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VE3LVO(at)rac.ca
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:12 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

I looked it up as suggested and believe it's useful BUT the price of heat 

shrink comes out to about $5 a foot, or perhaps 75cents a label (mistakes 

excepted). Rolls come in 5 foot lengths. Any- body find better source?

Ferg Kyle

Europa A064 914 Classic

michele.delsol(at)microsi
Guest

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:35 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

I've been using the Rhyno 5000 - I find that I have to be really careful on

printing the labels - many in a single pass so as not to minimize waste. The

yellow heat shrink tubes are really expensive and if not careful, one can go

through them at a pace which makes the labels a significant cost item. For

that matter, it is much like colour printers - cheap printer but you get

whacked on the cartridges. This being said, I find the Rhyno a great product

and time saver.



Michele

RV8 - Finishing



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sarg314(at)comcast.net
Guest

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

Michele:

    Do you have to use a special type of heat shrink, or will any old 

type work?



Michèle Delsol wrote:



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I've been using the Rhyno 5000 - I find that I have to be really careful on

printing the labels - many in a single pass so as not to minimize waste. The

yellow heat shrink tubes are really expensive and if not careful, one can go

through them at a pace which makes the labels a significant cost item. For

that matter, it is much like colour printers - cheap printer but you get

whacked on the cartridges. This being said, I find the Rhyno a great product

and time saver.



Michele

RV8 - Finishing

michele.delsol(at)microsi
Guest

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:44 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

You have to use the Rhyno 5000 cartridges - they come as yellow tubing which

has been flatened in several sizes.



Michele



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rtitsworth

Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 76
Location: Detroit, Mi

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:55 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

Just curious...



Does the 3000/5000 shrink tubing come rolled up into a special cartridge

along with an ink tape - or do you feed the flattened tubing in separately?



Has anyone experimented with flattening "regular" heat shrink tubing and

then trying to print/label on it?  I think I even have some white "regular"

tubing that came flattened.  Does anyone with a 3000 or 5000 have a picture

of the tubing before printing/cutting?  How long is the flattened tubing

before printing/cutting?  Is there any "leader" on it?  Is there any waste

at the ends when printing?  How do the small sizes stay centered when

printing?



Rick

Don Owens

Joined: 17 Jan 2006
Posts: 24
Location: North Central Washington

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

And furthermore, is there a better printer out there that some are using to

mark shrink tubing?



Don Owens

Just curious...



Does the 3000/5000 shrink tubing come rolled up into a special cartridge

along with an ink tape - or do you feed the flattened tubing in separately?



Has anyone experimented with flattening "regular" heat shrink tubing and

then trying to print/label on it?  I think I even have some white "regular"

tubing that came flattened.  Does anyone with a 3000 or 5000 have a picture

of the tubing before printing/cutting?  How long is the flattened tubing

before printing/cutting?  Is there any "leader" on it?  Is there any waste

at the ends when printing?  How do the small sizes stay centered when

printing?



Rick

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jc-matronics_aeroelectric
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

Here is a P-touch labeller on sale for $68.43 at buy.com with free shipping.



http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10372536&loc=101&sp=1&adid=17662



I don't have one, but just noticed it and remembered the discussion on this

list. It piqued my curiosity. I wanted to know what these labels actually looked

like, since I have never seen one.



http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002AZ2RY/pricegrabbercpc11-20/ref=nosim



The link on amazon.com has a better picture. It actually shows a few sample

wires with wire labels attached. It sure does look nice for labelling wires.



One comment on here, though, mentions that he thought quite a bit of the labels

were wasted.



I am probably years away from needing one.



Jae

sportav8r(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

Seems like a golden business opportunity for someone with a deluxe-o

labelling set-up: market a kit of pre-printed heat shrink wire labels

in various alpha and numeric combinations as well as commonly used

words, like comm1, nav2, audio in, etc.  Printed in bulk, they're

bound to be more cost-effective than wasting alot of $5 / foot heat

shrink in your own home 



-Bill B



On 12/13/06, Jae Chang <jc-matronics_aeroelectric(at)jline.com> wrote:

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 Here is a P-touch labeller on sale for $68.43 at buy.com with free shipping.



 http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10372536&loc=101&sp=1&adid=17662



 I don't have one, but just noticed it and remembered the discussion on this

 list. It piqued my curiosity. I wanted to know what these labels actually looked

 like, since I have never seen one.



 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002AZ2RY/pricegrabbercpc11-20/ref=nosim



 The link on amazon.com has a better picture. It actually shows a few sample

 wires with wire labels attached. It sure does look nice for labelling wires.



 One comment on here, though, mentions that he thought quite a bit of the labels

 were wasted.



 I am probably years away from needing one.



 Jae

Mark Phillips in TN

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 431
Location: Columbia, TN

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

Since I started this discussion, thought I'd chime in on my purchase decision.  I've opted for a Brady ID Pal, for about $100.  It doesn't print heat-shrink tubing, but the Dymo Rhyno cartridges are pretty pricey for only 5 feet of tube.  The standard cartridges are smaller (less total length) on the Dymos, and Brady claims there is less waste (margin) on their labels.  We'll see..

