Labeling Parts Bins

[mcp6453]

I need to re-label some Akro-Mils parts bins. The old labels have lost their adhesion and fallen off. What options are there? Dymo embossing label makers are out as are the Dymo thermal printers.

[Retired]

You mean like these ?

[Nate Nagel]

In a cheap fashion, I've found that the metal foil duct tape and a sharpie make good permanent-ish labels for the storage totes that I've been using to organize seldom-used tools, car parts, etc.

If you want something more professional-looking, P-Touch is pretty much what all electricians are using these days to tag wires, label equipment, etc. when there's no requirement for engraved Micarta labels.

nate

[gfretwell]

I just did all of mine with a Brother P touch. It seems to work OK

[PV]

I use P-Touch on my work sites and the labels last a long time, even when used on the exteriors of buildings.

[Smitty Two]

For those bins, I use card stock (3 x 5 note cards work fine for the small bins) cut to the appropriate size. I like the slip-in labels, so I can re-label at will without the mess of stick-on or write-on labeling.

[mcp6453]

Those look great. The idea to use a P-Touch is not a bad one, either. I'd forgotten that I have a P-Touch printer (the type that connects to a computer) that I've never used. Thanks for the reminder!

[The Daring Dufas]

I have to make labels for just about every job and I have several expensive wiz bang label makers for making labels but the machine I use the most is the little P-Touch I picked up out of a discount bin at a big box store for $14.00. I just bought a replacement tape cartridge at Office Depot and it cost $12.00. The labels are quite versatile and I use them to label phone/data jacks, wires, patch panels and equipment. Brother PT-70 is sold at Walmart. ^_^

TDD