Dymo tape

lito.sf

Member since
March 2003
From: Portugal

Dymo tape

Posted by lito.sf on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:41 PM

I´ve heard that dymo tape is great to use as a ruler for scribbing panels, I ´ve been looking to get one but there are so many types that i dont know the what is best for this matter. Can you help me with this or do you have a better way to work ?

Thanks

Lito

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Neptune48

Member since
February 2006

Posted by Neptune48 on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:59 PM

lito.sf wrote:

I´ve heard that dymo tape is great to use as a ruler for scribbing panels, I ´ve been looking to get one but there are so many types that i dont know the what is best for this matter. Can you help me with this or do you have a better way to work ?

Thanks

Lito

Just regular Dymo 1/4" or whatever tape refills...you don't need the gun or anything. Cut a strip with scissors; you may need to use a hobby knife to separate the backing. Apply to the surface. It works very well for straight panel lines on flat or curved surfaces of sufficient radius. Scribe lightly, being careful not to press against the tape hard enough to move it.

Good luck...

"You can't have everything--where would you put it?"

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Phil_H

Member since
August 2005
From: Sydney, Australia

Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:30 PM

Buy the embossing tape, (the type used in the guns that produce raised white lettering on the tape) not the "paper" tape for the label printers that print black on the background colour.

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leadsled

Member since
January 2004
From: Peru, IN

Posted by leadsled on Thursday, March 2, 2006 5:59 PM

Ditto to the above. I have used it once or twice with some success but I need the two "P's" - Practice & Patience Big Smile [:D]

It does work fine. Like everything else, it just takes practice. Good Luck.

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:56 PM

The old Dymo label makers are rapidly becoming Dinosaurs in this Hi-Tech world. The local Office Max no longer sells them. I bought all of the tape they had in stock several months ago & they haven't restocked. But I figure I now have a 2 lifetime supply Big Smile [:D] .

Regards, Rick

RICK

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, March 12, 2006 2:49 AM

I still see it a lot Rick at Wal-Mart I believe.
There are other brands of plastic tape that just might work also.

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lito.sf

Member since
March 2003
From: Portugal

Posted by lito.sf on Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:53 PM

Thanks a lot,

I found it here in Portugal, bought some and it really works !!!

Once more, thank you for your kind responses

Lito

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wing_nut

Member since
April 2005
From: Piscataway, NJ!

Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, March 16, 2006 3:19 PM

There is an Offce Max store closing near me and I got what they had left, 12 rolls (thats 144') today. And since I split it down the middle... 288 feet of Dymo should last a little while.

Marc

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Mandrake2006

Member since
April 2006

Posted by Mandrake2006 on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:58 PM

I bought a package of the new line relieftapes from Dymo and these seem to be more flexibel than the older version tapes, which are thicker and stiffer.

http://global.dymo.com/enUS/LabelsOverview/Embossed_Tapes.html

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:35 PM

Wal Mart does indeed carry the old school Dymo tape. They have in sets of 1,2 and 4 rolls per package... sometimes I see sets of 6 rolls of various colors...

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