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[bohemiancoast]

OK, on the assumption that AKiCiLJ, I have two questions.

Firstly, one of the windows in our shed is broken. These are pieces of glass, essentially glued in place. It seems like a bit of a faff to get a glazier out, but is that the appropriate way to get something like this fixed? Or is there a standard size for shed-window glass, and a standard glue, and so on? Tips welcome.

Secondly, does anyone have a good method for labelling cables? Labels from our labeller fall off, pretty reliably. I have only a couple of hundred distinct cables, and it would be really handy to have labels on them.

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[animoose.livejournal.com]

For labelling cables, Maplin have self-adhesive markers. I have not tried them, but they look like ones that I have seen used. Go to www.maplin.co.uk and search for product code SJ19V.

[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

A-ha! Having thought, oh, those look too much work, and besides, I have a labeller, I thought to search on 'label cable' on Google, and came up with numerous solutions. Most likely might well be specialist half-white, half-clear laser printer labels (you print the cable name on the white bit, then wrap the clear bit over and over), but in fact the winning solution was the website with instructions for staff on labelling cables ("get the labeller; make sure it has paper tape in it; set it to small type, print the label small, stick it on the cable, cover it over with clear tape"). That works and requires no additional expenditure.

[animoose.livejournal.com]

Pick yor clear tape carefully, though. Some of them ooze glue round the edges over time, leading to a sticky mess on your cable. Clear Scotch tape seems to be OK.