##UPDATE##
I AM ALL OUT OF SAMPLE PACKS! Sorry if you didn't get a chance to get them. Hopefully the testing goes well and we can finalize this product to help make better quality labels for all you DIYers. I'll be sure to post an update in the future about this item. Thanks to everyone that is helping with this project.
Hey guys,
I am testing out some new materials for laser compatible e-juice labels and I wanted to see how you guys like them. These labels are a standard "address label" size. 2.625" x 1" 30 per sheet on 8.5" x 11" letter size paper.
The material is a White polyester laser face sheet with an acrylic emulsion adhesive which is FDA approved for indirect food contact. This adhesive is MUCH better for sticking to smaller glass and plastic bottles like the 10/15 ml bottles. The face sheet is also much more durable and provides better clarity for full color prints. It has a matte finish.
I am willing to ship 10 sheets per a person anywhere in the contiguous US. Simply send me your mailing address and I'll send them out this week.
This isn't a scam or any nonsense, I simply just want to see how some of you like the product and hope you can provide any feedback in regards to the quality of these labels.
If you have any questions, please ask below.
Item Specifications:
- Face Sheet - White Matte Laser Polyester
- Adhesive - Acrylic Emulsion (FDA 21 CFR 175.105)
- Liner - Bleached Kraft Paper for use in Toner Fusion Printers
- Recommended Printer - Color Laser printers. (not for pigment or inkjet use)
- Paper size - 8.5"w x 11"h
- Label size - 2.625"w x 1"h
- Labels per sheet - 30 per sheet
Sent a PM. If these are better than Avery labels for minimizing wrinkles after use I'll definitely be interested in the future if you start selling them.
So the wrinkling is very hard to fight against with the squeeze bottles. The best thing you can use is a label made with a vinyl material that tends to be a bit stretchier to prevent the cracking. These have actually held up pretty well for testing on our end.
Cool. Yeah, I meant specifically for LDPE bottles since it's of course not a problem on glass. The other issue is the ink fading quickly, even when using a decent laser printer on highest quality settings.
UV light is very destructive to most forms of printing. There are some newer printing technologies that have much better UV resistance like Pigment based inks, but they are still very new and there are very few materials available for them. For instance we only have 4 materials that are specifically formulated for pigment based inks while we have dozens for inkjet and laser.
I would have to visit a family member who has some commercial printing equipment (so it might take a little while to give feedback) but I'd love to give them a shot. Would they hold sharpie or pen if I were to print blank space to in later?
they should hold fine with a pen or sharpie. as for commercial printing, you can easily make your art work via a word template and then take it to Kinco/fedex and use their color laser printer for very cheap.
What kind of time frame are you looking to get feedback?
Whenever. There is no timeframe. This is sort of a hobby for me. I create lots of labeling products for many industries and hold a lot of patents through my company. I'm a huge supporter of the Vape industry and the DIY people are at the heart and soul of it all. This is something to help the little guys with a cheaper and better product than what is currently available. I do similar things with the cigar industry as well and have developed several unique industry specific products other label manufacturers wouldn't spend the time to develop. A hobby is a hobby am I right?