Hautboy staple trimming tool

This tool is for trimming an existing staple, at the top or at the bottom. It works both ways: enter the length to remove and it gives the staple's new diameters; enter the diameter you want and it gives the length to remove. In both cases, it also shows the trapezium corresponding to the trimmed staple. Trimming a staple does not change its taper. To go from a staple to a trapezium, see also the hautboy staple calculator.

The original staple

Metal sheet thickness, in millimetres

Staple length L, in millimetres

Inner diameter at the top Ø_in, in millimetres

Inner diameter at the bottom Ø_out, in millimetres

Taper of the original staple:

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Trim by a given length

Trim

at the bottom at the top

Length to remove D, in millimetres

Trimmed staple

New length

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Inner diameter at the top

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Inner diameter at the bottom

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Corresponding trapezium

Top width

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Bottom width

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Aim for a diameter

Trim

at the bottom at the top

Target inner diameter Ø′_out, in millimetres

Trim to make

Length to remove

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New length

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Inner diameter at the top

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Inner diameter at the bottom

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Corresponding trapezium

Top width

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Bottom width

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