Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

[Susquatch]

Can't do heat-shrink labels, but excels at relief and high-vis.

I've had one of those on my watch list for a very long time. I'm beginning to think it isn't gunna happen.

 

[Susquatch]

I'm just curious if you get a label maker will your stuff have labels on it or will there just be a stack of labels piled up on a horizontal surface ?

That there is funny! I laughed right out loud!

1. None of my stuff will ever get labeled.

2. The labeller is for drawers, boxes, bins, pails, chemicals, and shelves.

Not likely to be a pile of labels anywhere. If it does go that way though, the labeller will get beat to death by a sledge hammer.

 

[DavidR8]

The NIIMBOT arrived a few minutes ago.
Dead easy to use iOS app.
Best part?
I can arrange and size the text on the label so labelling hardware containers will use half the number of labels.

 

[Susquatch]

The 4200 has most of the features of the Rhino 5200 including shrink-tape capability and is about $120 on Amazon and just $100 at Stables (both offer free shipping). These are base units without a case or extra tapes.

So, I scooped a Rhino 5200 for 120 on Amazon's Black Friday sale.

I really wanted a smaller Brother P-Touch that uses an app on your phone instead of a bulky keypad on the printer, but I couldn't convince myself that any of them would print on shrink tube unless you got one of the bigger units like the Rhinos, but were more costly.

Shrink tubing is the big eye opener feature for me.

If I don't like it, I can return it.

Does anyone with a Rhino have any label recommendations? I don't want to spend 500 more on a collection of labels that would need to be labelled!

Here is one that really struck my fancy for labelling tool drawers and containers. With a white border, it's classy enough to compensate for my messes......



It's available to 1" which might accommodate 4 lines of text.

 

[CWret]

WOW - a good sloop at $120 for a Rhino 5200!

I was about to get the 4200 from Staples at $100 BUT AT $120 I’ll upgrade to the 5200. Can you send / post a link for that deal?

I believe you can pair your new 5200 to your smart phone - why does the size matter that much?
None of them are so big to require your JD to lift and lug.

PS - I didn’t think the 4200 or 5200 could handle 1” tape. I thought max was 3/4”??

 

[Susquatch]

WOW - a good sloop at $120 for a Rhino 5200!

I didn’t think the 4200 or 5200 could handle 1” tape. I thought max was 3/4”??

Holy Crap! Two brainfarts in one post.......

Paid 160 for the 5200 and yes, it's 3/4 tape not 1 inch.

What's worse is that I have some 1" tape coming that is gunna have to go back.

Going to bed now.

 

[140mower]

Holy Crap! Two brainfarts in one post.......

Paid 160 for the 5200 and yes, it's 3/4 tape not 1 inch.

What's worse is that I have some 1" tape coming that is gunna have to go back.

Going to bed now.

 

[Susquatch]

After a really good night's sleep, I feel a wee bit better. I never did have a good memory for numbers, and these are numbers.

But still, this seems like a new low to me. Wife says I've been getting a lot worse just lately than ever before. Not good.

Nice cartoon @140mower.

I believe you can pair your new 5200 to your smart phone - why does the size matter that much?
None of them are so big to require your JD to lift and lug.

You are right, it shouldn't really matter. Will know more in the next week or so. Planning to find some 3/4" labels today.

To be honest, I'm not sure 3/4" is gunna cut the muster for my old eyes. In my mind's eye, I can see and read 2 or 3 lines of txt on 1", but only one line on 3/4 tape. If so, it will prolly go back.

 

[BMW Rider]

Holy Crap! Two brainfarts in one post.......

I prefer to call it cerebral flatulence. It's more of a chronic condition than a periodic incident.