vicrider 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2017 Years ago I had a labelmaker just like the one Sheldon had on the Big Bang Theory. Red plastic thing you turned to the letter and squeezed a big trigger to emboss the letter if I remember right. Decided I'd do a major makeover in fly shop and start labeling bins and fly boxes neatly with a labelmaker instead of putting masking tape and writing on it. The many bins I had with pullout drawers had no markings and though I pretty much knew what was in each one thought I'd mark all of them too. Well, the wife and kid were going into Wally World and told her to pick up a label maker. Found out how old I was when she brought it home and I asked, "What the hell is this thing?" Thing needed 4 AA batteries, had a keypad, multiple features I haven't begun to figure out, and was all automatic. Typed your label in, hit PRINT, and presto, the thing fed out the paper all printed in black on white and all you had to do was squeeze a tape cutter on side, peel back and lay in place. For an old guy who was expecting the label maker from childhood it was quite a surprise and like so many of these keyboard computerized things of today I'm just happy to run it in the standard mode and all the "neat" tricks the kid showed mean nothing. If I need them I'll just call him like I do for computer or phone problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlatsRoamer 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2017 Nick you own a fly shop? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2017 evolution is great wait til you see what they did with an abacus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2017 I like the new label makers ... but they waste about an inch of tape before and after the printed part. Doesn't seem like much, but it adds up to about half a tape roll wasted. When you're ready to print up some labels, type in a whole series of them with only a few "spaces" between each name. Then use scissors to separate them. You can print a long line of names, wasting much less of the tape between them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meeshka 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2017 I keep my hooks in labeled watchmaker containers, and have over a hundred of them. I agree exactly with Mike. The tape is not cheap either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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saltydancindave 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2017 Probably still have a blue label maker with rotary letter dial & big white trigger to emboss a couple rolls of tape for use one of these days in the near future. Haven't had much use for it in years nor have I even browsed at the new fangled ones; which sound like a pretty fancy office tool ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corney 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2017 I like the new label makers ... but they waste about an inch of tape before and after the printed part. Doesn't seem like much, but it adds up to about half a tape roll wasted. When you're ready to print up some labels, type in a whole series of them with only a few "spaces" between each name. Then use scissors to separate them. You can print a long line of names, wasting much less of the tape between them. Mike that is a great idea! You thrifty bugger! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2017 Mike that is a great idea! You thrifty bugger! Thank you ... usually I'm just referred to as "cheap". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyty1 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2017 You may have to order it online but I believe Dymo still makes the old style embossing labelmakers: http://www.google.com/shopping/product/11920698237652136678?q=dymo+label+maker&client=ms-rim&hl=en&channel=browser&prmd=ivns&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigp5uJ9-XTAhWj44MKHcncCoQQ8wIIJjAH Make sure you order the tape for it since you will most likely have to order the tape online as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2017 change is good, sometimes. I'll take the new fanged label maker over those crappy old embossed POS's any day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2017 Poopdeck, as much as I'm a guy who usually hates change I'm with you on this one. Flyty1, thanx for link but now that I've used it I'll keep the new model. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryon Anderson 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2017 Good advice on doing a "batch" of labels at once, Mike -- for years I had an older Dymo label maker, a small hand-held model similar in shape to the old kind that Nick described, but fully electronic with the keypad, printed labels in b&w etc. However, it didn't do that thing with the wasted tape. Recently replaced it with a brand-new version when I couldn't find replacement label cassettes for the old one anymore. New one looks like a mini-typewriter and has lots of bells and whistles, but I was appalled at the amount of tape it wastes. I will be using Mike's suggestion for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2017 We use this at work and I sometimes 'test' its working right. Great way of marking drawers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyty1 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2017 I thought you might stick to the "old school" Byron - I too had changed over the years from Dymo to the new printed labels. I did find that both labels had trouble sticking to certain plastic containers. The old way I found to fix this was to use scotch tape on the containers first, and then stick my label to the tape. Some of the new printed tapes come with an extra sticky adhesive which seems to adhere to most any type of plastic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites