DYMO Embossing Label Maker with 3 DYMO Label Tapes Organizer Xpress Pro Starter Kit Ergonomic Design For Home DIY & Crafting

I thought my handwritten labels were pretty cute, but I decided to make the upgrade and wow. This label maker is the definition of aesthetic. I feel like a hot 70s queen using this thing. Why is it so cool to make an analog label with my hands? Why is it so satisfying to click around on the dial? It takes a few tries to get the hang of it, and it's a bit of a workout for your hands, but the labels are worth it. I wish I had more things to organize.

I like the old school of it and it worked very well for labeling all of the circuit breakers for the entire house

This label maker worked very well at the beginning, for about an entire roll (photo of red label as an example). I managed to label everything I needed and wanted to, so that's good. But now it just messes up every time I try to create a label. The letters don't get embossed, and if they do, they're out of alignment (see the photos with the black labels). I don't know, maybe it's because I was squeezing the trigger to hard or something. Or maybe there's a piece of debris stuck in the mechanism. I think I'm just gonna spend a little more for an electronic label maker next time.Update: I managed to fix my Dymo labeler. It's not because I was pressing too hard. It's because it's badly designed with cheap parts. I'll explain. You have to remove the two screws at the bottom and then remove the entire "head" of the device (the rotating cassette of letters). It'll be tricky, and you'll have to slightly pry the handle apart a little bit, but it can be done. Inside, you'll find the little plastic hammer that pushes up against the letters. Every time you squeeze the trigger, the little plastic hammer pushes up against a letter to stamp your label. Now, each of the letter stamping pieces is not a solid piece. It's hollow with a cross brace inside of it - and it's sharp. The reason why this thing fails after a certain amount of use is because every time the hammer makes contact with a letter stamping piece, it pushes up against the cross brace and the edges of that letter piece, and because that hammer is just malleable plastic, it WILL get dented and deformed (see my "deformed plastic hammer" pic). Then with every squeeze of the trigger, the plastic hammer will deform more and more until it no longer pushes evenly against the letter, and the letter stamping pieces basically just slip off of the hammer pushing up against it. This is why it stops stamping letters properly, and why sometimes the letters are out of alignment.To fix this, you'll need to fix the plastic hammer. I personally filed down the chipped and dented head and then attached a tiny piece of rubber to it. Make sure that whatever you're attaching to the hammer is thin enough though. The cassette of letters still need to freely rotate above it. But as you can see in my example pic, it's all fixed again.So, it works again, and the labels are all coming out correctly again, but I'm still giving this thing two stars because it's built very poorly. I would've given it a one-star, but when it works, it's cool, and it's at least easy-ish to fix. But I shouldn't need to crack this thing open and MacGyver a fix for it. The letter pieces should've been solid pieces instead of being hollow and having that sharp bracing support in it that damages the plastic hammer. The plastic hammer should've had a rubber or metal piece on the tip to reinforce it and prevent it from being damaged. Sure, this thing will probably work for you through an entire roll, maybe two, before it fails - and it WILL fail. But unless you're comfortable with fixing this thing when it does break, I'd seriously consider something else.2022-03-27 Update:My fix to print letters is still working, but the cutting blade on this label maker has completely dulled, and I still have another roll left. It doesn't cut anymore, and I didn't even go through two rolls! This product is terrible. I'm knocking it down to 1/5 stars. If you want a long-lasting label maker, go look elsewhere and don't cheap out. This thing sucks. Cheap materials destined for the landfill!

I was nervous at first because it doesn't come with directions, but the box says "intuitive," so I decided to give it a go. I was able to make it work the first time, so it really is easy to use. The box comes with the label maker, which is loaded with black tape, and then 2 refills - one black and one red. So you get 3 tapes total. I felt like the picture is a little misleading, I kind of assumed it would be 4 tapes, but it's not.I bought this because I am updating my grandfather's coin collection and am trying to do everything exactly the same way he did. He used this type of tape for labeling. I am giving it 4 stars because whatever tape my grandfather used 40 years ago was WAY better quality than this. It's not terrible quality, but it's not great either. Overall, I am happy with it, but if I didn't need it for this specific project, I probably would have used a more modern label maker instead. But for this price point, it works great for what I needed.

I had a little bit of trouble with this at first but quickly figured it out after about 45 minutes of continual testing.I noticed a lot of people with this product seemed to be complaining about the striking and clarity/readability of this and the amount of pressure it took.From my experience so far with this device1. super easy to reload and change out colors2. when first starting use a double or triple trigger pull on the space button ( ___ ) , it'll give you a little bit of slack to start with. you can keep it or trim it later.3. when you first get it, I would reconmend going around to all the digit options and press and hold the trigger pretty hard. do this a few times and then you can relax.4. start using it, you should be able to do quick punches with little to not effort and get clear words, sometimes a letter can come out faint if you really are too light with it or if you're slightly off the mark from the letter5. the cutter is great but short words and sometimes just regular or long ones seem to be stuck in the feeder out, but they just need a little tap or pull to come out. Tweezers from my vinyl cutting kit worked well, i'm sure any tweezers would6. for the price of this, its super awesomeDownsides1. little to no instructions2. starts you off with just a small amount of "tape"3. doesn't have a clear engagement marking for which letter or character you are pressing, just a click that lets you know you should be in the right spot4. can take a while for long words, might upgrade in the future

Just what I had in mind. I've been using this for about a year for arts, crafts, and card making. I haven't had any issues with it.