Hellermann Tyton seems to be big into labels. They also sell a thermal printer which is branded as theirs, but it can also be found at www.creativesafetysupply.com, branded as a Labeltac 4.0, at half the price of Hellerman. $699 at present vs. the $1,500 Hellerman. That's where I bought mine about 10 years ago. I used their MS Word label software to customize templates. They also sell blank label rolls including white on red reflective tape, UV resistant.
I only used Hellerman generic write-on labels once. They were terrible, indelible pen bleached out within a year. On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 7:58 AM Kirpal Khalsa via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Lou. . > We got the Express engraver. All in it was around 5 grand. > We were spending over $ 1500 per year ar our local trophy engraving store > plus coordinating and they would go on vacation right when we needed > placards. For us it made sense to bring this process in house. > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2024, 1:14 AM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > >> Aloha Wrenches, >> >> Kirpal, I was looking at the Vision product line. What model did you >> purchase? >> >> We work out in the boonies and driving 35 minutes to town to pick up a >> $75 directory from the trophy shop is getting old. >> >> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 5:48 PM Kirpal Khalsa via RE-wrenches < >> re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi Lou and all. >>> We dove all in and got a Vision Engraving machine. They offer several >>> models and the most basic version works just fine. It was a big investment >>> but we can make our own placatds in the same day. >>> We have a dedicated cheap laptop and a vacuum attachment they sell which >>> keeps the work area clean. There was a learning curve but we won after a >>> bit. >>> Its really nice to have and to have the flexibility makes that an aspect >>> of job management much less complicated. My guess is that it will take 3-4 >>> years to pay for itself. >>> We like having it and my only regret us that we didnt get one sooner. >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 11:57 AM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches < >>> re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Aloha Wrenches, >>>> >>>> Anyone out there making their own engraved plaques and labels? >>>> If so, is it worth it and what machine are you using? >>>> Thanks for your time and insight, it is always appreciated. >>>> >>>> Aloha, >>>> >>>> Lou Russo >>>> Owner >>>> l...@spreesolarsystems.com >>>> 808 345 6762 >>>> Spree Solar Systems LLC >>>> CT-34322 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>>> >>>> Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> There are two list archives for searching. 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