Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Matt Addison
We're fans of Panduit self laminating labels wrapped around their LabelCore product (which is pretty much just a piece of foam which brings the diameter up to about to that of a cat5e cable). Since it doesn't actually stick to the cable it makes it trivial to remove with scissors, and you can slide

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Ray Soucy
I tend to go for the cheapest thing you can that will get the job done professionally. Chances are any brand will get the same amount of abuse and need to be replaced around the same time. We use the Brother PT-1400 and for the price you can't beat it. Does everything we need (has the features y

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 01:50:08PM +, Jensen Tyler wrote: > What are people using to label LC jumpers (simplex and duplex)? I like the > Sheet idea from Leo but does it work well with things not cat5? It works fine with fiber, you just get less space. If you think about

RE: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Naslund, Steve
: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:50 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler? What are people using to label LC jumpers (simplex and duplex)? I like the Sheet idea from Leo but does it work well with things not cat5? Thanks, Jensen Tyler Sr Engineering Manager

RE: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Jensen Tyler
What are people using to label LC jumpers (simplex and duplex)? I like the Sheet idea from Leo but does it work well with things not cat5? Thanks, Jensen Tyler Sr Engineering Manager Fiberutilities Group, LLC

RE: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Naslund, Steve
can buy them from CDW as well. We also have the Brady and personally I like the Dymo better. Steve -Original Message- From: Steve Meuse [mailto:sme...@mara.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:22 PM To: Mike Lyon Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler? The

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
l Message- From: Robert E. Seastrom [mailto:r...@seastrom.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:11 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler? Hey everyone, Many moons ago I worked in a place where we had a Brady LS2000 wire labeler. So long as the supplies were fre

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-22 Thread Matt Ryanczak
Brother P-7600 + TZ tape works great for just about all cable in my experience. They are pretty cheap too @ < $150

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread William Herrin
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Robert E. Seastrom wrote: > Labeling cables is mostly what I'm interested in. The el-cheapo > p-touch seems adequate to putting hostnames on machines. > > Thoughts? 3M (Scotch) Color Coding Vinyl Electrical Tape 35. Cheap and effective. Works like the color bands

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread shawn wilson
printers always pissed me off when labeling tons of cables. i always preferred those little plastic things that you clip on them. if you want to be pro about it, i guess you can have something that is printed and sticks to it, but i always just used a sharpie on them (most of the time, the sharpie

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Owen DeLong
On Aug 21, 2012, at 18:10 , "Robert E. Seastrom" wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > Many moons ago I worked in a place where we had a Brady LS2000 wire > labeler. So long as the supplies were fresh it was great. > > In the storage unit I have a Brady TLS2200. Supplies are expensive, > but it work

RE: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread R. Benjamin Kessler
IDXPERT%E2%84%A2-Labeling-Printers.html -Original Message- From: Robert E. Seastrom [mailto:r...@seastrom.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:11 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler? Hey everyone, Many moons ago I worked in a place where we had a Brady

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Steve Meuse
The BMP21 has kinda sucky cable labels, IMO. -Steve On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Mike Lyon wrote: > I bought the Brady BMP21 handheld labeler from Frys about a month ago. > It takes 6x AA batteries i believe. You can buy the power cable and > case for it if you want. I love it so far. > > -

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Leo Bicknell
Fancy printers are fine, but if you buy sheets of laser printer self laminating labels you have the choice of printing on a laser printer, or simply using a sharpie (fine point recommended) to hand-write a label and then self laminate. http://www.cablelabelsusa.com/category/PER-SHEET-16 Keeping

RE: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Blake Pfankuch
labels at a time this way and give a minon something to do for an hour :) -Original Message- From: Mike Lyon [mailto:mike.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:47 PM To: Seth Mattinen Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler? I bought the Brady BMP21

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Michael Painter
Robert E. Seastrom wrote: Labeling cables is mostly what I'm interested in. The el-cheapo p-touch seems adequate to putting hostnames on machines. Thoughts? My Rhino Pro 5000 has printable, tubular, heat shrink cartridges available in white and yellow as well as the flat stuff in nylon and v

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Mike Lyon
I bought the Brady BMP21 handheld labeler from Frys about a month ago. It takes 6x AA batteries i believe. You can buy the power cable and case for it if you want. I love it so far. -mike Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2012, at 18:29, Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 8/21/12 6:10 PM, Robert E. Seas

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 8/21/12 6:10 PM, Robert E. Seastrom wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Many moons ago I worked in a place where we had a Brady LS2000 wire > labeler. So long as the supplies were fresh it was great. > > In the storage unit I have a Brady TLS2200. Supplies are expensive, > but it works reasonably wel

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Tue, 21 Aug 2012, Robert E. Seastrom wrote: Labeling cables is mostly what I'm interested in. The el-cheapo p-touch seems adequate to putting hostnames on machines. Brother makes a P-touch that uses the TZ series label cartridges that works reasonably well for cables. That, plus some tra

Re: NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Mark Radabaugh
Having used quite a few of the wire label makers over the years I still like the TLS2200 the best. Mostly because the labels actually last in poor environments for long times. In conditioned indoor space you may very well be able to use cheaper equipment. Brady makes a AC power adapter for th

NANOG poll: favorite cable labeler?

2012-08-21 Thread Robert E. Seastrom
Hey everyone, Many moons ago I worked in a place where we had a Brady LS2000 wire labeler. So long as the supplies were fresh it was great. In the storage unit I have a Brady TLS2200. Supplies are expensive, but it works reasonably well. Unfortunately the battery is shot (gotta replace that).