The tubing is flat of course, and comes in 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" and 1" 
widths.  I haven't tried larger than 1/2" yet.  So a 1/2" piece will slip over 
a cable about 3/4" in diameter.  Shrink ratio is 3:1, so the 1/2" tubing should 
shrink down to about 1/4" diam.

-- Ralph

On Aug 4, 2022 9:57 PM, Greg Bernard <[email protected]> wrote:
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What size wire do each each of the heat shrinks do?


On Thu, Aug 4, 2022, 10:28 PM Ralph Stirling <[email protected]>
wrote:

> If you have ever wished for a nice way to label
> wiring in a cnc machine project, you should
> consider printing on heat shrink tubing.  I just
> bought a used Dymo LabelManager 160 for
> $21 on ebay, and several heat shrink label
> cartridges for about $5 each (for a 5ft roll),
> and it makes beautiful wire tags!  I had always
> thought it took an expensive industrial label
> printer to print on heat shrink, but the
> cartridges are compatible with the consumer
> label maker, and work fine in it.  The cartridges
> I got were 18051, 18053, and 18055 types
> (1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" wide tubing).  I'm going
> to order the 18057 and 1805443 (3/4" and
> 1") for larger cables.
>
> The tapes are from:
>
>
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