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| Subject: | Re: Heat Shrink Tubing Labeler? |
Good Morning All,
If I may add a comment, the very best way to identify a wire is to print
directly on the wire. When I did the wiring for my airplane about ten years
ago, there were several shops that would run out the length of wire I
specified with whatever numbers or symbols I requested. Not sure if anyone is
now
providing such a service.
It should be even easier today as the newest equipment has pre loaded reels
of various sizes and it is all computer controlled.
The machines are way too expensive for a one off builder or for a small
shop, but if you are near a big operator, the new wire marking machines are
really nice and the product is well worth the money they charge.
Heat shrink tubing for numbers will add a lot of bulk to the bundle!
Happy Skies,
Old Bob
In a message dated 5/27/2015 2:30:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
saylor.dave@gmail.com writes:
Sorry, I don't recall the brands. I do remember they both spit out a lot
of unused tubing. Like Tim said, if you print in batches the waste is much
less.
--Dave
On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Bill Putney <_billp@wwpc.com_
(mailto:billp@wwpc.com) > wrote:
David, what labelers did you try? I've seen some that come with 5' length
cartridges. Sounds like an expensive way to buy heat shrink tubing but then
I guess my time is worth something...
Thanks, Bill
On 5/27/15 10:04, David Saylor wrote:
I've used two types of shrink-tube labelers. One was a stand-alone device
like a label printer, built-in keyboard, etc. It was somewhat limited in
what you can print but certainly got the point across.
The other was attached to a laptop and had basic word processing and
graphics abilities, and the requisite learning curve.
Durability was never an issue although I haven't tested gas and oil.
Like printers, they both seem to rely more on media sales than hardware
for their profit. That was frustrating for a tightwad like me, and the fact
that a lot of the tube got wasted as leader and trailer made it worse.
I found I can get satisfactory results using a fine Sharpie on
other-than-black tube.
--Dave
On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Bill Putney <_billp@wwpc.com_
(mailto:billp@wwpc.com) > wrote:
--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Bill Putney <_billp@wwpc.com_
(mailto:billp@wwpc.com) >
What are people using these days to label wires?
I use to print out labels on a spreadsheet, cut them out and slide them
under clear heat shrink tubing. That worked great. The tubing protected the
label from all sorts of bad things like water and other liquids one finds
around an airplane. I'm doing some major renovation and I'm looking for an
easier way but I still want to keep track of the wire ends.
I see now that there are tubing labelers that print on the outside of the
tubing. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience using these? Does stuff
like hydraulic fluid, oil, avgas or water mess up the label? What size
tubing to order for 18-22 AWG and 2x22 shielded?
Is there any wire list software that works with any of the labelers that
will print labels from the wire list without having to type it back in again?
Thanks, Bill
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