There are many people on here that will be willing to work with you. One thing to maybe look at, and again kind of out of the box here but what about some sort of stencil? If you only doing a few runs, I know at most arts and crafts store you can buy sheets of thicker plastic that you can create you own stencils and use a spray paint or roller.
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Ice cream maker needs printing help
- Thread starter sobegirl
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There are many people on here that will be willing to work with you. One thing to maybe look at, and again kind of out of the box here but what about some sort of stencil? If you only doing a few runs, I know at most arts and crafts store you can buy sheets of thicker plastic that you can create you own stencils and use a spray paint or roller.
sobegirl
New Member
thanks for the suggestion but that would be way to time consuming. I think what Im going to do is just get some vinyl sticker paper in Letter size. Print the flavor that the ice cream is on the letter size paper.. probably put like 20 on that one page.. then cut them with a paper chopper or whatever you call that thing. As for the other graphics I need in larger runs Im going to put them up here later to get some prices. thanks. this board is great.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
It worked fine for me. However, I do agree 110% with your second comment. Same as in that other thread.
Fred Weiss
Merchant Member
If you look at the landing page, it gives you a button to continue on to the Amazon page.
Not sure why the OP isn't going for the suggestion of a thermal printer (Brother or Dymo) that offer solutions matching her stated needs.
I agree with your final comment but since new members are not moderated before approval anymore, this is the result.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
That's one result, but you can also now monitor your poop, enlargement parameters and online dating girls all on the same forum. Sure saves time, huh ??
Billct2
Active Member
I think the label maker suggestions are your best bet. My concern would if they will withstand the moisture/cold. There are some spray clears you could use.
Personally I think since you are making these in such small custom batches you should just get some sharpies in different colors and write the flavors on by hand.
Personally I think since you are making these in such small custom batches you should just get some sharpies in different colors and write the flavors on by hand.
sobegirl
New Member
oh, I see I woke up he cranky old timers 
. Today, barriers to entry to most of these industries are much lower than they were back in the day. I do however have respect for those that remember the days of "printing" with plates and what not. Gone are those times unless you are the federal reserve I suppose.
. Today, barriers to entry to most of these industries are much lower than they were back in the day. I do however have respect for those that remember the days of "printing" with plates and what not. Gone are those times unless you are the federal reserve I suppose.
Fred Weiss
Merchant Member
Well Gino, have you considered that the time it takes to moderate new members may be more than it is worth to keep Signs 101 open and running. It was getting to that point for me when I was doing it.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
I don't really know. When I came on board, this stuff happened, we got spammed and hacked and even shut down a few times. It was all part of the package. I learned to deal with it, just as I am these days. However, the people in the last 6 months or so, coming on board, make it almost impossible to carry on decent conversations at any level. Most of the others don't seem to care, so I guess ya just hafta roll with the punches as progress moves in and on. Not my cup-a-tea, and not for a lotta others, but it is what it is.
NazGraphics
New Member
get this epson ColorWorks C3500 Color Label Printer
Pixels Are Bad Mmmkay?
New Member
This is probably the best and most economical suggestion. Have the sign shop you currently use run a batch of your logo decals with a blank space to write the name in with a Sharpie, instead of printing them with the flavors like you would normally have them do.
equippaint
Active Member
Your flaw in all of this is not realizing costs before you started doing whatever it is that you are doing. You can do labels yourself but you will not save anything, chances are it will cost you more. You can get mad at the stickers but that is not the actual problem. Buy 5000 labels for each flavor and use them as you go to get the best price. If you cant do that, you should really re-evaluate what you are doing.
Not sure if this applies, but if this is labeling for a food product that is going to be sold or given to the public, are there restrictions as to food safety in regards to the ink? I seem to remember from a long time back that food labeling needs to meet some FDA requirements even for indirect food contact. This probably applies to the label media as well as the inks used. I would certainly look into the requirements before considering making a $10K investment.
GAC05
Quit buggin' me
One issue you might want to look into before investing in a printer is what the requirements are for food labeling/ packaging in your area. Might be nothing or could be the end of your business if some inspector with nothing better to do gets interested.
I'm pretty sure eco solvent ink is non-edible unless you have built up a good tolerance like us sign printer guys.
wayne k
guam usa
I'm pretty sure eco solvent ink is non-edible unless you have built up a good tolerance like us sign printer guys.
wayne k
guam usa
SignMeUpGraphics
Super Active Member
Another vote for a Primera LX label printer.
Designed specifically for labels. Hardly any maintenance, and advertised to print food labels.
Label Printers & Digital Presses | Equipment | Primera Technologies Inc.
Designed specifically for labels. Hardly any maintenance, and advertised to print food labels.
Label Printers & Digital Presses | Equipment | Primera Technologies Inc.
equippaint
Active Member
In batches of 20, it would take 60 different runs (1200 containers) just to break even on the printer IF you got all of the materials and ink for free vs paying someone $1 a piece which they have already turned their nose up at, with the absolute cheapest printer shown.
The OP said the barriers to entry have been lowered for this business, I don't see how when the stupid labels are a sticking point because of the cost. Its an ancillary item.
This is what came into my head after reading this thread..... I would have made a million dollars last year if I didn't have all of my overhead.
Part of me feels like all these new posts are troll posts trying to get a response out of people.
I'm sure 99% of the population dont know what offset printing is. And every time people start complaining... The "grumpy old timers" get mentioned.
Either way... If you need variable labels, buy some sticker sheets off eBay...or use a felt pen. It takes the same amount of manpower to print 20 labels, laminate them, and cut them out as it does to print 200, that's why you're paying $1 per sticker in small quantities. Most people won't even touch $20 jobs... So I'd be happy you found a sign shop that will, and be thankful.
Buy one of these -
Dymo 1957331 LabelWriter 450 Bundle with 4 LW Rolls | eBay
Redesign your sticker so there's a blank space as big as whatever label size you want... Order 10,000 labels, and just print off whatever you need as you need it, attach it to your template decal and your good to go.
I'm sure 99% of the population dont know what offset printing is. And every time people start complaining... The "grumpy old timers" get mentioned.
Either way... If you need variable labels, buy some sticker sheets off eBay...or use a felt pen. It takes the same amount of manpower to print 20 labels, laminate them, and cut them out as it does to print 200, that's why you're paying $1 per sticker in small quantities. Most people won't even touch $20 jobs... So I'd be happy you found a sign shop that will, and be thankful.
Buy one of these -
Dymo 1957331 LabelWriter 450 Bundle with 4 LW Rolls | eBay
Redesign your sticker so there's a blank space as big as whatever label size you want... Order 10,000 labels, and just print off whatever you need as you need it, attach it to your template decal and your good to go.