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Does electrical code care about the color of staples?
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| Toller 2005-12-30, 3:21 pm |
| At a clearance sale I bought large containers of orange 1/2" staples and
white 3/4" staples. Can I use them on anything they fit, or does code
restrict them to 10 and 14 respectively? I mean, a 1/2" staple is a 1/2"
staple, regardless of color.
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| Doug Kanter 2005-12-30, 4:21 pm |
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"Toller" <Toller@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Qyftf.2353$OU3.388@news01.roc.ny...
> At a clearance sale I bought large containers of orange 1/2" staples and
> white 3/4" staples. Can I use them on anything they fit, or does code
> restrict them to 10 and 14 respectively? I mean, a 1/2" staple is a 1/2"
> staple, regardless of color.
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First of all, even though there should be a consistent set of rules
everywhere, you should still check your local ordinances. But, were you
planning on having the work inspected? Colored staples sound like a good
idea to me. Easier to see in dimly lit places, in case you need to yank them
out later.
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| evodawg 2005-12-30, 6:21 pm |
| Toller wrote:
> At a clearance sale I bought large containers of orange 1/2" staples and
> white 3/4" staples. Can I use them on anything they fit, or does code
> restrict them to 10 and 14 respectively? I mean, a 1/2" staple is a 1/2"
> staple, regardless of color.
No of course not!
--
"you can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
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| On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:06:24 GMT, "Toller" <Toller@Yahoo.com> wrote:
>At a clearance sale I bought large containers of orange 1/2" staples and
>white 3/4" staples. Can I use them on anything they fit, or does code
>restrict them to 10 and 14 respectively? I mean, a 1/2" staple is a 1/2"
>staple, regardless of color.
More liberal hogwash.
Every staple has its place in the world, and it's determined by color.
If you don't like this, tell the ACLU.
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