OT-BIO and Durable Iris Labels
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- Subject: OT-BIO and Durable Iris Labels
- From: M* C*
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 06:35:52 -0400
Message text written by Kent on INTERNET:iris-talk@egroups.com
>Do any of you have any recommendations for durable iris labels? We have
tried at least three different schemes over the last 10 or 12 years.
Usually, some form of permanent marker on metal and/or composite-plastic
labels. All of the labels seem to fade within a year or two and then we
have to start all over. The metal labels (aluminum sheet metal) do not
deteriorate, but they get all bent up. The composite-plastic labels
deteriorate.<
I use metal labels with a ball-point pen instead of a permanent marker.
The sheet metal labels I have are slightly padded and when I mark on them
with a ball point pen it makes an indention that never fades out. They
will get hard to read when the label gets extremely bent up but usually are
still readable.
This year I needed a large quantity of semi-permanent labels. I cut soda
pop-cans, folded them to the size I needed with a strip of construction
type paper inside and used a one-hole punch for a hole to pass a wire
through so they could be attached to stakes. They aren't quite as soft as
the commercial ones, but with a little experimentation, I probably will
come up with something to pad them with making them easier to make a
permanent indention.
Mickey Corley
Bethany, OK Zone 6/7
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