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| Angelika/Mike Schilli |
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12/2016
Michael For some time now, I have been carefully cutting every single paper document upon receipt, scanning it with a document scanner, saving it digitally and then throwing the paper into the recycling bin. For example, annual reports from mutual fund companies are often sent by mail and I have to first free them from their bindings before cutting them into individual pages using a paper cutter.
Traditional staple removers like the Swingo in illustration 2 are not very expensive and bend the staples at the open ends, before you can then push them through the holes in the paper from the opposite side. I was unaware until now that stationery departments also carry other stapler removal tools such as those from Swingline in illustration 1.
The lavish design of the office tool resembles the "swinging" 50s, and when one holds the comfortable grip of the remover and guides the metallic tongue under the closed side of the clamp to be opened, it opens at the back and slowly sways out. One should not go too fast or else the paper will tear, but if you do it slowly, it actually works faster and more efficiently than with a traditional pinch model.
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