For one-off jobs I use the Brother tapes.  Black on silver looks good on
aluminum boxes, but beware the silver turns black when soaked in
seawater.  I think the metallic silver pigment corrodes.

Sherpa Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Masluk [mailto:mistertippy@YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 4:44 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: How to print words on enclosure box?
>
>
> For my projects I will either use one of those cheap
> labelers that you punch letters one at a time into a
> plastic tape, but when I want something a better
> looking I'll use a laminated tape labeling machine.
> Mine is the PT-310 from Brother (see
> http://www.brother.com/usa/common/walkthrough/office/office_la
> bel.html),
> they support different fonts, as well as have
> different colored text and backgrounds depending on
> the tape used.
>
> --Nick
>
>
> --- John Waters <john_fm_waters@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I want the user know the function of each switch
> > such as "POWER", "RESET",
> > etc., of my circuit. So I need to print some words
> > on the surface of the
> > enclosure box. These printed words must be
> > non-erasable. What is the best
> > way to do?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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