth guide if you were running a whole lot so it doesnt fire as deep, or in a pinch poke the end of your screwdriver alongside the cable and fire the gun over that so it cant crush it.

Love seeing how things are done in other places other than here in the us- I have mine and love it for hvac thermostat wires and such cheers!

Bought one yesterday. Absolutely saving my wrists

Definitely gona get my hands on one will make clipping cables a hell of a lot easier. The company I work for already has 3 and yes apprentices will put the staples through cable one of ours has already done it twice.

I have had the DeWalt one for about a month and its works a treat for me as an IT Admin doing data cables for security cameras. Using it with the powerstack battery and so far gone through 1500 staples without needing to recharge. Im on the north side of brissy so let me know if you wanna borrow it for a comparison? Great review in experienced hands with real world situations.

Hey great review, I’ve used mine pretty consistently for the last month and no complaints. I’ve used u watt master unpowered one for years and the clien tools for a while as well and the Milwaukee gun has been a game changer! So fast and even though kilos seem pricy it works out be cheaper then other clips I’ve used. I used my 3amp battery and have got about 2400 clips out of one chard.

Good review mate. I like that you did different cables and timber

Oooohhh Iv got mine arriving to site tomorrow can’t wait 😛

I love mine. They are great! For Cat6 and coax I plan on stapelling horizontally then putting cable ties through the staple and around the cables.

Great presentation. Thanks.👍

I really can’t see how this is faster than a hammer and staples. Infinite adjustability and easier to carry.

Looks like it could be good. Staple price can be reflected in time saved so not an issue really. Definitely should wait for the 2nd revision

Such an incredible tool! I think if they made a different staple for coax or data that could be an option? Maybe something with a semicircle so there's no tension on the physical cable maybe?

I love mine! It makes you more efficient. Staple prices would make it a deal breaker for me if I was down unda... That's like equivalent $50+usd per box

have to agree, would like to see a depth stop for data work, with that im sold

That stapler would go so hard on those awkward roof space cashies!

Thank you! That’s a lot more than I expected. I’ll give it shot here in Texas.

You can use dewalt staples in it too

I feel like this would be handy in some hard situations, but not a replacement to the old nail and clip during a rough in

I think a generic depth adjustment could be ok, but not a categorical/qualitative one. RG6 "setting" on hardwood vs pine will give completely different results. It'd have to be more similar to a standard nailer and you give it a test with some scrap before starting a run. Once you get a feel for it you may know that RG6 on hardwood is "3" but on pine it's "1".

In 'merica we call them attics or crawl spaces. However, "in the ceiling" makes perfect sense too. Can we also say "in the roof" (as opposed to "on the roof") ?

M12 seems to have impressive power and performance. The lack of any battery level indicator has always prevented me from switching though.

cant wait to get mine. very informative video. wonder how it goes through knotted wood where you would typically avoid stapling with a hammer.

I might buy one if it ever goes on sale

Hmm goes alright, would be interested in a follow up on if it's cost effective with time vs hammer and clips

Well I have the time for standard clips but I’m lazy, I might go buy one. I would love to see something for the coax/data though, maybe I can 3d a spacer to clip on 🤔

As an upholsterer when firing staples into a fragile medium (or wanting a temporary fixing), we fire the gun on an angle. Would that work for you guys?

We have a couple of the dewalt cable staplers at work. I find them a pain to use when trying to staple multiple switch wires at once as the enganment thingo is fairly narrow, the milwaukee one looks like it covers a much wider area.

If the staples were cheaper absolutely, but $50 for 600 is a bit steep

Coax really needs a different *shape* staple, probably best done by hand. Also, all but obsolete now.

I wish I'd waited. when I bought my dewalt cable stapler it was only because milwaukee didn't have one. didn't know they were right around the corner. don't get me wrong, the dewalt is awesome, and their tools usually are. but their customer service is rubbish so I've made the switch to red tools. anyway...rant aside it looks like a good bit of kit

I’ve had mine for about a month now. It’s unreal into pine. Unfortunately I find it useless into hardwood, especially in old houses. The staples deform and buckle straight away if you tap them with a hammer. Have to pull out the hammer and clips for hardwood especially if it visible. 👎

Got a question. Is this better than dewalt one? I have dewalt one and it's not good. If it does clip the cable perfectly i probably buy it. I just need a honest feedback please

I wonder how this holds up when used under a dusty house. I suspect grit will cause jams etc. I think I'll give it a skip.

Whats the best way if stapling on a steel frame house? Any recommendations?

Mine doesn’t staple as hard as I expected I can still slide a 14/2 out without trying. Is there any adjustment i can make?

How's she go with orange circ? I'm roughin in lots of 3 phase 4mm orange circ and data.

One problem is if you want to use an existing cable in a wall as a draw wire you can’t if the cable is clipped with these clips.

I can fit 4x 2.5mm

How to avail sir?

Dude I have to stop watching your videos man, my wife is going to divorce me for you influencing me to buy another beautiful tool

I want it

Would it fire into an engineering brick? Aka breeze block

And why is a problem if you can pull it out?? 😂 that make it easier to fix or add wires in the future

Never seen an aussie even clip any wire🤣

This tool is rubbish, it really is just a stapler and not a very good one. The Dewalt isn't much better but is more powerful. The Dewalt seems to have never ending battery life on their stapler and has No problem at all driving same depth into Hardwood. But apart from that, they both are very low grade oversize junk. We did have some English made battery wire tackers from some years ago that fired different sized plastic shrouded wire staples that worked really well but the batteries weren't great. All you would have had to do was adapt a Dewalt battery to them and they would have been the Ducks Nuts. But these two don't even come close except as I said earlier the Dewalt Battery Life and More Guts than the Milwaukee. I guess I am still waiting for someone to actually make one that was designed by a user.

I can't justify the price when an Arrow t25 stapler is only ~$50, and I can get into a lot tighter places with it and a pack of 1000 staples can be had under $10.

This gun is useless it staples too tight you have to be able too move the wire, I worked with a electrician for a couple years and we use to do this with a hammer and staple and he always said make sure you can move the wire back and forth

Tradies installing data and AV gear. We make a nice living from fixing their hamfisted approach and "she'll be roight" attitude.