[RE-wrenches] Plaques

[Kirk Herander]

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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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
>>>> lou at spreesolarsystems.com
>>>> 808 345 6762
>>>> Spree Solar Systems LLC
>>>> CT-34322
>>>>
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