I'm using a Dymo Rhino 5200. It takes several sized of heat shrink.
Ditto on the Dymo and the aftermarket cartridges.
Black Sharpie, white shrink tube. write on the shrink tube then shrink it. It's fast and cheap.
I did this for my it wiring at the house. After a few years the sharpie faded. Now I can?t read them. For the plane i am using the printed heat shrink.
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.
+1Brother P-touch PT-D400 for labels (9 mm/0.35") then clear heat shrink.
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.
Wow, that one is even cheaper and available down the street. What about for the avionics panel? It's not completely smooth, does it stick well enough for switch labeling?
Well I'm using the heat shrink feature...not sure what your asking??
You mentioned it works for labeling wires with heat shrink tubing but how about for making labels for the avionics panel? I have to rename a few switches.