S Bolton

Harrysin: Can you tell me where I can get neat containers like yours. Especially the ones I show in the photo of your shop.

Thanks

sb

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cbsjoez1935

Steve,

I have run into a similar problem with my Brother Label Maker that melts the letters onto a piece of mylar type tape. It has an adhesive backing that you must pull the protective cover off of. The labels I had bought at the beginning stay on, I liked it so well, I bought a batch of label rolls. I found that those labels come off after awhile. I attribute that to old aged adhesive. The Avery labels you mention are probably for envelopes and not meant for long term storage. Try putting a strip of Scotch Magic tape across the label. That stuff holds on.

JoeZ

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garycurtis

Uniformity of labels truly makes a shop look 'ship-shape'. Just across from my office at Flying Tiger Training Center was our warehouse with an entire inventory of 747 parts. And I do mean ALL the parts. Accurate labels were a necessity.

Every department in the company had its own label making machine. Clean, neat labels maintain your sanity. The label-generating machines -- either stationary, or hand-held --- completely eliminate the problem with Avery products. The glue is serious stuff. A lot of our pilots use these on cockpit-panels in their own plane . I have some labels that have been stuck to glass jars for 9 years.

You can by the digital label machines from Brother or Canon for about $50. The better quality ones offer multiple typefaces in larger sizes and a memory for frequent label usage. The tapes come in a rainbow of colors. Ours does double-duty in my wife's office. File cabinets filled with legible key-tabs does wonders for your composure after you receive a love letter from the IRS.

Gary Curtis

bobj3

I will agree with Gary the lable maker works very well , I have two types that I use all the time on plastic boxes,etc. you name it sticks, one is a USB type that I can use on the computer with any font and the other one is like a computer keyboard in away ( battey type) ..

You can use 1/4" to 3/4" wide tapes in may colors or clear...they can be had at Office Max and other office supply outlets at a good low price, BUT like routers the machine is low in price but the lables are not but you can make many lables from one roll....
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If you do alot of DVD/CD disks like I do this is a neat device to have also.

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harrysin

Whilst I have had most of mine for quite some time Steve,when we do our weekly grocery shop in the next day or two I will see what's currently available.
Regarding labels, as I have previously mentioned, in business I had hundreds of containers, all labelled, all stuck with contact adhesive. NOW, if the labels aren't all dead level with each other, it can look awful!

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Dr.Zook

I think Harry is taking his wifes Tupperware or he goes to all the Tupperware parties he can.

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In woodworking there is no scrap, only firewood.

Please edit your profile with a name and location so we can better assist you and make for a friendlier forum.

harrysin

ME, pay Tupperware prices! I prefer to give surplus cash to charities.

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desertdust

Congrats Bob N. on being smoke free. I have been smoke free for a month and a half.


Tom

Bob

Congrats back to you Tom and welcome to the forum. I hope it gets a little easier after a month and a half

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harrysin

I don't have a calculator handy, but I stopped smoking (40 a day) at 4.00pm June 20th. 1982, that's when I had a heart attack from which I have made a good recovery. Leaving a very stressful job, which was the reason for such heavy smoking was the answer. I re-commenced my own business so that I could go at my own pace.

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