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Subject:Re: A variation on the pencil test From:"Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 12 Aug 1996 11:06:44 -0500
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>From: Anita/Jeff Fite[SMTP:ajfite -at- MAIL -dot- TELIS -dot- ORG]
>Sent: Monday, August 12, 1996 10:14 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L
>Subject: A variation on the pencil test
>Mine was a stapler. I got the job, too.
An excellent choice. Look at possible the topics.
- Inserting the staples
- Clearing a jam
- How to tell if I am almost out of staples
- Advantages, disadvantages, and applications of using the stapler in
open or
closed mode
- When to use a light-weight or a heavy-weight stapler
- Amount of force to apply; maybe even a force-to-number-of-papers being
stapled ratio
- How to avoid bent staples
- When is one staple enough? (topic is a little bit removed from the
focus of the
stapler - probably best as an addendum)
- Proper angle and grip on the stapler (both open and closed modes of
operation).
- Techniques for closing the stapler without ejecting a staple
- Staple specifications (length, point taper, material, stiffness, and
so forth).
Which staples work best with the stapler?
Mike Wing
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