Metallics PST100I Staples 1-1/4 X 9/16 Insul Cbl Stpl (Box 5000)

The PST100I is sized for #10, #12 and #14 conductors, which covers the common 14-2, 12-2 and 10-2 NM cable runs in residential and light commercial rough-in. The staple itself measures 1-1/4 by 9/16 inch, so the 9/16 inch crown is what sets the cable capacity.

The PST100I ships as a box of 5,000 pieces, and 5,000 each is the order minimum, so it is a bulk pack rather than a contractor handful. Metallics does make other sizes and quantities available by request if 5,000 of the 1-1/4 by 9/16 is more than the job needs.

Country of origin on the PST100I is the United States, and Metallics flags the part as both Buy American compliant and ARRA compliant. That is the documentation a federally funded or public-agency project typically asks for on fasteners.

The PST100I carries a plastic saddle on a steel leg, so the part that bears on the cable jacket is plastic rather than bare metal. Metallics lists the material as steel/plastic and the point of the design is better cable protection, meaning less risk of crushing or nicking the jacket when you drive it home. A plain bare-steel staple is cheaper but puts metal directly against the sheathing.

No. The PST100I is rated for #10, #12 and #14 wire, so anything heavier than #10 is outside what this 9/16 inch crown will straddle without pinching the jacket. For larger cable you want a wider-crown insulated staple; Metallics lists other sizes on request.

A full box of PST100I runs 37 lbs, with carton dimensions of 12 by 12 by 11 inches. Worth knowing if you are staging several boxes on a van shelf or ordering multiples for a multi-family rough-in.

Order by MPN PST100I from Metallics. That number is the 1-1/4 by 9/16 inch insulated cable staple in the 5,000-piece box. The size is part of the number, so a distributor pulling a different Metallics PST designation is pulling a different crown width.