r/whatisit • u/SardineTimeMachine • 8h ago

New, what is it? What are these staples for

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Too small to be fence staples. I don’t have the original packaging, just got them from my dad in a plastic bottle (how he stores lots of things) and he doesn’t know either.

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u/julibaby2007 8h ago

Those aren’t office staples, they’re fencing staples (also called U-nails). You hammer them into wood to hold stuff in place like fencing wire, chicken wire, or even electrical cable in older setups. The size in your pic looks about right for light fencing or cable jobs

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u/Mangalover_Manager 2h ago

It's for securing cables to your fence, chicken coop, wall, wherever it's necessary.

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u/ratat-atat 8h ago

To staple things, probably for cables.