am I overly cautious- NO!

is this guy flirting with disaster- YES

This all depends on the type of stapler... a T-25 will work but is risky - real risky. Not to mention won't pass some peoples idea of visual inspection - deformed jacket = degraded performance - fail!

The T-59 supposedly doesn't do it... http://www.lanshack.com/product1.asp?SID=10&Product_ID=2321

Mark Heller
"Well - I oughta....." -Jackie Gleason