5 Ways to Fix a Stuck Stapler

2025 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-24 13:29

Do you have a staple stapler and are unable to unlock it today that your boss has ordered you to do a job that that stapler is absolutely necessary for? Don't panic or you'll never get the job done. Take it easy. Read this article and learn how to unlock the stapler.

Steps

Method 1 of 5: Check the severity of the block

Step 1. Take the stapler and put it upside down

Step 2. Put your finger on the metal part, slightly behind where the paper clip stopped

Step 3. Find out how much the paper clip is stuck

Use this information to determine which method to use to unlock it.

Method 2 of 5: Only the paper clip is stuck

If the paper clip is the only thing stuck, use this method.

Step 1. Put a piece of paper where the paper clip got stuck

Step 2. Find the paper clip and unlock it with the piece of paper

This may take some effort, but will eventually unlock the paperclip.

Method 3 of 5: The metal section overlapped over the stapler

Step 1. If the section of metal where the staples are inserted has overlapped on top of the stapler, try these steps:

Step 2. Bring your finger out

Step 3. Place a piece of paper between the metal and plastic parts, trying to go as deep as you can

Step 4. Pull hard to unlock the stapler

If there is a paper clip stuck, follow the steps described in the previous section.

Method 4 of 5: Inability to load staples

Step 1. If the top won't open - not allowing you to load more staples - try this method

Step 2. Take the plastic part

Step 3. Force it up

Step 4. Repeat until it opens

Step 5. Alternatively, try an iron letter opener to pry up the jammed part

Step 6. Finished

Method 5 of 5: Use a stitch remover

Step 1. Open the stapler and put it upside down

Step 2. Find one of the small holes in the silver part of the stapler

Step 3. Place one side of the staple remover so that one prong is threaded into the hole and the other is tight around the silver part of the stapler

Step 4. Squeeze and pull until the silver part comes off

Advice

Don't steal your colleague's stapler.
Keep the hope.
Don't yell at the stapler.
Be persistent.
Use glue or tape instead of the stapler. They will work just the same.

Warnings

Do not put your finger where the stapler is stuck.
Do not press from top to bottom. Your index finger is on the iron.

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