Oh, how I wish air had a refractive index of 1.515 :(
Is there such a thing as an oil-proof slide label? It also has to be resistant to any liquids used to clean the oil off. I'd prefer to wash these oiled slides in bulk without having to worry about wetting the labels. There are a lot of them and each requires several cycles of oiling, cleaning and re-oiling. Sigh!
This is for an extended experimental application, but such labels (or techniques for "oil-proofing" normal labels) will be generally useful too.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Hi Steve,
I and many others use the Brother label printer. The labels are resistant to almost everything. The tapes are available in different widths, I use a tape with a width of 24mm. The labels can be designed via the software.
best anne
Good day to you all!
Since I have also been thinking about how to label slides appropriately without labels becoming illegible or even falling off the slide, here is a link (below).
Anne's reference to Brother label printers is certainly good, because this manufacturer also has very small printers in its range that take up little space. There are also relatively inexpensive devices starting at about € 70.
I made an enquiry with the following company and ordered a free sample.
https://www.cils-international.com/de/etiketten-und-drucker/laboretiketten/etiketten-fuer-laborutensilien/etiketten-fuer-objekttraeger
Let's see, if these labels are really resistant to solvents, immersion oils, etc., that would be a possibility.
If the prices are not too high.
I will report what these can withstand.
Kind regards
Jakob
Guten Tag miteinander!
Da ich mir auch überlegt habe, wie man Objektträger geeignet etikettieren kann. ohne dass Etiketten unlesbar werden oder sogar vom Objekkträger abfallen, ein Link (weiter unten).
Annes Hinweis zu den Brother Label Printern ist sicher gut, denn dieser Hersteller hat auch sehr kleine Drucker im Programm, die wenig Platz beanspruchen. Es gibt auch relativ günstige Geräte ab ca. € 70,-
Bei der nachfolgend verlnkten Firma habe ich eine Anfrage gestellt und auch eine kostenlose Probe geordert.
https://www.cils-international.com/de/etiketten-und-drucker/laboretiketten/etiketten-fuer-laborutensilien/etiketten-fuer-objekttraeger
Mal sehen, sofern diese Etiketten tatsächlich beständig gegen Lösungsmittel, Immmersionsöle etc. sind, wäre das eine Möglichkeit.
Falls die Preise dafür nicht zu hoch sind.
Ich werde berichten, was diese aushalten.
Liebe Grüße
Jakob
The Dymo polyester labeltape works well for oil, petrol and ethanol. The material looks similar to the Brother's. Needs some tuning in lettertype for the smallest print. Just print, no fancy stuff.
The special 'Laboretiketten' for slides work well against everything I can throw at it. Apart from the labelmaterial there are special inkrolls that are also aceton and xylene resistant, but the labels work fine with the standard ink for me. I'm using a clone labelprinter from Altec.
300dpi is normal and just about adequate. For our type of labels I would like 600dpi, but that is a lot more expensive.
Hope that helps,
René
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. It looks like a Brother label printer is the easiest way to go, and there are cartridges with *very* chemical resistant label tape available. Not too expensive either. So I will very likely get one of those as it serves my current application along with general usage. It will be good for nearly everything I need it for. But not everything.
Like René, I'm not keen on low resolution print (<300dpi). Higher resolution is available, but at quite a cost - which I can't justify for general, casual needs. But for labelling "nicer" mounts, like large diatom arrangements, a low-dpi label would be like painting a Rembrandt then scribbling the title and signature on a Post-It note with a fat marker, then sticking it to the canvas! I exaggerate, but you get the idea.
I've found some leads to transparent, chemical resistant, self-adhesive films used in electronics. They prevent moisture getting in, are chemical resistant (mostly) and provide electrical insulation. I wonder if any of those would be suitable for sticking over "ordinary" labels - which I can already produce at 600dpi. More research needed on that. I'll post again with info if I find anything suitable...
Cheers
Beats