Label Machine thoughts

[Midwest]

To get the gas in you have to take the whole side off the gun and remove the flintless lighter inside, it's this you fill with gas.

Cheers, recall mine was a bit different to that, but in any case I binned it unfortunately.

 

[Mike Johnson]

I thought that was where my version was going to end up, but after a bit of perseverance it works quite well, the fact that it's flameless gives a bit of confidence when using it in a confined space, it has enough heat to use the guard and protect everything around it, quite pleased as it was cheap enough.

 

[R-fur]

You don't have to shrink down the heat-shrink tubes, we use the tubes all the time to ferrule wires in substation control panels and never shrink them.

 

[Mike Johnson]

These aren't ferrules, but purpose made heat shrink marking tubes for a label machine.

 

[R-fur]

Yes but in substations wire markers are universally referred to as ferrules.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Ferrel can be used when referring to a cat or even the joint in a fishing rod, but for heat shrink tubing?

 

[R-fur]

Must just be a substation thing then.

 

[Strima]

Screwfix are doing the Brother printer half price again: Brother PT-E300VP Hand-Held Label Printer - https://www.screwfix.com/p/brother-pte-300vp-hand-held-label-printing-machine/3279g

 

[Mike Johnson]

And Toolstation have it slightly cheaper: Brother PTE300VP Handheld Label Printer - https://www.toolstation.com/brother-pte300vp-handheld-label-printer/p77444

 

[Julie.]

Must just be a substation thing then.

Petty much all HV and associated cabling (protection etc) uses the term ferrule to describe the cable marker and since it usually follows BEBS - S12 still, read out from the terminal with circuit function letter followed by phase numbers 10... 30... 50... 70... 90 91..

This would include all metering even at LV (other than direct meters - non-CT driven panels)

To me

Ferrule = cable marker
Crimp (ferrule/ring/straight) = small crimp terminal for wire ends

 

[dodger421]

And Toolstation have it slightly cheaper: Brother PTE300VP Handheld Label Printer - https://www.toolstation.com/brother-pte300vp-handheld-label-printer/p77444

They don’t. It’s £52.50 inc VAT at Screwfix (Electricfix anyway) £99.00 inc VAT at Toolstation.

 

[Mike Johnson]

The equivalent machines are £104 at Screwfix and £99.0 at Toolstation, think you may have the wrong machine in your sights.

Can you provide a link?

 

[dodger421]

The equivalent machines are £104 at Screwfix and £99.0 at Toolstation, think you may have the wrong machine in your sights.

Can you provide a link?

It’s the link above, but it’s an exclusive price to Electricfix trade customers. You need to be logged into a trade account to see the half price offer.

EDIT: I don’t work for them and have no commercial connection to Screwfix or the wider group, but here’s a screenshot of the promo on their homepage.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Toolstation have the Brother PTE300VP for £49.99 in the August 2020 flyer I received today.

 

[stokielee]

Is the Brother PTE300VP worth getting then for 50 odd quid? There is a couple cheaper ones on screwfix too but not sure what the difference is.