I want to buy a gun - please advise ....

[wolf63]

I plan to put up (properly this time) netting on my windows so that I can open them to let air in without a cat getting out. I am 2 and 3 floors up and I am not too sure if a cat would survive the fall.

I want to buy a small staple gun to do this - last time I used a combination of duct tape and drawing pins and it kept falling down.

I want to buy a cheap gun but one that is going to survive my attempt at DIY.

Can anyone give me some idea of what to look for in a gun - I went into Amazon and there were tons of them and they all looked the same so picking one was impossible.

[owdhamer]

bq about £12

[HowardKennitby]

What are you going to be stapling into?

[wolf63]

owdhammer - nice price.

howard - wood - that's why I thought about a staple gun. I am not very good at this sort of stuff. :-)

[craft1948]

Can you not buy a window screen, there's loads on ebay.

[wolf63]

I'll have a look craft - as long as the fitting instructions are idiot proof. I thought of stapling Frankie to the wall instead and this would solve the problem.

[craft1948]

I've just bought a fly screen for a door on ebay today............but I must admit my mate's husband is coming round to fix it up for me.

[wolf63]

My brother used to do stuff for me but he moved to Nottingham, got married and started breeding. I have other stuff that needs done so I might hire a handy man or kidnap little brother for a long weekend.

[joko]

get an all metal one, not plastic bits of casing

[andrew1707]

Buying a Gun to kidnap brother....................help ma Boab!

[wolf63]

joko - good idea, thanks.

Andrew - that's your birthday present sorted. http://www.blockart.c...gs-a-scottish-classic

[Flyhalf]

My initial reaction to the heading in Latest Posts was "Don't!"
I still think so -cats have an amazing ability to clamber over the most unpromising surfaces, and rarely fall. So, unless the cat has a problem that would affect sight or balance, don't.

[wolf63]

Jack - I have two cats. Frankie is no problem but his sister is another matter.

Princess Merlin was at the vet the other week - the vet described her as a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic. Merlin is neither agile nor co-ordinated and on top of that she is vicious. She is my problem.

[Flyhalf]

OK, go with joko's advice, and make sure it has a good safety catch so that it can't be fired accidentally.

[LoftyLottie]

Craft. Can you point me in the right direction. I got a couple of those packs where you get netting and sticky stuff and ended up throwing a wobbly and chucking them out. All I want is something ready made that is easy to fix.

[rowanwitch]

mum used rigid mesh sheets she screwed small metal hooks into the frame fixing it in place . The good thing is to remove the mesh you just have to turn the heads round and the mesh just lifts out the way.

[LoftyLottie]

BIG JACK. You haven't met my cat, Alice, She manages to fall off everything. I think she might be hyperactive and have Attention deficit disorder as well!!!

[DTCwordfan]

When I saw the title, I thought you were out to buy a 12 bore, 8 bore or even a semi-automatic machine gun.....

[craft1948]

http://www.ebay.co.uk...at=See-All-Categories

[wolf63]

DT - that would be for my brother, I was thinking of some sort of phaser!

As my brother said you get stupid humans so why not stupid cats.

I will have a look for one after lunch.

[LoftyLottie]

Craft - help I can only find the mesh things with sticky stuff to attach the mesh to. Other than than I can find really expensive ones. Can you point me to anything that is ready made i.e. frame and netting in one piece that you can slot in place.