<div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>Christopher</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 9:43 AM Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2"><font style="font-weight:normal" face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Hellermann Tyton seems to be big into labels. </font></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2"><font style="font-weight:normal" face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">They also sell a thermal printer which is branded as theirs, but it can also be found at </font></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2"><font style="font-weight:normal" face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.creativesafetysupply.com" target="_blank">www.creativesafetysupply.com</a>, 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. </font></h2><div><font style="font-weight:normal" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">I only used Hellerman generic write-on labels once. They were terrible, indelible pen bleached out within a year.</font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 7:58 AM Kirpal Khalsa via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Lou. .<div dir="auto">We got the Express engraver.  All in it was around 5 grand. </div><div dir="auto">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.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 31, 2024, 1:14 AM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Aloha Wrenches,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kirpal, I was looking at the Vision product line. What model did you purchase? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 5:48 PM Kirpal Khalsa via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi Lou and all. <div dir="auto">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. </div><div dir="auto">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. </div><div dir="auto">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. </div><div dir="auto">We like having it and my only regret us that  we didnt get one sooner.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 11:57 AM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Aloha Wrenches,<div><br></div><div>Anyone out there making their own engraved plaques and labels?</div><div>If so, is it worth it and what machine are you using?</div><div>Thanks for your time and insight, it is always appreciated. </div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Aloha,<div><br></div><div>Lou Russo </div><div>Owner</div><div><a href="mailto:lou@spreesolarsystems.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">lou@spreesolarsystems.com</a></div><div>808 345 6762</div><div>Spree Solar Systems LLC </div><div>CT-34322</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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