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andyf:
Here's a posh solution, but at a price: http://www.sharpmark.com/Cable-labels

Bit tough if you don't get the printing on an A4 sheet of them registered right first time, so it's half on and half off the areas where it's supposed to be.

Andy

awemawson:
Nice one John!

I wonder if the tubing will tear when shrunk round a wire due to the laser etching?

I have a magic 'cable brander' that has 5 wheels that get hot and press hot foil into the cable:

(top image)

http://www.hotmarker.co.jp/english/seihin/top2.htm

It works well on larger cables but rather limited to the text you can put on them.

Andy: Thanks for the link. That system is very nice if rather pricey (did I say I'm a tight b***** !)

Deko:
You think you have problems !  I have to pass 72 of 1.5mm and 120 of 1mm plastic fibre optics through various brass tubes and get them all in the right order at the other end, or my fibre optic clock will be just a random light show.  No room for labels in the tubes, so I will just have to place them one at a time.  :scratch:

Cheers Dek. :med:

Deko:
The fibre optic clock build so far is in the general crafts section, any (sensible) suggestions ?  No rude ones
please. :poke:

Cheers Dek.

awemawson:
Good luck with that Dek !

I'm sure my Traub lathe was originally wired point to point one at a time from a drawing, so labeling wasn't critical - the problem only arises when something needs removing, resulting in a clutch of cables all floating about disconnected at the same time. When I worked on defence kit for Ferranti, every cable was numbered and cross referenced on the drawings - and all the cables were pink !!!! But then the customer (we tax payers!) was prepared to pay !

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