Here's how I do it to maximize paper usage.įirst you need to calculate the maximum printable width for your paper based on the left and right minimum margins: You need to determine ho w wide you want your pot sticks to be to come up with this measurement. In this application again, pitch and height will be the same. The top and bottom minimum margins for my printer are 0.17" so for me my horizontal pitch is (11" - 0.17" - 0.17")/2 = 5.33" Horizontal Pitch = (11" - top margin - bottom margin) / 2 To calculate the horizontal pitch you need to know your printers minimum top and bottom margins. I like to print my labels out in landscape orientation with 2 columns of labels per sheet (so put 2 for columns) which is a nice size for my purposes. I'll provide some tips on doing that at the end.įor our purposes horizontal pitch and width are the same. I've owned a color laser printer for about 7 years and I only changed the black toner cartridge once. They're a little more expensive up front but you save a lot on ink.
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If you don't already own a laser printer you should. You'll need a laser printer as the paper is not compatible with ink-jet printers. I used which is a free/open source application suite. You can use a basic word processing application to make your labels (instructions at the end of the article) instead of some expensive custom software. I like having a picture on the pot stick but you can also save on paper by making thinner labels without pictures. Any thinner or wider you'll want the thickness of the 7 mil paper.īy laser printing the plant labels I'm able to fit a lot of information on each pot stick which helps me track the progress of each seedling better throughout it's life. It's still good for 1/2" to about 3/4" wide plant labels. The 5mil paper will blow around a little more in the wind but is stiff enough to use while plants are still indoors or in a sheltered greenhouse. The 5mil gloss paper has a slightly better looking appearance than 7 mill paper with the matte finish but they're both equally waterproof.
DIY LABEL WIZARD PLUS
The cost for each pot stick on TerraSlate Paper will vary based on the size I want to printīut it's less than a nickel per pot stick plus some toner and time. Their 10 mil paper is nice and stiff but I occasionally had some issues feeding it through my laser printer. They also make a 5 mil gloss waterproof paper which is stiff enough for some applications.
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DIY LABEL WIZARD CODE
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Based on work by Raal Raal and Valerii Goncharuk and others.
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