Reddit mentions: The best label makers

I hope this isn't condescending, but I'm also a Special Ed teacher and spend a lot of time creating systems for my students. Below is some information that might be helpful. If not, that's cool too!

Make a visual chart for her. Break it down like this:

DAILY (no more than 2-3 things)

• Make Bed
  
• Clothes - Hang Up or Put in Hamper
  
• Organize School Stuff (Like backpack, etc.)
  
  
  Weekly (Do no more than 1 thing per day - 7 days per week, no exceptions)
  
  
• Vacuum Room
  
• Tidy Nightstand
  
• Dust
  
• Tidy Closet
  
• Clean Mirror
  
• Get Dirty Clothes and Put Next To Washing Machine
  
• Clean Window
  
  Obviously, you can make these up however you want, but the idea is to have 2-3 "daily" things and 1 "weekly" thing that she does every day.
  
  Some other tips:
  
  
• Make sure the chart is visible!! Put it on the back of her door or (better) her wall. Be sure to put it in her room. Make sure she can check off each thing daily. Hang a pen next to the chart.
  
  
• Be sure that every drawer/closet/cabinet has an organizing system in it with a concrete place for everything BEFORE you start expecting her to clean up independently. Label each area. This is going to cost a little money to implement, but it's SOOOOO helpful once it's in place. The Container Store had good stuff, but Dollar Tree also sells a lot of things that can be used to organize stuff. Get a really good labeler.
  
  Great Organizing Videos to Help
  
  Inexpensive Labeler
  
  
• Get everything in place and CLEAN and then start the program the next day. This way it's not totally overwhelming for her to maintain everything. The first week she might end up vacuuming an already pretty clean carpet, but that's okay. She'll be creating a great behavioral pattern, and that's the most important thing.
  
  
  

Waht type of budget are you looking at?

There isn't much that goes into cleaning airsoft guns. A cleaning rod, some microfiber cloths, and a bit of rubbing alcohol is all it really takes for an AEG. For GBBs (I assume his G19 will be GBB) he might need a valve key to disassmeble the mags.

Maybe a gun rack or gun case



Patches are always a good gift

Comfy socks, like Darn Tough, are awesome.

If he uses midcap mags (No winding wheel on the bottom) he might like an Odin Sidewinder. It's an amazing speedloader. They've announced an updated version but I don't know when it's coming out. If he already has a Sidewinder there's a sound dampening thingy for it.

Edit: On a $250 budget you can get him some nice stuff:

Vortex Crossfire II 1-4x24 scope is an incredible scope. I know I'd be ecstatic to get one if I didn't already have one.

Salomon boots are awesome boots. Peoples feet can vary a lot so boots might not be a great gift but Amazon does have a good return policy

A Dye i5
or i4 are great masks. Again, preferences may vary. He might prefer goggles and separate lower face protection.


This might sound stupid and isn't really airsoft related, but I got a label maker and it's been awesome.

Honestly, I get most of my packaging from Amazon and eBay now. All the sellers have pretty much the same supplies for the same price, so it's just a matter of finding a seller you like. It's all generic packaging, though, rather than customised, but PostPack do customised packaging, so they can probably do what you want. I looked at doing that myself, but customised packaging costs a lot more than the generic uncustomised packaging, and so it just didn't seem worth paying so much more for something 99% of customers are just going to throw in the bin.

For labels, again, Amazon is good. Up until recently, I was buying labels and handwriting addresses on them, but I just invested in a label printer (this one), and already much prefer it. I got it on special offer around £30, but it's still a worthwhile investment at the current price.

Can't help for raw materials for making cosmetics, as I make completely different products (plushies), but... my experience is that supplies from British sellers will always be more expensive than US sellers. The US has the advantage of economy of scale, both for manufacturing products and importing them, which the UK doesn't have. All the fabric I use costs double when I buy from a UK seller compared to a US one, simply because all the British suppliers aren't making the fabric themselves, they're buying it from abroad. Their costs are higher than a US seller, and so what they charge me is higher.

