Hi all,
This is a fairly random question, but I'm just wondering if anyone on here has used a guillotine to cut contact to size for covering dropper bottle labels etc? Does it wreck the blade? I usually just use scissors because I'm not doing many at a time but I'm about to label 60 droppers and have no contact pre-cut to size! I'm trying to find the quick/easy way out!
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Re: cutting contact
Hi, just use a wide sticky tape straight over the top. Contact and I don't get on that well! lol
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Re: cutting contact
Buy the Avery heavy duty labels and you don't need contact. I know, bit late now but worth the cost.
I don't think it will ruin the blade of the guillotine, but I'm not sure it will happily cut it. It could be tricky.
And Macca - the sticky tape. My predecessor used sticky tape and it is so difficult to get off and caused me a lot of grief as I tried to update labels. Contact comes off in one piece at least.
I don't think it will ruin the blade of the guillotine, but I'm not sure it will happily cut it. It could be tricky.
And Macca - the sticky tape. My predecessor used sticky tape and it is so difficult to get off and caused me a lot of grief as I tried to update labels. Contact comes off in one piece at least.
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Heavy duty labels? These exist?? And the ink doesn't run when it gets wet? That's the main reason I'm contacting over the top of the labels. I have the sticker ones. Oh, and do they fit the risk assess templates?Merilyn1 wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 14:14 Buy the Avery heavy duty labels and you don't need contact. I know, bit late now but worth the cost.
I don't think it will ruin the blade of the guillotine, but I'm not sure it will happily cut it. It could be tricky.
And Macca - the sticky tape. My predecessor used sticky tape and it is so difficult to get off and caused me a lot of grief as I tried to update labels. Contact comes off in one piece at least.
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The heavy duty labels are the same size as the Riskassess templates. As long as they are printed on a laser printer, you will have no problems with them running. I have had to change the silver nitrate labels after about three years of use because of the stains but otherwise, I've had no problems.
The last time I checked, Avery don't make heavy duty labels for the extra small size on riskassess but I've got by with the small labels for droppers, specimen jars etc.
The last time I checked, Avery don't make heavy duty labels for the extra small size on riskassess but I've got by with the small labels for droppers, specimen jars etc.
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I usually use the 21 stickers/sheet so that's fine. I am looking into getting some! I've got the admin lady looking up where she can get the best deal
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Office choice has a cheaper house brand, same as Avery. Riskassess has made my life so much easier. I have 'borrowed' the library laser printer and when I do the labels I do extra so I can label the containers as well as the droppers.
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Interesting - and they are as good?