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Round stitching wire:
Gauage #16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28
Flat Stitching wire:
Flat size 18x20, 19x21.5, 19.5x21, 20x24, 20x25, 21x25
How to calculate number of staples.
A staple for a book is usually one inch and two staples are usually used in each book.
(2 inches per book)x(amount of books)=total inches of wire
(total inches of wire)/(inches per spool)=amount of spools
(total inches of wire)/(inches per pound)=amount of pounds
Recommended Thickness
of Work by wire
gauge
Gauge |
Size |
Inches per lb |
Feet per lb |
Recommended Thickness of Work |
18 |
0.0475 |
1992 |
166 |
5/8 to 2" |
19 |
0.0410 |
2676 |
223 |
|
20 |
0.0348 |
3708 |
309 |
1/2 to 1" |
21 |
0.0318 |
4476 |
373 |
5/16 to 5/8" |
22 |
0.0286 |
5495 |
458 |
|
23 |
0.0258 |
6756 |
563 |
1/8 to 3/8" |
24 |
0.0230 |
8496 |
708 |
1/16 to 1/4" |
25 |
0.0204 |
10800 |
900 |
1/16 to 7/32" |
26 |
0.0181 |
13728 |
1144 |
up to 3/16" |
27 |
0.0173 |
15036 |
1253 |
up to 1/16" |
28 |
0.0162 |
17148 |
1429 |
2 to 16 sheets |
18x20 |
047x035 |
2544 |
212 |
5/8 to 2" |
19x21.5 |
041x030 |
3396 |
283 |
1/2 to 1" |
20x24 |
035x023 |
4896 |
408 |
up to 13/16" |
20x25 |
035x020 |
5448 |
454 |
1/8 to 5/8" |
21x25 |
032x021 |
6708 |
559 |
1/16 to 1/2" |
Diameter by wire
gauge
Wire Gauge |
Dec. |
mm |
lbs/ 1000 ft |
16 |
.0625 |
1.588 |
10.42 |
17 |
.0540 |
1.372 |
7.778 |
18 |
.0475 |
1.207 |
6.018 |
19 |
.0410 |
1.041 |
4.484 |
20 |
.0348 |
0.8839 |
3.230 |
21 |
.0318 |
0.8052 |
2.680 |
22 |
.0286 |
0.7264 |
2.182 |
23 |
.0258 |
0.6553 |
1.775 |
24 |
.0230 |
0.5842 |
1.411 |
25 |
.0204 |
0.5182 |
1.110 |
26 |
.0181 |
0.4597 |
.08738 |
27 |
.0173 |
0.4394 |
0.7983 |
28 |
.0162 |
0.4115 |
0.7000 |
Book binding and Stitching Wire