On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 05:02:13 GMT, Dewitt
wrote:

Brother Ptouch. Best I can tell, the labels never fade.

deg

We use it as well and I sometimes label silver and dishes at
Pot-lucks. It goes thru the dishwasher before I try to remove
it. The dishwasher sometimes helps lift a corner on the back of
a spoon handle. On the casserole.. who knows when it will be
loose enough to not require work to remove.

We have used them for several years in the gh. The biggest
problem is the small keyboard keys and typos happen. There is a
printer that uses the same tape that attaches to your computer.

Some people have said they use laser printed address labels. The
problem there is the whole sheet (never) or addressing the one
you want to print. But stuck on our common plastic label stake
this is said to work well.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

I agree. The Brother P-Touch "TZ" labels are essentially indelible,
with black type on white being the best. If you really want to get
serious about it, there is even an industrial-strength version of that
tape, I believe with stronger glue, but I don't think it's necessary.

I sprung for the 2500PC, which is a serial-port printer, so I work
straight from the PC.

If you have trouble reading the existing labels, I have a piece I
wrote along time ago about recovery:
http://www.firstrays.com/labels.htm

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
..
"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 05:02:13 GMT, Dewitt
wrote:

Brother Ptouch. Best I can tell, the labels never fade.

deg

We use it as well and I sometimes label silver and dishes at
Pot-lucks. It goes thru the dishwasher before I try to remove
it. The dishwasher sometimes helps lift a corner on the back of
a spoon handle. On the casserole.. who knows when it will be
loose enough to not require work to remove.

We have used them for several years in the gh. The biggest
problem is the small keyboard keys and typos happen. There is a
printer that uses the same tape that attaches to your computer.

Some people have said they use laser printed address labels. The
problem there is the whole sheet (never) or addressing the one
you want to print. But stuck on our common plastic label stake
this is said to work well.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 05:58:53 -0500, "Ray"
wrote:

I agree. The Brother P-Touch "TZ" labels are essentially indelible,
with black type on white being the best. If you really want to get
serious about it, there is even an industrial-strength version of that
tape, I believe with stronger glue, but I don't think it's necessary.

When I first got my PT-2300, I printed out a test label and put it on
an outside post in full sun. That was 4 yrs ago. I just looked and
it doesn't seem to have faded any.

I would highly recommend getting a Ptouch that has a computer
interface. It's much easier than trying to type on a tiny keyboard
and the computer software allows you to save the label info for future
use.

deg

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 05:58:53 -0500, "Ray"
wrote:

I agree. The Brother P-Touch "TZ" labels are essentially indelible,
with black type on white being the best. If you really want to get
serious about it, there is even an industrial-strength version of that
tape, I believe with stronger glue, but I don't think it's necessary.

When I first got my PT-2300, I printed out a test label and put it on
an outside post in full sun. That was 4 yrs ago. I just looked and
it doesn't seem to have faded any.

I would highly recommend getting a Ptouch that has a computer
interface. It's much easier than trying to type on a tiny keyboard
and the computer software allows you to save the label info for future
use.

deg

How long does it take to print, say, 500 labels?
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com


"Ray" wrote in message
...
I agree. The Brother P-Touch "TZ" labels are essentially indelible,
with black type on white being the best. If you really want to get
serious about it, there is even an industrial-strength version of that
tape, I believe with stronger glue, but I don't think it's necessary.

I sprung for the 2500PC, which is a serial-port printer, so I work
straight from the PC.

If you have trouble reading the existing labels, I have a piece I
wrote along time ago about recovery:
http://www.firstrays.com/labels.htm

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
.
"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 05:02:13 GMT, Dewitt
wrote:

Brother Ptouch. Best I can tell, the labels never fade.

deg

We use it as well and I sometimes label silver and dishes at
Pot-lucks. It goes thru the dishwasher before I try to remove
it. The dishwasher sometimes helps lift a corner on the back of
a spoon handle. On the casserole.. who knows when it will be
loose enough to not require work to remove.

We have used them for several years in the gh. The biggest
problem is the small keyboard keys and typos happen. There is a
printer that uses the same tape that attaches to your computer.

Some people have said they use laser printed address labels. The
problem there is the whole sheet (never) or addressing the one
you want to print. But stuck on our common plastic label stake
this is said to work well.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Quite a l..o..n..g time.

If that's your scale, invest in a thermal transfer printer and
software.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
..
"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
...
How long does it take to print, say, 500 labels?
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com


"Ray" wrote in message
...
I agree. The Brother P-Touch "TZ" labels are essentially
indelible,
with black type on white being the best. If you really want to get
serious about it, there is even an industrial-strength version of
that
tape, I believe with stronger glue, but I don't think it's
necessary.

I sprung for the 2500PC, which is a serial-port printer, so I work
straight from the PC.

If you have trouble reading the existing labels, I have a piece I
wrote along time ago about recovery:
http://www.firstrays.com/labels.htm

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
.
"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 05:02:13 GMT, Dewitt
wrote:

Brother Ptouch. Best I can tell, the labels never fade.

deg

We use it as well and I sometimes label silver and dishes at
Pot-lucks. It goes thru the dishwasher before I try to remove
it. The dishwasher sometimes helps lift a corner on the back of
a spoon handle. On the casserole.. who knows when it will be
loose enough to not require work to remove.

We have used them for several years in the gh. The biggest
problem is the small keyboard keys and typos happen. There is a
printer that uses the same tape that attaches to your computer.

Some people have said they use laser printed address labels. The
problem there is the whole sheet (never) or addressing the one
you want to print. But stuck on our common plastic label stake
this is said to work well.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php