But those sellers import in bulk, so they get discounts that I can't, so I don't actually save any money if I buy from the US. I end up paying a fortune in shipping, and also import VAT, which applies on any package worth more than £15 coming from outside the EU (and post-Brexit, it'll prolly be on EU packages too. Sigh. I get a lot of fabric from Germany.) So when you're looking at buying from the US, make sure you factor import VAT into your costs - it's 20% on anything over £15, plus a handling charge (£8 if it's handled by Royal Mail, substantially more if it's shipped by UPS or FedEx). If I remember correctly, there's an extra customs duty on packages worth over £135, too, so if you're considering a big order from the US, you'll need to pay that too.

Just as an example, the primary fabric I use costs me about £15 a metre. If I buy it from the US, it's just $7 a yard... but after paying shipping, it actually comes out closer to $26 (~£20 after currency conversions). If I buy multiple yards at $7, the shipping cost goes up a little, but then I'm over the £15 threshold for import VAT, and I get an extra 20% on the price and a handling charge. So in the end... it's just cheaper to buy it at £15 a metre from the British supplier. These days I only buy fabric from the US if the British suppliers don't stock it.

As to the lack of reviews of British suppliers, that is sometimes an issue, but with our consumer contracts regulations for purchases made online, you're actually better protected than a lot of American consumers are. If you buy something online from a British supplier, you have legal rights concerning getting refunds or replacements in the event what you buy is lost or damaged in transit, not as described by the seller, and so on. Amazon and eBay will already have your back, and when you buy from other sites, use PayPal or your credit card, as they too have buyer protection policies. Buying from online retailers is very safe in the UK, as even if the absolute worst happens (you buy something, don't receive it, and the seller is uncooperative), the law is on your side and whichever company processed the payment will make sure you get a refund.

I believe this is it

https://www.amazon.com/Usha-Red-Label-Handball-Can/dp/B0000BYSX7

Most people don't play with it though unless they play in USHA tournaments. When I use to play religiously, things like the mayor's cup were mostly the big blue ball. It really is a different game between the two. The small ball is much faster and is not simply smacking it, but you need to basically roll it off your hand and fling it kinda. I love both but playing on the handball team in high school, I learned to love the small ball! Wish I still played :(

I bought this awhile go but it looks like it isn't available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07538XHNZ/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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It works pretty good except some heavy pieces fall off, but overall super helpful. The label maker I bought is: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005X9VZ70/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Instead of cable wrap I make cable flags. I use a brother ptouch.

I found this on amazon super cheap one time and ordered a few. Super cheap meaning between 20 and 40 not over 100.

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Connectable-Labeling-System-PT2730/dp/B0047T7JMW/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&qid=1452440985&sr=8-39&keywords=brother+ptouch

You can print labels up to 1" with this ptouch. But like I said, I make flags not wraps, where the two ends touch each other to make a flag. This holds until you cut them off.


Edit: that is the old model, which works great. The new model is below and priced a bit better than the old one:

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Printer-PTD600-Connectible-Display/dp/B00OCEKCB2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452441538&sr=8-1&keywords=PT-D600

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u/realised
Omg we LOVE the label maker! We may have labeled where every size glass and plate goes in the cabinet.
While I would have thought it was crazy two years ago - I am SUPER pleased with the purchase.

This is the one we bought : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005X9VZ70/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The best part, the replacement tape is $1.72 less than the actual machine! hahaha. So, we may just keep buying more machines, just for the hell of it.

Our Roomba (named Robby), and this label maker.........oh, and the Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich maker..........best purchases we have made = D

Hello fellow racers,

(TL;DR down below)

This build was done in over the course of two days and roughly 21 minutes. Mostly due to other obligations but some planning and testing was done.

The labels I printed myself on a DYMO LT-100H, I also ordered an off brand pack of extra colors to bring some life to the project. The “button box” is a ROTTAT 22-key Numeric Keypad and was the most expensive part of the project.

In the little time that I’ve used it so far I enjoy the mechanical nature of the keys. Since I wear headphones when I play I like that I can feel when I’ve pressed the key. It adds a little extra pizzazz if you will and gives it a seemingly heavier stroke. The biggest con is programming it to the game, some of the keys are not usable with num-lock on/off. So it took some thinking to determine what I would want for the different “states” that I could enable with the num-lock key.



TL;DR $48.26 if you already own scissors, it’s cool so far and I’m happy with it.

