X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from web111515.mail.gq1.yahoo.com ([67.195.15.217] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with SMTP id 3855474 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:01:17 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=67.195.15.217; envelope-from=mooneydryver@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 86552 invoked by uid 60001); 16 Sep 2009 16:59:40 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1253120380; bh=a/nSgTDZ4/N4aLJeoQQtpzgT/8X6q30lKvFGAM/OsiU=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=hWOd6WgV6MGi02mxbL9OM5YdgGrqheqh1u3KrAtBmpUfvQ/MItDBn3T0pF6t7R9Riy7SAq2n9ZXxtVfq/F4Cj8nd4aANl4FaxLieiIsHmocfhjxRPc8Ugs7IAAqDBtJ1axrX1XCvBpzcjAAlEH6At2AGsaihpmAJlmLtYAZX0xc= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=1/pMM41n8LQu/9ZV1qHEK5AQW4sxKPCcwFhVaBXi2QWriSlzsNT+GPqJnlij4hJoC/Bmzj3tTiVhvky1HcrskgZMqmfETRoVX5hyI3GsPVYkghzWHMCehQJp/9etH4LbOaPFT8DyiE5mM38G+GGWDNZT4yX+wh7KHmtt0xtQZMI=; Message-ID: <232110.84100.qm@web111515.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: U5DaCEEVM1kPM8ZDuHpqCjCMfiX9i0mAWY_ZleYPtvgXvejuPtnwRArweXlWn8IBf3A.yqYudloAppYHJbvvUoz4ykNl.i6mp3uRaSgTY0j_FOLVid4O9_.XItn.JPEePS1.JxesNwOz3IVgM7A_HuSvnFPrSlnFeDEnMo_qKWTKjt_vBD1jup1cjW6CqBl3p77g_bRmf7PqcAI7q3W4Az56x5h0FRRGuFoJm3oyPUXwJn_HUrr7XXEzFVFOIM1TiVaN5Low5nmXJCwDdq_0ZoI9bLzS_qfrSTfgQsx2XF_M1BoDhmrnt7yktBrll8TogL3iikujiIIw70g- Received: from [24.113.19.89] by web111515.mail.gq1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:59:39 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/7.0.14 YahooMailWebService/0.7.347.2 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:59:39 -0700 (PDT) From: John Overman Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Wire Marking To: Rotary motors in aircraft In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-406710038-1253120379=:84100" --0-406710038-1253120379=:84100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I use the cheap "brother" labels and cover them with clear heat shrink tubi= ng. A lot cheaper than Brady labels. Also the clear heat shrink tubing magn= ifies the type so you can print with 5 point text and still read it. --- On Wed, 9/16/09, Bill Monroe wrote: From: Bill Monroe Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Wire Marking To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 7:53 AM =0A=0A=0A =0A =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AI=E2=80=99ve tried that printer.=C2=A0 M= akes very nice labels.. but=E2=80=A6=C2=A0 there=E2=80=99s=0Aa lot of waste= .=C2=A0 My experience was it took 1- 1.25 inches to make even a brief=0Alab= el.=C2=A0 Further the cartridges only hold 5 feet of label stock for heat= =0Ashrink.=C2=A0 And cost from 25 to 31 bux each (depending on size of wire= )=C2=A0 It ended=0Aup costing about 55 cents for each label.=C2=A0 Probably= not too bad if you=E2=80=99re doing=0Aa VFR panel but a dual navcom IFR se= tup with remote channeling DME =E2=80=93 well, could=0Aget pretty pricey at= over a buck a wire just to label them.=C2=A0 Of course, after=0Ablowing a = wad on all that radio gear, penny-pinching on labels doesn=E2=80=99t make= =0Amuch sense. =0A=0A =C2=A0 =0A=0AI=E2=80=99ve been using the Brady TLS220= 0 labeler for close to 10 years=0A(I make medical robots for a living).=C2= =A0 Labels run about 30 cents each and My experience=0Abeen that they are m= uch better print and durability.=C2=A0 Of course, the printer isn=E2=80=99t= =0Afree (they run around 400 bux on ebay)=E2=80=A6=C2=A0 printing on heat-s= hrink wire labels=0Ajust isn=E2=80=99t cheap.=C2=A0 Sure looks nice though.= =0A=0A =C2=A0 =0A=0AThe kids at the high school engineering program that I= mentor=0Aused an inexpensive drug store labeler to do the label/clear heat= shrink=0Amethod.=C2=A0 The labels were not thermal so I guess they were so= me sort of transfer=0Atype.=C2=A0 The result was *very* nice and much less = expensive.=C2=A0 Took a little=0Amore time but, I guess the ultimate saving= s really depends on how much you=0Acharge yourself for labor J =0A=0A =C2= =A0 =0A=0AYou should see the 3-axis Cartesian robot they made, and used=0Af= or (among other things) engraving data plates=E2=80=A6=C2=A0 sweet=C2=A0 J = =0A=0A =C2=A0 =0A=0A =C2=A0SNIP =0A=0A =0A=0A --0-406710038-1253120379=:84100 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I use the cheap "brother" labels and cover th= em with clear heat shrink tubing. A lot cheaper than Brady labels. Also the= clear heat shrink tubing magnifies the type so you can print with 5 point = text and still read it.

--- On Wed, 9/16/09, Bill Monroe <a= viator@stinsonvoyager.com> wrote:
From: Bill Monroe <aviator@stinsonvoyager.com>
Subject: [FlyRota= ry] Re: Wire Marking
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lanca= ironline.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 7:53 AM

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I=E2=80=99ve tried that printer.  Makes ver= y nice labels.. but=E2=80=A6  there=E2=80=99s=0Aa lot of waste.  = My experience was it took 1- 1.25 inches to make even a brief=0Alabel. = ; Further the cartridges only hold 5 feet of label stock for heat=0Ashrink.=   And cost from 25 to 31 bux each (depending on size of wire)  It= ended=0Aup costing about 55 cents for each label.  Probably not too b= ad if you=E2=80=99re doing=0Aa VFR panel but a dual navcom IFR setup with r= emote channeling DME =E2=80=93 well, could=0Aget pretty pricey at over a bu= ck a wire just to label them.  Of course, after=0Ablowing a wad on all= that radio gear, penny-pinching on labels doesn=E2=80=99t make=0Amuch sens= e.

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I=E2=80=99ve been using the Brady TLS2200 labeler for = close to 10 years=0A(I make medical robots for a living).  Labels run = about 30 cents each and My experience=0Abeen that they are much better prin= t and durability.  Of course, the printer isn=E2=80=99t=0Afree (they r= un around 400 bux on ebay)=E2=80=A6  printing on heat-shrink wire labe= ls=0Ajust isn=E2=80=99t cheap.  Sure looks nice though.

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The kids at the high school engineering program that I mentor=0Aused an= inexpensive drug store labeler to do the label/clear heat shrink=0Amethod.=   The labels were not thermal so I guess they were some sort of transf= er=0Atype.  The result was *very* nice and much less expensive.=   Took a little=0Amore time but, I guess the ultimate savings really d= epends on how much you=0Acharge yourself for labor J

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You should see the= 3-axis Cartesian robot they made, and used=0Afor (among other things) engr= aving data plates=E2=80=A6  sweet  J

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