Posh labels...ideas

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Just spent a great two days rewiring my instrument panel. I must say I,m rather pleased with it!. Just to finish it off I just need some posh labels "GPS" "Navtex" "12v Sockets" etc. Probably about 2cm by 6mm. Any suggestions? Ta Nik
 
I've just had some custom labels made by these people:

https://sld-ltd.co.uk/

You can use their handy on-line tool to make up the labels you need - and it is super cost effective. This lot was about £15 delivered. It even has a self adhesive backing.

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I have no connection with them.
 
I also have a Brother printer - uses TZ ? ttape which is UV resistant. Bought for my wife for use in the garden but only ever gets used on the boat... Labels have never faded even outside after 10+ yyears.ears. Excellent piece of kit, highly recommended.
 
Yes! Do join the Brotherhood.
Great variety of tapes in cassettes . 12mm can accommodate 2 lines of text. Black lettering on clear tape looks good on ally spars etc. But do be warned - it's addictive. Once you've got the machine out, revised the instructions and run off your label you will be casting around for other things that need one. And you will find them - many, many things that could do with labels. ON's OFF's, 50:1, ZOOM, FOCUS, DO NOT REMOVE FROM BOAT, SWITCH OFF/ON BEFORE LEAVING THE BOAT, THIS WAY UP, OTHER WAY UP (which way up should you stick an OTHER WAY UP label? Should the house style be green for ON red for OFF or the other way round?) IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOU ARE STANDING ON THE SOLAR PANEL.......
When you find yourself previewing the layout of "Brother Labelling Machine" - Stop , put the machine away and phone your Labellers Anonymous buddy
 
PCUK said:
On my Brother I am always annoyed at the waste material at the start of the label. Any way to prevent that happening so the wording starts at the start of the tape?
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The gap to the left of the text is the distance between the print-head and the cutter. It's already there, left over from the last label, before you even switch the machine on to start your new one.

The machine could avoid making the gap to the right of the text; I presume that's there in order to centre it given that the left-hand gap is inevitable.

Pete
 
PCUK said:
On my Brother I am always annoyed at the waste material at the start of the label. Any way to prevent that happening so the wording starts at the start of the tape?
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As PRV says, there's no way to avoid the initial blank tape. If you are printing several labels you can 'chain print' (I think that's what they call it) so the gap is set by the margins, set the margins to 'small' and you save a lot of tape. Obviously you then have to use scissors to separate the labels rather than the in-built cutter.
 
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