  

 My thinking is that if I really NEED a heat-shrink tube label, I'll make a standard label and apply a clear shrink-tube around it.  Usual suspects might be anything FWF.  But the MAJOR factor was that using the wrap-around labels, you can print up to 4 (I think) lines of text on each label- a no-brainer since this kind of label is vastly easier to read when you are standing on your head with a maglite in your teeth trying to find the "E1-26A" wire in that bundle going to the audio panel.  Whatever.  My best investigations indicate that the heat-shrink tubes only get one line of text- not too handy, IMHO...

  

 Will produce a "product evaluation report" upon reciept and use of Brady label machine...

  

 From The PossumWorks in TN

 Mark

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list(at)toddheffley.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:19 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

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		   Has anyone experimented with flattening "regular" heat shrink tubing and

        then trying to print/label on it?
	




Yes,



It went like this.



Take the platen roller out of a old Dot Matrix Printer. I found a

LARGE printer at a second hand store. 5$.



Turn several grooves of different sizes around the platen. I just

chucked it into a drill press and used a razor sharp chisel. Took

several attempts to shape the groove.



modified paper feeder to feed 3/16" wide "Paper".



I ordered white heat shrink, thin wall. (allied?). Being wrapped

around the platen, it automaticallty flattens out. I did use a clothes

iron to flatten the tubing, that was not helpfull.



Laout a Word Document 1 Character wide, 3 feet long. Bold text, letter

quality.



Final report.  It Worked. Very inexpensive compared to alternatives. A

little hassle to set up.



Then a got a job at a company that had a Wire Stamp machine I could

use any time.... lost interest.



Email me if you want more details.



Dont overlook the simplicity of wrapping the heat shrink around a 1"

plastic pvc pipe and writing on it with a Sharpie. The tube flattens

out fine.



Todd



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Todd Heffley

todd(at)toddheffley.com

(817)845-0145



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nghertner(at)verizon.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

On 12/13/06 10:16 PM, "Fiveonepw(at)aol.com" <Fiveonepw(at)aol.com> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Since I started this discussion, thought I'd chime in on my purchase

 decision.  I've opted for a Brady ID Pal, for about $100.  It doesn't print

 heat-shrink tubing, but the Dymo Rhyno cartridges are pretty pricey for only 5

 feet of 

 tube.  The standard cartridges are smaller (less total length) on the Dymos,

 and Brady claims there is less waste (margin) on their labels.  We'll see..

 

 My thinking is that if I really NEED a heat-shrink tube label, I'll make a

 standard label and apply a clear shrink-tube around it.  Usual suspects might

 be 

 anything FWF.  But the MAJOR factor was that using the wrap-around labels,

 you can print up to 4 (I think) lines of text on each label- a no-brainer

 since 

 this kind of label is vastly easier to read when you are standing on your head

 with a maglite in your teeth trying to find the "E1-26A" wire in that bundle

 going to the audio panel.  Whatever.  My best investigations indicate that the

 heat-shrink tubes only get one line of text- not too handy, IMHO...

 

 Will produce a "product evaluation report" upon reciept and use of Brady

 label machine...

 

> From The PossumWorks in TN

 Mark

 

I have been using a Kroy, bought new for around $200 for the last few years.
	


Operation is a little finicky but it prints stick on labels and white heat

shrink tubing which comes in cartridges for about $30 a piece. I used 3

cartridges (2 for small tubing and 1 for larger wires) to do my all electric

Glasair. I can only print 1 line of text on the smaller wires but multiple

on the larger. I put labels at each end of the wire and sometimes along

bundles.



Also, I actually print names of wires instead of codes, as I am an idiot at

things that aren't simple.



Lory Ghertner

rtitsworth

Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 76
Location: Detroit, Mi

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

What model is your Kroy?

How long is a $30 cartridge of heat shrink?



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nghertner(at)verizon.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

On 12/14/06 3:51 PM, "rtitsworth" <rtitsworth(at)mindspring.com> wrote:



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 <rtitsworth(at)mindspring.com>

 

 What model is your Kroy?

 How long is a $30 cartridge of heat shrink?

 

I have the k2500. The cartridge holds 114" of the 1/8" heat shrink which
	


works very well for 22AWG. It wastes about an inch at the start of each

printing, and the space between each label is controllable.

Lory Ghertner

Don Owens

Joined: 17 Jan 2006
Posts: 24
Location: North Central Washington

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: DYMO RhinoPRO3000 label writer

Hi Jae,



The labels look good, but how difficult is it to wrap these labels around

small (22 awg) wires??



Thanks,

Don Owens

Here is a P-touch labeller on sale for $68.43 at buy.com with free shipping.



http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10372536&loc=101&sp=1&adid=17662



I don't have one, but just noticed it and remembered the discussion on this

list. It piqued my curiosity. I wanted to know what these labels actually

looked

like, since I have never seen one.



http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002AZ2RY/pricegrabbercpc11-20/ref=n

osim



The link on amazon.com has a better picture. It actually shows a few sample

wires with wire labels attached. It sure does look nice for labelling wires.



One comment on here, though, mentions that he thought quite a bit of the

labels

were wasted.



I am probably years away from needing one.



Jae





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