Hi John, We use dry transfer lettering for date codes on the old jobs. Full sheets of he "lazy 8" characters are available in positive and negative. Seems to hold up pretty well (without flaking). One source is Levine Services 800-798-3947. Regards, Mark -----Original Message----- From: John Parsons [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 7:28 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] FAB: Film Labeling Source Greetings all, I am looking for ideas on an effective means of changing the date/lot code on phototools using some sort of labeling system. The majority of our jobs utilize a "lazy-8" style of marking for date and lot codes plotted directly on the film but some of our older jobs which we do not have digital data for rely on marking the phototool. We have been using a Kroy Duratype 244 machine for many years for this purpose but it has recently come to my attention that the quality of the labeling cartridge is not what it used to be and the type is no longer dense enough to do the job. Are there any alternatives that you can recommend? Regards John Parsons --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------