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Labeling Wires and Cables
awemawson:
Well it works, and produces a good legible label that won't come off, but it's ever so fiddly to do :scratch:
vtsteam:
Andrew, I often make paper patterns for cutting out sheet metal by first printing them out, and then spraying the back of the sheet with 3M 5200 (a tenacious spray adhesive available her in the States). It essentially gums the back, and I then can stick it onto the sheet metal.
Maybe that would help position the label before you heat shrink it. Or maybe it is a good enough adhesive to not require heat shrink? Or maybe there is a better spray adhesive that would be resistant to heat?
vtsteam:
One other thought -- could you use strips of laminating film instead of heat shrink tubing? I have a big roll of that stuff that I used to cover model airplane wings. You iron it on -- heat sensitive adhesive, and it also shrinks to fit.
Comes in a variety of types:
http://www.laminationdepot.com/Shop/Laminating-ROLL-FILM/
awemawson:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on July 22, 2013, 09:14:25 AM ---One other thought -- could you use strips of laminating film instead of heat shrink tubing? I have a big roll of that stuff that I used to cover model airplane wings. You iron it on -- heat sensitive adhesive, and it also shrinks to fit.
Comes in a variety of types:
http://www.laminationdepot.com/Shop/Laminating-ROLL-FILM/
--- End quote ---
Steve, I like the 'dry mount' idea, but the laminating 'iron on' will still turn the whole label black I think
John Stevenson:
Wondered how the laser would handle shrink tubing ?
Expected it to just shrink it but it's that fast it didn't.
Having said that it's not that neat but worth a try.
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