Dymo 160
 

There?s a cheaper dymo than the 5200, I think 160, and the cartridges are $13 on Amazon. I could check the model number when I?m at the hangar next, but it?s around $20. Google ?kitplanes magazine wire labels? or something like that. All of that said, I haven?t tried it, wiring is going to start next week.

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The Dymo 4200 is set up for "electrical" type work, so the symbol library has electrical symbols in it, and you can print "flag" labels if you need to using the vinyl or nylon tapes Rhino cartridges.

Same here when I built my Rv-10. On the 9-A I bought the Dymo 4200 along with three (3) 3-packs for assorted shrink tube cartridges, 1/2", 3/8", & 1/4". That investment was just under $100 total from Amazon and was one of the best tools I bought for wiring.

Does that 1/4" tubing shrink down onto a #22 wire?

I have an old K-Sun tube printer, but the materials are three times the cost.

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I am using clear shrink tube and printing labels on computer printer, works well and is easy to read.

Brother P-touch PT-D400 for labels (9 mm/0.35") then clear heat shrink.

I don?t know the cost, but ACS and others will laser mark and cut to length wire. Send them an excel spreadsheet with the wire numbers(I?d), wire type and length. Get back wires marked every 6? and cut to length. This is the way the pros do it.

I used 5 colours of heat shrink corresponding to the number system used in resistor color code. I then cut the heat shrink into pieces trying to keep the pieces the same size except for the first digit. For example I might have used the wire # 2431. I would cut a wider piece of heat shrink for the 2 (red) then same width of heat shrink for the 4(yellow) 3(orange) 1(brown). The wire then doesn?t need to be turned to try and read the lettering. All my wiring diagrams then have the legend for each wire. You can click on this link for a picture is worth a thousand words. https://photos.app.goo.gl/6M9VUQA96VLYt3zK7
Ed

K-Sun BEE3. Been loaned out now to 3 other builders after me, works like a charm, although yeah, the cartridges are a bit pricey.