When your father is getting rid of his power
tools, always take him up on his offer to give them to you. ALWAYS. I mean,
even if you don't think you'll use it, more than likely you will need it
someday.
Okay, so that sounds hoarderish, and
admittedly, even I was skeptical when we started loading the Outback with far
more tools than I ever thought we'd fit in that car, one thing I didn't think
would come in handy but has saved my wrists from arthritic-carpal-tunnel-like
excruciating pain is a pneumatic stapler. Basic, right? I mean, I have two
staple guns that work great, but then upon inspecting how many staples are
beneath our dining chairs made me realize those two standard guns just weren't
going to cut it. Enter the hero of the party, my father's old pneumatic staple
gun. Of course, this tool totally would've been useless without the
accompanying air compressor he also gave me.
So after a quick run to Starbucks because it's
#PSL season, I got to work.
First things first, I had to unscrew the chair
pad from the frame. Lazy ass that I am, I used a drill.
Cutting the fabric I bought, which, side-note,
normally $25 per yard but I totally abused a JoAnn's 25% off home décor coupon
and a 50% off sale to get three yards of this beautiful Caspian blue fabric for
the bargain price of $28!
Now, this is where that handy dandy staple gun
comes in, because those staples need to be in there pretty good. My manual
stapler usually needs me to hammer down the staples further, which totally
sucks. This bad boy just powers through like a champ. LOVE!!!
After screwing the pad back onto the frame, I
have to say that I LOVE the results! So much better than the previous owner’s
choice of fabric that totally reminds me of 1998, which, granted, is great for
1998, but they were showing their age.
Thanks again, Dad! This pneumatic staple gun
made reupholstering six dining chairs a breeze! My Starbucks Pumpkin Spice
Latte may have helped me get through that hour of work as well.