Looking good! Pretty solid variety you have there. :)

Here's a cheap solution if you want to upgrade from duct tape lol.
https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-LabelManager-Handheld-Label-1790415/dp/B005X9VZ70/

I use a Brother QL-570 Label Printer. Prints black and white. I typically put on the label: mead/beer name, honey used and/or special ingredients, date it was brewed, bottle date, OG, FG, and ABV. These labels are not fancy, but they do the job well. They also come off bottles easily after soaking in water. The wide labels are wide enough to allow some creativity if you wanted a logo on your labels as well.

This isnt the exact one i have but jts similar and made by PuQu

PUQU Label Printer | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0757JG57P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Hjn6CbE3Z9WN1

There are also a of other options. I like mine because its super easy to design a label on my phone and sync it up to the battery powered printer via blue tooth in 2 seconds. Once the label is made i can have it printed in a few seconds

Sorry for rambling

• Someone fully blind might have an easier time tweaking their sleep cycle to have them alert at night, and being accustomed to functioning without sight could make them a capable watchman/guard. Few sighted city people appreciate just how dark it gets at night without electricity. I'd take an alert person standing guard by ear over a sleepy person half-assedly looking around for flashlight beams or whatnot, any day. I suspect that standing "watch" on a cloudy/rainy night is a place where someone accustomed to functioning with limited or no visual range would substantially outperform anyone accustomed to relying on their vision for information about their surroundings.
  
  
• Depending on your part of the world and how many plants are poisonous/harmful to touch, someone blind could build farming and plant identification skills that put "clueless sighted person visually examining a botanical guidebook" to shame. Scent and texture are important cues about whether garden crops are doing well or what they need, also.
  
  
• In the little house on the prairie books, one of the girls went blind as a result of some disease. She was able to assist the family by doing various sewing and handicrafts tasks.
  
  
• A blind person skilled at electronics and radio stuff could be just as valuable as any other HAM or communications geek. Sure, they'd probably have to work on adapting the gear before SHTF, but that's kind of what prepping is all about anyways. If they decide to climb the electronics skill tree and prep appropriate solar panels or whatever to keep their equipment charged, they could also rely on neat tools like simple ultrasonic rangefinders hooked to a speaker to detect how far away objects are and stuff. When recommending gear for a blind person, bear in mind that tiny or deeply inset screws (such as those on the back of many laptops) are extremely challenging to identify and examine by touch, whereas those that stick out or are flush with the surface that they fasten (such as those on many server and PC cases) are realistic to operate without sight.
  
  
• If someone who can't read can labels is prepping food items, they might need to come up with a more creative way to identify the items and years of things in cans. A really cheap embossing label maker might fit the bill, or maybe they make stuff like that for braille? I don't know.
  
  
• In a post-SHTF scenario, the minute a visitor realizes that the person they're talking to is blind, they may attempt to take advantage of them in some way. If I was a blind prepper, one of my higher priorities would be to get into a self-defense class. I would probably choose something focused on hand to hand combat against opponents who might be armed. My expertise in martial arts is sadly limited, but I suspect that the more physical-contact-oriented disciplines would give a sighted person less of an advantage over a blind one. At least, I would personally far prefer to attempt judo blindfolded than karate.
  
  
• I know it's not the case for all, but AIUI some blind people study in a more memorization-focused way than sighted people -- when it's harder to take and read notes, simply storing the information in your head becomes more worthwhile. Look at any culture without widespread literacy and printing presses (or higher-tech analogues), and the people who resemble walking libraries usually have a pretty well-respected role regardless of their physical or visual abilities.
  
  

just bought a super nice Brady label maker: BMP21-Plus

Maker: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IELD1O4/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cable Labels: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XU7T4E/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Ive yet to open I had a bigger version at my previous job and it was awesome!

Way more than the Dymo /u/crispychoc recommended (which is awesome for the price), but this Brady labeler has self-laminating labels which work well when labeling cables. Recently got one at work and been loving it.

>I'm fairly ignorant of electric systems on boats.


I hope you're comfortable with how basic 12VDC electrics work and are asking about how to wire them in a marine environment.


Preface, I'm not a certified marine electrician but I've done a ton of work re-wiring, custom work on all kinds of sail and power boats.


Tools:
>I do have a cheap harbor freight multi-meter

good, now you're going to need a way to crimp those shitty connectors and some dielectric grease.


