17 parts

Press the top of the stapler to begin.

Press here
Paper
10 sheets
Push
1ร—
Paper
Legs
Strip
The staple: the part to watchArm, magazine and base, cut open so you can see insideThe top arm is a lever on a hinge pin. Press it and the nose comes down onto the paper; then the driver blade pushes the front staple through, and the anvil's two curved grooves fold the legs flat. A return spring lifts the arm, and the pusher's spring slides the strip forward by one staple (0.5 mm). Pressing 15 cm from the hinge takes a third of the push needed 5 cm from it.