talk to me about label printers and the labels themselves.
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talk to me about label printers and the labels themselves. infodumps encouraged.
I'm specifically looking to print waterproof labels for use in the bathroom... I wear glasses, and when I shower I am quite blind, and too many products come in similar size and shape bottles, with too small fonts.
what I want:
- print custom labels
- labels are waterproof
- labels will indicate very simple emoji (hair, face, body) and numbers (order of application, so hair 1 is shampoo, hair 2 is conditioner)
I'm thinking these are pictorial / diagrammatic, black and white, and that I print them as large as possible to affix to a product... and then have confidence I'm using the right things, in the right order and don't need to keep memorising the location of every bottle and tube in the bathroom.
I'm also thinking this must be a solved thing, medical and laboratory labels need also to be waterproof and long-lasting.
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talk to me about label printers and the labels themselves. infodumps encouraged.
I'm specifically looking to print waterproof labels for use in the bathroom... I wear glasses, and when I shower I am quite blind, and too many products come in similar size and shape bottles, with too small fonts.
what I want:
- print custom labels
- labels are waterproof
- labels will indicate very simple emoji (hair, face, body) and numbers (order of application, so hair 1 is shampoo, hair 2 is conditioner)
I'm thinking these are pictorial / diagrammatic, black and white, and that I print them as large as possible to affix to a product... and then have confidence I'm using the right things, in the right order and don't need to keep memorising the location of every bottle and tube in the bathroom.
I'm also thinking this must be a solved thing, medical and laboratory labels need also to be waterproof and long-lasting.
@dee You will need a thermal transfer printer.
Those print using a standard paper roll and a media roll (like a carbon roll) highly heated .
Those can support rain , tears and other small damage.
Depending on the size of the labels , printer can go from 100€ to 600€ (according you won't print more than 500 labels a day)
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talk to me about label printers and the labels themselves. infodumps encouraged.
I'm specifically looking to print waterproof labels for use in the bathroom... I wear glasses, and when I shower I am quite blind, and too many products come in similar size and shape bottles, with too small fonts.
what I want:
- print custom labels
- labels are waterproof
- labels will indicate very simple emoji (hair, face, body) and numbers (order of application, so hair 1 is shampoo, hair 2 is conditioner)
I'm thinking these are pictorial / diagrammatic, black and white, and that I print them as large as possible to affix to a product... and then have confidence I'm using the right things, in the right order and don't need to keep memorising the location of every bottle and tube in the bathroom.
I'm also thinking this must be a solved thing, medical and laboratory labels need also to be waterproof and long-lasting.
@dee Probably the best way would be some "laminated labels" printer like a brother p-touch and then use some software (https://github.com/HenrikBengtsson/brother-ptouch-label-printer-on-linux - probably some nicer looking exists for Windows) to print the desired symbols.
Limitations: the height of the labels is quite limited (the one I have can use tape up to 24mm, and that is already one of the larger ones, 12 and 16mm isn't uncommon) and the tape defines the color combination. (Especially with third parties the possible combinations are quite high, but you need one tape for each combination)
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@dee The handheld ones have usually a USB connection to be used with the computer, but not yet tested on my own. If you are interested I'd try that. (But that one looks so much more compact.)
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talk to me about label printers and the labels themselves. infodumps encouraged.
I'm specifically looking to print waterproof labels for use in the bathroom... I wear glasses, and when I shower I am quite blind, and too many products come in similar size and shape bottles, with too small fonts.
what I want:
- print custom labels
- labels are waterproof
- labels will indicate very simple emoji (hair, face, body) and numbers (order of application, so hair 1 is shampoo, hair 2 is conditioner)
I'm thinking these are pictorial / diagrammatic, black and white, and that I print them as large as possible to affix to a product... and then have confidence I'm using the right things, in the right order and don't need to keep memorising the location of every bottle and tube in the bathroom.
I'm also thinking this must be a solved thing, medical and laboratory labels need also to be waterproof and long-lasting.
@dee
I've used these:https://www.onlinelabels.com/materials/polyester-laser-labels
…in my Xerox color laser printer
Their MS-Word templates are just adequate, and depending on the format, there's no border between the cut labels, but they're pretty durable.
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talk to me about label printers and the labels themselves. infodumps encouraged.
I'm specifically looking to print waterproof labels for use in the bathroom... I wear glasses, and when I shower I am quite blind, and too many products come in similar size and shape bottles, with too small fonts.
what I want:
- print custom labels
- labels are waterproof
- labels will indicate very simple emoji (hair, face, body) and numbers (order of application, so hair 1 is shampoo, hair 2 is conditioner)
I'm thinking these are pictorial / diagrammatic, black and white, and that I print them as large as possible to affix to a product... and then have confidence I'm using the right things, in the right order and don't need to keep memorising the location of every bottle and tube in the bathroom.
I'm also thinking this must be a solved thing, medical and laboratory labels need also to be waterproof and long-lasting.
@dee
There are printers and materials meant for factory, medical, or lab conditions where the label must survive in a freezer or spray room, and I am sure people will point at specific examples (I have long since left that sort of industry)But... I have seen cheaper printers with perishable labels being used effectively by coupling them with laminators. They were printing labels and warning notices on plain labels or paper, then laminating them, and using epoxy glue or zip ties to secure them
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@dee @doppelgrau +1 to Brother labels. I used them in the lab as a grad student. I'm sure they will be fine in a domestic environment.
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talk to me about label printers and the labels themselves. infodumps encouraged.
I'm specifically looking to print waterproof labels for use in the bathroom... I wear glasses, and when I shower I am quite blind, and too many products come in similar size and shape bottles, with too small fonts.
what I want:
- print custom labels
- labels are waterproof
- labels will indicate very simple emoji (hair, face, body) and numbers (order of application, so hair 1 is shampoo, hair 2 is conditioner)
I'm thinking these are pictorial / diagrammatic, black and white, and that I print them as large as possible to affix to a product... and then have confidence I'm using the right things, in the right order and don't need to keep memorising the location of every bottle and tube in the bathroom.
I'm also thinking this must be a solved thing, medical and laboratory labels need also to be waterproof and long-lasting.
@dee not labels or printers but a different cheaper take.
https://www.asda.com/groceries/product/highlighters-marker-pens/sharpie-permanent-markers/5858444 -
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