Re: RBT Mounts - Labelling?

[klein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alexander Klein)]

Jeremy Hinton <Jeremy.Hinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I am just starting to use RBT mounts, and want to find a 
> good way of labelling them.
> 
>  Until now I have used cardboard or Albion foils with 
> cardboard stiffeners. I have labelled the slides by writing 
> on them. 
> RBT mounts are less easy to write on, and anyway my writing 
> is not tidy, so I fancy a change to computer-prepared 
> stick-on labels. 
> 
> Should I worry about what sort of adhesive paper label to 
> use? Some labels seem to lose their stick after a few years. 
> Also some of the binding tape I have used on old mounts has 
> weakened or wept after 5-8years. 
> 
> Any useful experiences out there?

Honestly I must say that I am very critical towards any self-adhesive
items. Most labels and self-adhesive envelopes or slide-mounts will
work for approx. 5 to 10 years - but then the glue will become dry and
the label will just fall off -- like a leaf in autumn.

Therefore, I always try to use gummed labels and envelopes if they are
meant for storage. Obviously, this doesn't help a lot with RBT's plastic
mounts. If I have to write something on them, I just use a thin black
permanent felt-tip marker (those permanent markers for Overhead-Projectors
just work fine).

This does of course not eliminate some sort of poor/illegible handwriting.
Maybe one of you high-tech whiz-kids out there can build a slide-inscription
machine ("Inscript-O-Mat" would be a typical american name for such a
device <grin>) based either on ink-jet technology (with permanent/waterproof
ink) or on a good ol' computer plotter which uses ... well: that permanent
felt-tip pen mentioned above.

Be creative...

alex
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