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Desk staplers feature dual-position anvils for temporary pinning
Rotating stapler metal base plates lets users bind papers permanently or temporarily
The base plate of a desktop stapler contains a metal anvil with curved grooves that bend staple legs inward during normal stapling. Rotating the anvil wheel upside down spreads staple legs outward in a pin position, allowing sheets to be fastened securely while making staple removal easy.
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Desk staplers feature dual-position anvils for temporary pinning: the short answers
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- Rotating stapler metal base plates lets users bind papers permanently or temporarily. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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