[RE-wrenches] Plaques

Sun Mar 31 09:36:06 PDT 2024

After years of having a local vendor do my engraving and using a couple of
different thermal printers, I settled on a Brady BMP 51 label printer. All
kinds of colors and UV protective labels. The machine remembers your labels
in a file and has battery backup. Definitely best to keep the labels out of
the sun when possible, but even so they are holding up very well. I've had
the unit for almost 10 years now. I don't recall the cost but it wasn't a
deal breaker for me.

Christopher

On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 9:43 AM Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> 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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