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Grimly

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I was going to buy a roll of sticky labels for tool storage drawers, then realised the answer was in front of me all the time.
http://www.flexilabels.co.uk/help/template-for-labels
The idea of this site is you fill up a template, then email it to them, and they'll print it out on sticky ones for you. There is a free way, though.
I downloaded various A4 templates, then printed them out on my old laser and can use spray-mount to stick them on. A lot neater than hand-written black marker sticky blanks.
 
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SlowAl

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I use a label maker to make the labels then stick them on to those adhesive business card magnets then trim them down. Lets you just throw them on the drawer front but also rearrange when necessary.
 
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Considering the cost of label tape, making your own labels as suggest by Grimly would be less expensive. It is possible to place 30+ labels on one sheet of paper.
 
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ford33 said:
Considering the cost of label tape, making your own labels as suggest by Grimly would be less expensive. It is possible to place 30+ labels on one sheet of paper.
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Did you notice that the place mentioned is in the U.K?
 
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I'm in the label maker camp. It's a good solution although it ay not be the prettiest. Also it's easy to remove them should you need to change something and you can always print more as needed. I haven't noticed the adhesive doing any damage to the box either.
 
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I just read on here that the magnetic pieces can be purchased at Home Depot....I'm sure Lowes has them..... And are a 'register cover, or? I will go look.
 
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Funny you should post this now. I have had some experience with this and now I am trying something new. The first Idea I had several years ago seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. I found magnetic 8.5x 11 sheets at Staples that can be printed on with your inkjet printer. Brilliant. I made a template for address size labels and used one label per drawer. I decided that a black background with white letters would look great on my toolboxes. It was perfect for about a year. Then the ink faded bad and not it looks like dirty grey with white letters. Not so nice.

Then I got another idea and I plan on trying this over the weekend. I have a large roll of
magnetic tape. I don't remember where I got it but Lowes sells some that is 3/4 by 12 feet for a couple of bucks. I also have a Brother printer and some one inch tape that is protected against oils and dirt. My plan is to cut the magnet tape into 4 inch lengths and Print labels and stick them to the magnet. The tape from brother is really good and laminated so they resist everything

I will let you know how it turns out.
 
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mach158

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Return address labels printed through your own printer and then stuck to little magnets works as well.
 
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As an ex sticky label salesmen I go that route.
I have tons of left over rolls of labels of all sizes.

One thing I had a hard time explaining to my customers is that you do not have to take the old label off when re-labeling.
Just put the new on on top of the old.

For many it was a light bulb over the head moment.

For that reason I consider magnents over kill unless you do a lot of moving the the same item to new locations.
 
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I like having a Brother P touch labeler around for certain things, although for toolbox drawers I just used a preprinted kit from Northern Tool since that was good enough for my purposes (just basic categories like wrenches, sockets, pliers, etc).

I do like the magnet concept and that's what the preprinted labels were. Although they can shift around a bit. No big deal.

The P-touch labeler is really good for durable labels on things, especially wiring and cables. For home theater and networking it keeps things identifiable and it's easy to use.

Also for really small labels like on an electrical panel it makes easy to read, high quality labels quickly.

Using a computer printer is what I used to do more of and it worked fine, but I find the P touch to be faster and it makes much better labels for many things, especially where the label needs to stand up to some abuse.

The down side is the tape cartridges are obscenely expensive, but I don't use enough of them to make it a worry. And you can also buy the basic cartridges at Costco for a very reasonable price.

I'm a bit of a label nut and I like to keep all options on the table depending on the task at hand. For storage bins I've been using adhesive business card pockets that you slip a card into so you can quickly change it when needed. That's a kit from Avery that you can run through a printer but I just hand write those labels.

Most of my office labels are also hand written, I used to print them off but that can take more time than it's worth. Walmart and Target generally have pretty good prices on standard size adhesive labels for things that don't get much wear and tear.
 
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For the labels on my Akro bins, I just made a quick template in excel and printed it to card stock.

I still need to cut them out, but I was planning on a small dab of glue to keep them from falling out when handled
 
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I use Brother P Touch TZ for long term labels. Dymo thermal labels for stuff that is more temporary .
thinking of getting a pricing gun to price items that I re sell so I know what I paid for the stuff down the road
 
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Home depot has 1/2" rolls of magnetic adhesive strips here. I print 1/2" brother p touch labels and stick them on there. The rolls are cheap and work ok - not the strongest magnet, but sticks fine to me tool chest.
 
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gerryw

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Great post! Just went from using ( 20 yrs) a stacked toolbox set up to a roll cab, i cant find anything lol! Used to yell at my assistant ( wife) "third row right side"
I think i need stickers!

Gerry
 
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