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Brian Bodoh

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With the 2017 code being adopted in Wisconsin this fall, it appears that a label maker is going to become a must have. Even for us 1 man shops. Does anyone have any that they can recommend? I'm looking for one that prints multiple size and durable labels. I do lots of work on a mega mini farm, besides many commercial accounts. Thanks!
 
Brian Bodoh said:
With the 2017 code being adopted in Wisconsin this fall, it appears that a label maker is going to become a must have. Even for us 1 man shops. Does anyone have any that they can recommend? I'm looking for one that prints multiple size and durable labels. I do lots of work on a mega mini farm, besides many commercial accounts. Thanks!
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FWIW we had to fit engraved labels. We had an engraving machine and the labels were traffolyte. Traffolyte is a three layer plastic sheet. Mostly we used white/black/white. Engrave through the white and you get black text.

Eventually, we found it cheaper to get them made for us. Typically a label for an indicator lamp was about $0.50. They fitted on the lamp base and were held on by the lens cover. No drilling required.
 
We use the Brady BMP-21 label makers. They're a little pricier than the Brother P-Touch but more versatile. If you have a need to identify individual conductors and cables, such as in control panels or data rooms, I would recommend one of these.
 
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We use the Brady BMP-21 label makers. They're a little pricier than the Brother P-Touch but more versatile. If you have a need to identify individual conductors and cables, such as in control panels or data rooms, I would recommend one of these.
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I used to do data rooms for hotels, new construction. In the time it would take me to re-mark everything ( first generation stickers would be obliterated by the painters or some other trade), I can just about have the building toned out and punched down.

I tried labeling all the voice / video / data cables the first few buildings I cabled, then just gave up on it and ran everything and toned it out and punched down later.
 
I have a Dymo LM160. I do not recommend it. While it makes great labels with various size type both horizontal and vertical, it takes forever to make any label that has a symbol such as a dash. All the symbols are on a special scrollable menu which you have to scroll through from the beginning every time. It's maddening.
 
There are several companies that make some nice labelers made for industrial use. you should be able to check out a couple different ones at your favorite supply house.

Panduit and Brady both make nice ones. There are other manufacturers as well that have nice units.

There are cheap ones available at WalMart or OfficeMax too.
 
JFletcher said:
I tried labeling all the voice / video / data cables the first few buildings I cabled, then just gave up on it and ran everything and toned it out and punched down later.
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I thought I was the only one. Every time I say I do that I catch crap from the "label each end" people. These are the same people that leave a long tail then cut all the labels off when they dress the bundle up before they terminate. :dunce:

-Hal
 
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There are several companies that make some nice labelers made for industrial use. you should be able to check out a couple different ones at your favorite supply house.

Panduit and Brady both make nice ones. There are other manufacturers as well that have nice units.

There are cheap ones available at WalMart or OfficeMax too.
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This is the best labeler I have had. I have had the cheap ones and an expensive Brady that lasted many years. For really big field upgrades I have purchased a label printer that hooks up to a PC.

This Brady BMP41 is my personal one I have with my tool case. Yes the media is expensive. However, you can purchase a variety of wire markers and cable markers and larger labels for marking control panels. Very handy to have on the job site.


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just know that the thermal labels can turn all black if they get hot in application for any reason.
 
hbiss said:
I thought I was the only one. Every time I say I do that I catch crap from the "label each end" people.
-Hal
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i've got your back. sometimes i'll label beforehand, but only if there is a compelling reason to do so.
there usually isn't.

as far as toning it out, that little wire identifier that gets mentioned here by me pretty often?
42 cables at a time. clip on behind the punch down block, and walk around with lablels pre printed.
 
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