Unless of course you want to solder all your connections (this is my preference as it doesn't vibrate loose or corrode as quickly), then follow NASA's soldering method s and yuu'll need some rosin cored solder and and a soldering iron, you'll also need to use a crimp connector without the pre-molded shrink wrap and some heat shrink tubing


Ok... got your tools? great, now for supplies.


You'll need a buss bar on your ground


Measure how much wire you need, (are you re-wiring the mast?) and use 14/2 AWG marine grade wire.


If you're only using 1 battery you can get away with a simple switch like this. From the devices & lights you listed It sounds like you can use 10AWG to connect your battery to your switch then to the 14 gang panel.


You'll need a way to label your wires, I use one of these but if you're doing one job you might want to use something cheaper.

Ok... now on the to the fun part


Plan where you're going to mount your panel and pull a single RED 10AWG from there to your battery shut off switch and another strand from you battery to the switch.


Pull 10 AWG from the battery to the buss bar.


pull all the 14awg from the lights to the panel labeling each 14/2 wire as you go


red goes to the fuse block, black goes to the buss bar then to the negative on the gang block, label everything at the connection points, big red wire goes from battery switch to the bolt on the 14 gang, big black wire goes to the buss bar.


install new things, as each device is hooked up test the fuse and switch, then install the new thing.

Edit: I forgot to mention, use dielectric grease on all metal fittings to reduce corrosion.


edit 1: put a fuse between your battery and shut off ont the red wire

I'm not sure of a set convention. In my IDFs I do patch panel number - port number (so patch panel 1 port 36 would be 1-36). On my user-facing ports I do closet - patch panel - port (so closet 3, patch panel 4, port 28 would be 3-4-28). I personally use vinyl wrap-around labels from this DYMO printer. They work well, are easy to apply, and are hard to remove. In my closets I'll usually only apply the label on the switch side, kind of redundant doing it on the patch side as well.

In the datacenter itself, I usually follow a pretty strict convention for labeling and cable color. Labeling will usually detail the server (VMHOST-01), the port's function (VMGUEST-PROD), the port's VLAN, the NIC it attaches to, and the switch/switchport it attaches to. Usually on both sides of the cable so I can see at a glance, in an emergency situation, what's going where. How detailed you get is usually going to be determined by how large your DC is. Mine's pretty small (under 20 iron servers, maybe 60 VMs total), but the more detail the better.

>Capex vs Opex is generally not a consideration when purchasing a $50 - $1000 item. In fact, there usually is a minimum threshold (usually above $1000) before a purchase is placed on a Capex depreciation schedule.
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>Additionally, many businesses WANT to place things in the Capex bucket, as it defers costs over time, thereby improving short-term profit margins.

This is true -- provided you assume that the manager MAKING the decision is fully aware of this -- all too often they are NOT.

Instead what low and middle level managers ARE aware of is that they have $X in their budget for certain categories of expenses (and for Capex that number is often $0 -- to get any capital expenditure approved {and despite the price typically ANY computer or *peripheral is considered a Capex), they have to get some upper manager's approval -- and the upper managers tend to "grant" such things on more of a political basis than they do on a practical basis, and then within amounts that have been set by their OWN managers via the main corporate budget.)

And if/when money gets "tight" in a business, one of the first things that gets sent down the management pipeline is to END any "extraneous" spending -- which gets interpreted by the low and mid level management as a blanket "no more extra stuff, make due with what you have".

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*I kid you not, in one company I was "thumped" by both accounting AND the IT department head for buying a couple of PC-attached Label Printers (this kind which at the time were like $100 each) without getting prior approval because the company wanted to call them a "capital purchase" !!! (And worse, the idiot IT department wanted to charge MY department $200 for each one for "support services" -- I told them to go F! themselves and that before I would call them to "service" one of the dang things, I would chuck them in the garbage and buy a new one (and I actually had a third one that I had already bought as a backup just for that purpose) -- I ended up having to get the President of the company involved in order to get them to back down on their bullshit. The brainlessness of some mid-level managers and the dogmatic idiocy of some accounting people is really rather astounding, they will piss away hundreds or thousands of $$ of valuable staff time arguing literally over pennies.)

Please don't. It fades, rubs off, and is un-intelligible. You don't need to buy a $1000 labeling kit, but at least get something like this, this, or even this. Heck, almost anything would be better.

