Swingline Model 67 Electric Stapler Repair

Swingline Electric Stapler Repair

Model 67
SWI-06701

-Won't staple
-Staple magazine resting on crimp area.


Disassembly revealed that two orange plastic sleeve bushings had completely disintegrated into tiny pieces allowing the staple magazine to fall down and rest on the crimp anvil.

After not finding any replacement bushings available online
I marked the case as "Parts" and shelved it.

But later on I changed my mind and decided to try and fix it.

The outside diameter of the disintegrated bushing was about the size of a Chapstick lip balm tube end with the cap off.
The pin that goes through the bushing was about the diameter of a Papermate ballpoint pen ink reservoir.

I cut two Chapstick lip balm tubes ends and (on a piece of wax paper) JB Welded two lengths of an ink reservoir centered inside of them.

The width/thickness is approximately 5/16" or 8mm

After the glue cured I drilled out the center pieces with a small drill bit which allowed me to push out the ink reservoir. I then used a larger 5/32" drill bit to bore out the holes further and make sure they were centered. Also, I used a grinder and a file to remove material to help fit the new bushings.

I could have stopped here and started reassembling but the lip or ridge I had left on the Chapstick tubes (to keep them from moving inward) wouldn't allow the C-clips to seat, so I ground the lip off.


The case was very yellowed with age so I applied "40 Volume Creme Developer"
Peroxide Cream (for hair) to the case and set it outside for about five hours
(re-applying every hour) The results came out a bit streaky but better than the yellow.

I had first attempted to make the replacement bushings out of hard rubber but even the hard rubber turned out to be too soft, allowing too much play in the mechanism to fully bend the staple prongs.

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If you have access to a 3D printer you could quickly make something that would work as good or better than this.

Other materials could be used and might work better.
Perhaps a metal washer could be modified, or a wooden dowel, or maybe even a plastic/metal rod could be cut and drilled to fit.

Although the design of this stapler looks like it was made in the late 1960's to early 1970's it was actually made in 1997

Swingline
Model No. 67
LISTED 120 V.A.C. 60Hz 3.0Amps
ACCO USA, Inc.
Wheeling, IL 60090
UL
5H98
MADE IN CHINA
PATENT PENDING

00:00 Pics of broken bushings
00:44 Disassembly
03:24 Sizing hole
04:08 Making new bushings
21:23 Fitting bushings with ridge
22:15 Grinding ridge off
23:15 Fitting new bushings
24:49 Testing stapler
25:29 lubing
26:59 Reassembly
31:02 Testing
31:35 Pics of case bleaching

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