[Syrphidae] Re: Syrphidae Digest, Vol 170, Issue 25

[Jeff Skevington]

Using good paper also helps. Bioquip sells good acid free paper for pinned
specimens and a different paper for ethanol preserved material.

It is really a problem to find a good printer for labels in ethanol. Most
of the stories from colleagues are based printers that are out of stock.
Similarly, our printers are out of stock so there is no point in me
suggesting them. Note that before we use new ones, we always make test
labels and put them in the sun and vials with labels on shakers to try to
get an idea of wear and tear after a year in these circumstances. This is
not very helpful if you need one now but many samples I have been sent have
the letters either faded or fallen off when in ethanol.

We iron all of our labels before they go into ethanol. I think it helps to
incorporate the ink into the rag but we have never done a test with and
without ironing. We put a towel over the sheet to spread out the heat a bit
as the letters will bleed too much otherwise.

Jeff


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> Dear Leif,
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> Most cheap laser printers will do a decent job these days. I use a Samsung
> 2165 now. It costed 60 euro’s and after 5 years it starts to give grey
> spots where they should not be. My former printer only stopped because the
> producer did not make a software update for the new windows… After 14 years
> or so.
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> However, when floating in ethanol, parts of specimens may slowly scrape
> the toner from the paper labels. Someone told me the toner will stay much
> longer if you iron the printed labels before using them (probably between
> sheets or so). I did not try this, because I store most of my specimens dry
> pinned with the label on the pin.
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> *Onderwerp:* [Syrphidae] Printer for labels
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> Dear all
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> I am looking for a printer that can print labels to be used in vials
> containing larvae or genitals in alcohol or glycerin.
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> Canon Pixma Pro-S10 can be used for this, but is out of production.
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> Writing labels by hand is no good option for me.
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> Can anybody recommend an affordable printer?
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