calmloki
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Quoth Wiki:
>>When stapling with a stapler the papers to be fastened are placed between the main body and the anvil. The papers are pinched between the body and the anvil, then a drive blade pushes on the crown of the staple on the end of the staple strip. The staple breaks from the end of the strip and the legs of the staple are forced through the paper. As the legs hit the grooves in the anvil they are bent to hold the pages together. Many staplers have an anvil in the form of a "pinning" or "stapling" switch. This allows a choice between bending in or out. The outward bent staples are easier to remove and are for temporary fastening or "pinning".<<
Actually looked at my desk stapler and find that there is a small spring loaded post that goes through the anvil - by compressing the spring the anvil can be turned so the points of the staple will point out rather than in, and yes, the staple is easier to remove and holds less well. Who knew! amused by little obvious things that hide in plain sight.
>>When stapling with a stapler the papers to be fastened are placed between the main body and the anvil. The papers are pinched between the body and the anvil, then a drive blade pushes on the crown of the staple on the end of the staple strip. The staple breaks from the end of the strip and the legs of the staple are forced through the paper. As the legs hit the grooves in the anvil they are bent to hold the pages together. Many staplers have an anvil in the form of a "pinning" or "stapling" switch. This allows a choice between bending in or out. The outward bent staples are easier to remove and are for temporary fastening or "pinning".<<
Actually looked at my desk stapler and find that there is a small spring loaded post that goes through the anvil - by compressing the spring the anvil can be turned so the points of the staple will point out rather than in, and yes, the staple is easier to remove and holds less well. Who knew! amused by little obvious things that hide in plain sight.