Label Printer

[steptoe]

Lee, the brother one I got greenish is only about a tenner to buy anyway, I link it later when I get home on the PC.

 

[steptoe]

here is what I got free

Brother PT-1010 Label Printer from Labelzone

does the job, even prints vertically, IMHO its really good value for a tenner,

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Although now outdated those old DYMO labels have stood the test of time. I have never seen one that has unstuck or faded. I wonder what the life span of the new types are ?

 

[Marvo]

Those old Dymo labels always used to come unstuck because they were always naturally curved because they were so thick and came on a roll. Maybe they worked better in the cooler UK climate but the first warm day above 40C they all ended up on the floor.

 

[Lee Sparks]

here is what I got free Brother PT-1010 Label Printer from Labelzone

does the job, even prints vertically, IMHO its really good value for a tenner,

Thanks steptoe, that sounds the one.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Those old Dymo labels always used to come unstuck because they were always naturally curved because they were so thick and came on a roll. Maybe they worked better in the cooler UK climate but the first warm day above 40C they all ended up on the floor.

There you go, the opposite of my experiance .

 

[Apache]

I have the Dymo 4200 that was on a silly offer from CPC.

Rhino 4200 - Dymo Industrial

I am impressed with it. Different tape size, querty keyboard. Lots of symbols etc

 

[SteveT]

I have this oneBrother PT-7600VP Handheld Label Printer

& this one from when I first started out

DYMO | LetraTag LT-100H

Yep PT-7600VP for me too!! Tapes relatively cheap for what you get.

A huge range of tapes including security types which show if removed

I do a whole CU in one strip - all clients think it looks the DB's

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We have numerous different label printers and I hate them all equally. The lettratags are expensive to buy the tapes where I am, the brother p-touch leaves very long blank ends that need trimming manually with scissors so you feel like you're getting ripped of every time you print a label, add to this the fact they all take 8 batteries each which last about ten minutes before they're flat....they're just not machines that I like. We also have an Epson laser barcode printer in the office which is hellish expensive to refill but at least it doesn't use batteries plus we have a label engraver for panels and DB's in the workshop. The traffolite isn't cheap but the engraver is the most fun to use so that would qualify it as my favourite.

some people always concentrate on percieved shortcomings!!!! Look for the good bits.....you will probably live longer (Pessimists live several years less than optimoists)

 

[Marvo]

some people always concentrate on percieved shortcomings!!!! Look for the good bits.....you will probably live longer (Pessimists live several years less than optimoists)

Thanks for the advice but I've lived way too long already

 

[SteveT]

Thanks for the advice but I've lived way too long already

are you a MOG (Miserable Old Git)or Victor Meldrew

 

[Marvo]

I assume Victor is a MOG or miserable old git, wikipedia says he regularly finds himself mistreated, misunderstood or simply the victim of bad luck, which regularly leads to his complaining heartily.

It doesn't really sound like me but now I'm over 40 I have been known to feel sorry for myself once in a while . It's more that I just have little time for things that are poorly designed or their primary design brief was to maximise the amount of money the unsuspecting customer will spend whilst being little or no value to them.

 

[batty]

I have this oneBrother PT-7600VP Handheld Label Printer

& this one from when I first started out

DYMO | LetraTag LT-100H

I have an old brother p tough printer have had it for years. Denmans are doing an offer at the moment buy 50 switch/socket boxes and get the brother 7600 for

 

[steptoe]

Howmuch are boxes from denmans ?

Im hopingabout 50p cos Ive just opened an account with them.

 

[batty]

Its

 

[steptoe]

mmmmm, thinking that the printer is only worth

 

[batty]

I think they make there profit on the tapes they want over

 

[steptoe]

a lot of printers come to mind,

the SIL bought a lexmark printer/scanner thingie for 35

 

[batty]

I think a lot do that they put starter cartridges in and sell the printers cheap then hope you will buy the overpriced refills from them. I generally buy re-manufactured ones for the printers I have they always seem to work OK for me.

 

[Sharpend]

Noticed tonight that tesco have got the brother pt 1080 think it was for

 

[Harvey]

Can anyone tell me how to stop my brother 7600 label printer from wasting tape at the start of label which you have to cut off before it prints the label ? Sometimes it wastes as much tape as the label its self