<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> I have heard talk of both Renner and Able proposing to make hammers without any staples at all, seem to remember hearing that one of those two factories are already doing so. I think one thing to keep in mind is the element of how critical any effect the staple might have is. Is any difference caused by pulling them out such that it presents any real problem or not ?? David Love wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE> Yes, that represents one side of the discussion.  But the other side seems to disagree with that analysis as to its function. David Love <blockquote dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">David,According to Wally Brooks, Brooks LTD, the staple acts as a "girdle", helping to keep pressure pushing upwards.  His source of information comes straight from Abel.Tom Servinsky,RPT <blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">-</div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A>   </body> </html>