Steve:
I'll have to check the specs for my labeler, but I could swear I tried 3/8
inch tape once, and it made a real mess because it didn't feed right.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: half-inch dymo labeling tape needed
> Well, I use 3/8 because the half-inch off-branded crap I tried kept
> sticking
> and not feeding properly. But, the label specs do say it will use either
> 3/8
> or 1/2.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:24 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic: half-inch dymo labeling tape needed
>
>
> Hey, Steve.
>
> Thanks for the info. ... I thought I once tried 3/8 inch, with problems,
> but would be willing to try it again if it's the only thing available.
>
> But, it sounds like you've got me onto some more reasonable prices for the
> half inch stuff.
>
> Will check it out, and place an order soon.
>
> Thanks again, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:06 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic: half-inch dymo labeling tape needed
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> You're a hi-fallutin prof, just cough up the bucks. As my mother-in-law
>> says,
>> "you can't take it with ya when you go...." (grin)
>>
>>
>> Actually, Dymo Tape has gone up; what Kathy found would be a great price;
>> just
>> order several rolls to save on shipping. I saw some at Restockit.com for
>> $2,38 per roll but their shipping seemed higher than what I've noted
>> below.
>>
>> Also, you can use 3/8 inch instead of half inch.
>>
>> I found some at Drillspot.com for $299 per roll; for the heck of it, I
>> added
>> ten rolls and the shipping stayed the same. This made the price per roll
>> $3.55 including shipping. Check
>> http://www.drillspot.com/products/65046/Dymo_5306-06_Matte_Finish_Vinyl_Tape
>>
>> Steve, K8SP
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:37 AM
>> Subject: off topic: half-inch dymo labeling tape needed
>>
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I guess this is "off topic" for the most part, but could someone tell me
>> of
>> a good source for one half-inch dymo labeling tape--the kind you'd use in
>> the typical Braille dymo tape labeler?
>>
>> I checked at Staples both in the store and "on line", and they want
>> something like $7.99 for a 12-foot roll. I really don't want to pay that
>> ungodly amount.
>>
>> My XYL found another source on line that sells it for $3 per 12-foot
>> roll,
>> but then you have to pay something like $7 in shipping.
>>
>> If I could get it in bulk, at a reasonable price, I'd consider it.
>>
>> I use the tape for labeling class record files at work.
>>
>> If I can't find dymo tape at a reasonable price, I suppose I could always
>> cuts strips of laminate and do it that way, but that seems like a hassle
>> too.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated as always.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>
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