My mom has that one. She likes it and all, but never uses it.
Ya know what though? I got the Dymo QX50 at OfficeMax in the clearance bins for $8 new. It's not the first time I've seen lablers in the clearance bin. I think companies know that the money is in the consumable, so they let the the machine go cheap, knowing that in the long run they'll make it back. I like this one a lot and there's nothing that I've needed to do that it can't.
Anyway, if you can go with something besides the p-touch, keep checking the clearance bins at office stores... you might luck out and not have to pay $50.

After a lot of research i settled on the Dymo Rhino 4200 and really love this thing. Absolutely perfect for computer work. https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-RHINO-Label-Maker-1801611/dp/B005MR516Y

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-QL-570-Professional-Label-Printer/dp/B000ZHEVZ8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1396254064&sr=8-5&keywords=brother+ql

That one was $100 in Australia when I bought it, awesome printer. Might have to fiddle with the drivers to make it print at max DPI (300x600 I believe)

DK-22113 is clear, continuous tape. Can't seem to find any 3rd party version of it

I have used this to make the labels for my carts to keep them in order

https://www.amazon.com/Brother-PTH110-Portable-Lightweight-One-Touch/dp/B01J3WQ360/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=lable+maker+brother+p+touch&qid=1565869404&s=gateway&sprefix=lable+maker++vrother&sr=8-3

Here's my recent label sour ak srak they peel off pretty easily

https://i.ibb.co/WyZRPZJ/1419544074956929633.jpg


Enjoy!

I sort of decided to go big or go home after seeing how lesser labelers didn't survive long at work... Brady BMP21-PLUS. Best feature is that it does flag or wrap-around labels for cables and it's built like a tank.

I had it on alert from camelcamelcamel and picked it up this summer when it hit below $75. It's not cheap but the one we have at work is years old and still chugging. Can't say that for the "which one is cheapest" Brother and Dymo ones they buy now (though this would probably be better if they didn't literally buy the cheapest ones available from Staples).

Thanks! I am pretty proud of it!

Here are the jars:

Masterdam Jars 100ml StashShield Ultraviolet Glass Jar - Smell-Proof Ultraviolet Storage Refillable Stash Jar Container Low Profile Wide-Mouth
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U7F1I9U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_DBiUCbEHBJTJR


Here is the Bluetooth printer that I use from my iPhone:

Brother P-Touch Cube Plus PT-P710BT Versatile Label Maker with Bluetooth Wireless Technology
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HB8LNSY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_5CiUCb0VWWXT8

Fit Desk - this would really help me considering how much time I spend at my desk with studying. Also, I am not supposed to walk a lot and I'm supposed to bike and swim but biking on city streets is not a good idea for me.

C'mon...gimme.

You guys throw the best contests!

Why not something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J3WQ360/ref=dp_cerb_2 and this label roll: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004DCI3QE/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

I'm sure you will find plenty of other uses for a label maker once you have one, but yeah the Rhino 6000 is kinda pricey.

Brother also makes a PC connectable label maker that you can pull data from an excel spreadsheet to get your label names. But its around $70

Why not just get a handheld label maker? It is super easy and you can typically find this one or similar for $15

We use this with white-on-black tape. Works pretty well, sometimes creates needlessly long blank space on the sides of the labels though, which I'm not sure is just a common thing among labelmakers. Easy enough to cut the edges down though.

Ive been using one of those DYMO label makers but I already had it. Works like a charm.

I like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Industrial-RHINO-Label-1755749/dp/B002M1DEM6

If you are using it for work, they should be reimbursing you anyways. Especially something like this that has a daily cost like the tape cartridges.

I don't know about OP, but EVERYONE where I work uses the Brady BMP21 plus with their nylon cloth tape too. It's super resistant to oil and other general boatyard filth.

https://www.amazon.com/Brady-BMP21-PLUS-Handheld-Printer-Multi-Line/dp/B00IELD1O4/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr1_2?keywords=bp+plus+label+maker&qid=1573964535&sr=8-2-fkmr1

I bought the PT-D600 a while back and it’s pretty nice. Best feature is the large, color display that scales to the tape size (up to 24mm/1”), so you know what the printed label will look like (WYSIWYG). I haven’t tried it yet, but supposedly prints at a higher resolution when connected to a computer.

