There was some discussion on this topic a few years ago on the
Crustacean list-server, I think. Nevertheless, we routinely print labels (to
be used in vials containing alcohol (up to 95%) or formalin) with a
Brother HL-660 laser printer. We design our labels in Excel and print
them on 20 lb. 100% cotton paper. We have never had to bake them in
an oven, or any of the other things that have been suggested in the past.
The labels get printed, cut, and used. No fuss, no muss. And no loss of
ink from the label after a couple of years in alcohol. I suspect that any
modern laser printer will do the job. The ink gets set in the paper with
enough heat to make it permanent.
Hope this helps,
Les.
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Les Watling
Professor of Oceanography, and
Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation
School of Marine Sciences
Darling Marine Center
University of Maine
Walpole, ME 04573
Ph: 207-563-3146, x248
Fax: 207-563-8407
e-mail: watling at maine.maine.edu
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