... Figure 2 Base and Anvil Anvil The anvil is a thin 3 mm metal plate, located on the top of the stapler's base. When the staple's metal head comes down onto the anvil, the anvil helps bend the staple around the back of the paper. Some staples have an anvil that allows bending the staples heads in or out. The outward bent staples are easier to remove and are for temporary fastening. Magazine A staple magazine is a metal container that is hinged to the base and holds the staples. The magazine enables the stapler to operate more efficiently, as the magazine can hold several hundred staples, as opposed to reloading staples one by one. A staple is "a type of two-pronged, usually metal, device for joining or binding materials together". (Wikipedia) The amount of staples that can fit in the magazine depends on the size of the stapler. An average office magazine holds ...

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