For a labeler I was thinking about something like [this](http://www.DYMO LabelManager 160 Hand-Held Label Maker (1790415) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005X9VZ70/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_FMH9wbJRA15M0)to start. Nothing fancy just something to label juice flavor and ratios.

And from what I've gathered lurking in /r/diy_ejuice, Amber bottles are the best bottles to use and won't cost you anything extra last I checked.

That's not a #1 tool...
THIS is the #1 tool:
https://www.amazon.com/Brother-PT-E550W-P-Touch-E550W-Hand-Held-Labeler/dp/B00L9Y3UX0/
Support for ALL kinds of labels, including fabric and shrink-wrap. Wifi and USB connectivity(you really want the PCbased SW when you want to create labels for a large series of items. Yes, it imports DBs) often-used labels can be stored in memory, it does Barcodes.
And in an emergency it can be used to bash users with...

Moved a small data center to a new location. They didn’t keep up on their labeling. The Brother PTD600 will connect to your laptop. We had an Excel spreadsheet with the port IDs. We labeled each tag with the near-end port on the first line, and the far-end port on the second line. Then swapped them for the opposite end. I would like to look into the Brady label maker.

Brother PTD600

Unitag Cable Identification Label - Snap On

Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike^Mike^Mike^Mike^Mike

Too many? whoops.

Having a home office can get confusing. this could help! :)

Better buy a label maker like this

Brother P-Touch-E550W

Brother Laminated Tape Black on Yellow, 24mm (TZe651)

A little bit of an investment at first, but it saves a lot of time and hassle being able to print out a long strip of sequential labels that are half-cut and easy to peel off.

This is the one I bought for that job and it was great.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MR516Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MR516Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_.eSuyb0NHTJ1J

I just got this one and it worked great. I use the flexible nylon for cables and the poly on my rack, no issues.

Thanks for all the replies! I can't decide between thermal or laser printer, which one would you suggest me? I will take one of those:

https://www.amazon.ca/Brother-QL-570-Professional-Label-Printer/dp/B000ZHEVZ8/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1491361089&sr=1-6&keywords=thermal+printer

https://www.amazon.ca/Brother-HL-L2320D-Monochrome-Printer-Printing/dp/B00LEA5EHO/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1491361083&sr=1-2&keywords=laser+printer

How expensive is expensive? I bought this for $98 and couldn't be happer. It does pretty much any kind of label. I used the self laminating labels when I redid my rack.

Make tons of sticky labels: https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-LabelManager-Handheld-Label-1790415/dp/B005X9VZ70

Free stickers: yangfor.us

At least you know what you can always buy for him as a gift: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MR516Y/

Just get a label maker for $25 - they have infinite uses:

Brother P-touch Easy Hand-Held Label Maker (PT-H100) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008HPTR9U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_gVmZCbZWT0B28

I use one of these. With some of these. You can get the labels in different sizes. They look/work really well.

Do yourself a favor and get one of these.

Wow. Amazon has them. You'll need the plastic embossing tape, too.

I had no idea that Dymo still made these.

I've seen some people using something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/DYMO-LabelManager-Hand-Label-Maker/dp/B005X9VZ70/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369957902&sr=8-3&keywords=label+maker

It's a raised-type label maker. Think about it like this: Before being able to "print" onto the labels, the machine would instead punch the letter from the back into the strip and cause it to 1) be raised and 2) because of the way the material works, the stretching of the material would make the color change (usually to white)... this about how stretching anything plastic has this effect.

A machine that did this looks like this.

normally $80 on amazon

labels look small compared to regular labels

wodner how easily they come off

I use this one and it has a cable wrap function that works really well.

https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Industrial-RHINO-Label-1755749/dp/B002M1DEM6

You need a label maker! I swatched all my polishes last year, and I started with a sharpie but found it had a tendency to fade. I got an inexpensive little label maker off Amazon, and it made a big difference.

Yes! I bought a label maker on sale ages ago and I put labels on everything. It's a little more high tech than I probably really need, but it's waterproof and tidy.

I got one of these a few weeks ago and it has worked well. I got the lot version that comes with a rechargeable batter.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IELD1O4/

Seconding the label maker idea. There's a fantastic deal on a rhino, I have one of these and it's a total tank.

