Motex Embossing Label Maker, Labeling Tool, Old School Label Maker, for Manual Label Embossing- E-101 (1 Wheel, Black)

I like this little labeler, as someone who doesn't *need* to make tons of labels for any serious purpose. It's easy to use and does a fine job as long as you're a little careful when using it. I like the two wheels for upper and lower case, and changing them is easy. You can swap the wheels in the middle of a label, too, which is a nice feature.It is very much a light-duty tool. If you squeeze the handle as hard as you can, the tool tends to flex and the letters may be a little blown-out looking from the extra force stretching the plastic around them. I mostly use this for decorative labels so I'm not in a hurry. You just have to pay a little attention and only squeeze the handle until it stops, and not just clamp all the way down on it. Then it prints nice clear labels.If I wanted a "serious" label maker for office or workshop use, I don't think this is the one, however. You'd want something you can just load and go without having to be careful about how hard you press the handle.

I had a Dymo that lasted for years. When it broke I ordered another Dymo, but was disappointed—the font was totally different from the retro vibe I loved, and the lack of instructions made something that should be simple feel really tedious.With this one, I was hesitant at first—there’s no real place to store the tape, and it looked really small. But I have to say, I’m pretty pleased with it! I actually like how compact it is, and the instructions were clear, which was a huge relief.Even though every time I press to emboss it feels like it might fall apart in my hands, it doesn't—and it makes a great emboss! One tip: I recommend adding two spaces before and after the word you’re embossing so it doesn’t get squished at the edges.I gave it 4 stars because the cutting mechanism isn’t great, no matter how hard you press. But overall, it’s a solid little tool that does the job well.

Bought this to replace tape cartridge in the handle D___ brand that jammed up after not much use due to small cut pieces of tape inside mechanism, then once apart was fighting going back together, lost small screws so I decided this looks like something much simpler design that should be more workable and it is, no problem with complex mechanism, simpler and more durable, very happy with this little label maker, even has a loop at front for string and that tells me it is designed for regular use.

Loved the aesthetics and knew it was going to be tiny and loved that. Could not for the life of me figure out how to feed the tape through, it seems like the tape is too wide. Once I got it to feed through the gun the tape wouldn’t move so I’m punching letters on top of each other because the tape would slip away from the wheel. It’s so hard to use! The amount of time it takes to use this thing isn’t worth it, invest in the next expensive option. Saving on time is saving you money!

It will make a label, but it will not cut the label and allow you to keep feeding the tape for the next label. You must space the tape out and cut it by hand because the tape gets fouled up in the mechanism if you use the cutter. If you make a short label for say, deck, it will bow up and you will have to keep pushing it down to stick to your light plate.

I love this label maker. I have a digital one for boring files, but I wanted one that made 3D embossed labels, and this was the perfect solution. There are several colors of tape you can get (DYMO 3D embossing tape refills) and the device is so easy to use. It comes with two wheels with all the letters and numbers, plus a variety of punctuation and symbols (note: no exclamation or question marks). A couples of the letters are slightly off center and lead to some slightly off spacing (like the "i") but it's expected and barely noticeable. My only advice is to avoid the urge to press the lever as hard as possible because that can lead to extra marks apart from the intended letter/symbol, you only need to press enough to make the impression; experimentation is the easiest way to figure out the amount of pressure needed for the best impression, and I promise you'll figure it out very quickly. I absolutely recommend this product.

The quality of the product did not meet expectations.

I use clear label tape and the results are always beautiful.