Sprung for a labling device (K-Sun LabelShop BEE 3 from www.imagesupply.com) and it works great. Besides creating nice labels, it can also label Heat Shrink tube sizes 3/16" and 1/8". So, I had to label things and I'm happy with the results. I tried to do the printed text under clear Heat Shrink and it works fine, but it's tedious and slow -- and I really didn't have a good way to just simply put a label on a flat surface. At this point I'm all for tools made for the job that make it go faster!