Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker

Posted on February 27, 2009 by admin

Tool: Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker

Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker One of the best tools in my truck is the Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker. This is such a great tool that it’s almost a shame it’s a stapler. If they stopped making the H2B, I feel badly for everyone that has to tack on house wrap, staple insulation or apply roofing felt. This is by far, the best hammer tacker I know of.

Rating: ★★★★½

Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker

Experience:

I think there are 5,000 staples in a box and I know I’ve emptied a half-dozen boxes. Seeing as I’m in ‘general construction’ I get a part of everything but don’t have to do one particular thing around the clock… well sort of. What I mean is, a hammer tacker is on my job to get the wrap on a house. I’ve used this one on a few roofs and it’s always handy for tarping down open construction projects. I have a use for this tool on a year-round basis but to really know how long it will last you’d have to put it in the hands of roofers, who are hammering down day after day.

Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker

Comments:

Until I came across the H2B I hated the hammer tackers I’d used. Some guy I worked with had this ugly Bostitch H2B on a job. I trusted his opinion and saved up the $70. The H2B is a heavy tool. When it does jam it’s easy to free. It doesn’t jam as often as my pneumatics do and it takes a beating. I’m impressed with how clean and well-working my Bostitch H2B is after all this time.

Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker

The Bostitch unique crown staples aren’t available everywhere. I was afraid to order them but they arrived well-packaged with minimal breakage. There’s nothing worse than a bunch of broken rows of staples. No matter what I end up dropping the box and spilling the staples.

Links:

Staples for the H2B – Bostitch SHCR5019 3/8

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5 Responses to “Bostitch H2B Hammer Tacker”

  1.   Michael, on July 8th, 2011 at 12:01 pm Said:

    Hello,

    This is Mike, reporter for Demand Media. I’m writing an article on the Bostitch H2B and was hoping you could help me with a few questions.

    Thanks very much.

    Best wishes,

    Mike

  2.   kim, on July 25th, 2011 at 9:46 am Said:

    I wrote Mike a nice email and included pictures and he didn’t so much as reply with a Thank you.

    Welcome to the world of self-entitlement and the ungrateful.

    I think I’ll go see if he neglected to properly credit his sources since he is being paid to use my knowledge.

  3.   Ed Campbell, on July 30th, 2011 at 8:10 am Said:

    Kim,
    I have my Dad’s old H2B and am using it now on a job, but I have forgotten how to load the cartridge. I have been loading from the front but this seems awkward and, I notice in your pictures that the cartridge is extended to the rear of the tool, past the plastic handle. This leads me to think that the cartridge holds many more staples than I have been loading at one time. Any suggestions will be appreciated, and I will be grateful.
    Ed

  4.   kim, on August 15th, 2011 at 9:11 pm Said:

    It loads from the front; twist the lock aside and the front pops open. you can fit 100 or so staples in that way. I think the rear is solid, no port there.
    I’m actually away from my regular tools and working with an Arrow hammer tacker this week, which loads from the rear. (and hasn’t misfired in 2000 shots… I do recall that H2B jamming a bit more often than this modern Arrow fastener)

  5.   Troy Adams, on September 14th, 2011 at 6:13 am Said:

    Looking for parts to suit Bostitch H2B Stapler. Anyone who can help please email @ t.k.adams@bigpond.com

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