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Author Topic: cable labels Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-25-2012 09:51 AM                        What is everyone using for cable identification (in a sound rack or similar)? I have been using a handheld label machine (of the type that is sold in office-supply stores) that prints on white tape with black characters; I then cover the labels with clear heat shrink. This cannot possibly be the preferred method. Is everyone using label machines that print onto heat shrink directly? Which is the best, and are there any to avoid? Is there some other method that works well?  |  IP: Logged Tom Sauter Expert Film Handler Posts: 163 From: Buffalo, NY, USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 08-25-2012 11:56 AM                        I use a Brady BMP21, it has your standard polyester labels, and for wiring you get a choice of cloth, self-laminating vinyl (my favorite) and heat shrink labels. Great product for the price. I also have a Brother with a usb cable I use to preprint labels for jobs on self-laminating vinyl. My CAD software sequentially makes up wire numbers as I go then I just hit "print". When I run out of labels, I know the wiring is done.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-25-2012 05:50 PM                     Dymo makes a wire lable unit that is so so I puechased a package of Brady self laminating laser printer label sheets  |  IP: Logged Gary Wachter Film Handler Posts: 21 From: Coppell, TX, USA Registered: Jul 2010 posted 08-25-2012 07:21 PM                     Scott, If you already happen to have a Brother P-Touch Label maker, there are flexible laminated labels just for that purpose in various widths. The label makers are inexpensive (bought one that handles the wide tape for $24.95 at Office Depot) and the label cartridges run about $20 on-line. The labels can be wrapped around the cable flush or pigtailed.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 08-26-2012 09:05 AM                     Dymo RhinoPro 4200 You can use the device for wire labels and normal labels. Label cartridges are in general supply in most office supply stores around the world.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-27-2012 08:02 AM                        Best I've ever found, and have stuck with it now for decades, is the Brother P-Touch that connects to a PC, then use their TZ that Gary posted. Can't get much better or easier than that. Plus, you have a database of every lable you print so when you are doing multiples, you make them all look identical without wasting time reconstructing them.  |  IP: Logged Rick Hunter Master Film Handler Posts: 452 From: Melbourne, Australia Registered: Feb 2003 posted 08-31-2012 03:22 AM                     ...or have a look at http://www.cabelabels.com.au/ ...have used this system many times with good results.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-08-2014 08:37 AM                 It has been 554 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 03-08-2014 08:37 AM                     I like the self laminating tapes, the Brady is not too expensive but maybe a little chunky? Does anybody know of a smaller labeller with self laminating tapes available? It's ok if narrower than 24mm Thanks  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 03-11-2014 06:08 PM                     Nobody? What about slightly larger - and maybe more flexible - labels to be wrapped longitudinally around the cable? I really don't like using the label as a flag.  |  IP: Logged Gary Wachter Film Handler Posts: 21 From: Coppell, TX, USA Registered: Jul 2010 posted 03-16-2014 09:57 PM                     You can wrap around the Brother flexible tape. It is available in multiple sizes.  |  IP: Logged

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