RhinoPRO

I wouldn't typically recommend a $200+ label maker to someone who isn't already working in a datacenter, but for $70? You'll only need to replace it when you can't buy cartridges for it anymore. The cheap ones aren't the end of the world, but printers are printers :P

I use this Brother labelmaker that I got for $10 from slickdeals a while ago.

Before that I wrote on bottles in sharpie and put scotch tape on top of it.

I got a Dymo off Amazon for about 50 bucks....carts are about 20-25 bucks, depending on what you want. It's a thermal printer...but it's not awesome. It gets the job done and it's a lot cheaper alternative than the $400/$50percart option from Panduit.

edit: this one
https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-RHINO-Label-Maker-1801611/dp/B005MR516Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1501699478&sr=8-1&keywords=dymo+rhino

Not so vintage, you can still buy new label maker today

Nothing too fancy... but I found out I can print little flowers on my labels!

Dymo LetraTag

I use the Brother QL-570 printer with these labels. I use the software included with the printer.

I have outer sleeves on all my records, so I just put the label on the upper left-hand corner of the outer sleeve.

https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-LabelManager-Handheld-Label-1790415/dp/B005X9VZ70

here ya go boss, #1 tool.

I believe you can do taht with the larger Brother P-Touch labelers. Such as this https://smile.amazon.com/Brother-P-touch-PTD600-Connectible-Display/dp/B00OCEKCB2/

For only $19ish!

Not the best but it gets the job done

What ben got for Christmas

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D708H4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_L5IHDb2HH51GB

Brady label printer

This is what I use for everything

Record Divider Cards

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFPV0LC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_BJ1bT1pFhjzwd


DYMO LabelManager 160

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005X9VZ70/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_WotTmsTwpb8Us

>the Dymo label is consistent with that era.

Probably, but not necessarily

That's oddly specific requirements. I use this:

https://smile.amazon.com/DYMO-LabelManager-Handheld-Label-1790415/dp/B005X9VZ70/ref=sr_1_7?s=office-electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542804231&sr=1-7&keywords=label+maker

How about a label printer?

http://www.amazon.com/DYMO-12966-Mechanical-Embosser-Tape/dp/B0000AQOD3/ref=sr_1_1?srs=2529320011&ie=UTF8&qid=1458400046&sr=8-1&keywords=embosser

edit: this one's cheaper:

http://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Organizer-Embossing-Hand-Held-12965/dp/B001D708H4/ref=pd_sim_229_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=41-WSU2lC9L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=13ASD59649W3BFGNBGKP

Label Maker?

Label maker!

'Little boxes on the hillside.'

TGIF!

This one

Why not a label maker?

Seriously a label maker is $15 (for a cheapish one but it works).

https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-LabelManager-Handheld-Label-1790415/dp/B005X9VZ70/

Labels were made using a Brother PT-D600 label maker. I created the labels, along with the mistakes :D

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https://www.amazon.com/Brother-PC-Connectable-PTD600-High-Resolution-Printing/dp/B00OCEKCB2

Further to this, specific product recommendations for Brother label makers:

PT-P750W for PC-only printing.

PT-E550W if you want a screen and keyboard to use it standalone too.

Both do USB and WiFi printing. And as you say, printing a whole series in one go, especially with the later models' half-cut mode that cuts the labels without cutting the backing, I've quite often printed two metres of labels in one go that way.

Can connect to phone(although the android app is aids).

Can print multiple labels at once and half-cut through the label itself but not the peel on the back of it(less messy with many labels).

Relatively little margin, can be set to 0 margin if you're chain printing, apart from a little extra feed after the last print.

QWERTY keyboard(like really how hard is this?).

Also its like 200$.

http://www.brothermobilesolutions.com/products/handheld-printers/p-touch-edge-series/brother-pt-e550w/

https://www.amazon.com/Brother-PT-E550W-P-Touch-E550W-Hand-Held-Labeler/dp/B00L9Y3UX0


Not really sure on the BIFL aspect though(especially that app, its horrendous)

I just ordered this one this morning. I figured I’d like to have the keyboard part since I very rarely have my computer out. If I just got one that was basically a printer I’d hardly ever use it. About to be fancy as hell.