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Label maker - do you have a recommendation?
- Thread starter David
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A buddy has one of these: https://www.bradycanada.ca/label-printers/portable/m210-handheld-label-maker-pid-152260
For some reason he doesn't often let it out of his sight.
I can honestly say that’s the first time I’ve seen a duty cycle on a printer.
Son Of A B! I needs to gets me some of that
I have one of these guys:
I use it for my oil change stickers and it works pretty good. The software is super easy to use.
I use it for my oil change stickers and it works pretty good. The software is super easy to use.
I'm thrilled to see I'm not the only guy who missed that capability.
I must have 100 sheets of Peel and stick numbers and letters. Grandkids are gunna be putting stickers on everything shortly.
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Now you can see how I ended up with two of them.....Once I found out printing on shrink tube was even a thing, I had to have one 
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Now you can see how I ended up with two of them.....Once I found out printing on shrink tube was even a thing, I had to have one
Yup, it's already been added to my urgent needed list...
I have a brothe ql 800, dymo and epson ksun label shop pro. The brother was 75 bucks at staples and gets the most use, they come up all the time at 50% off. Just buy the labels off amazon. The dymo is at work. The ksun label shop does shrink tube as well as labels. The cartridges are pretty pricy tho. The dymo rhino looks cool. I like the option to both have shrink tube and wrap style labels. The wrap ones are really handy for larger cabling.
Greatest thing since sliced bread!
You know, I worked for a very well known international company who built custom electrical/electronic assemblies as part of the final product and I even managed to get them to buy a shrink label printer (kicking and screaming) and what I got out of the assemblers was we don’t like it we prefer the wrap on stickies, they’re better….. seriously!
For those that don’t have a sleeve printer, try writing on a white sleeve with a Sharpie fine point before shrinking it on the wire, works well. If you’re worried about it coming off put some clear tube over it. You’ll see that in the electrical boxes of some of my gear.
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I have the un-upgraded one. Is the "upgrade" worthwhile?
Dunno really but for whatever reason it was cheaper. <shrug/>
pdentrem
Super User
Here is the P- Touch version of heat shrink tubing
Doggggboy
Ultra Member
It's not one of the fancy ones with the cool down feature or temp setting but mine is 3 years old and gets used pretty often.
Goes on sale often.
I use a heat gun
Heat gun in the field, hot air soldering rig at my bench.
