Although most home and office printers can print on label sheets ... that survived the dishwasher, and its auto-cutter made printing uniform labels a breeze. But its interface can be frustrating ...

[Abhishek Verma] saw an old inkjet printer and instead saw a smooth gantry and feed mechanism, the perfect platform to build his own DIY vinyl cutter. The printer was carefully disassembled.

Today's label printers range from small desktop units for file-folder paper labels to industrial-grade ones for labeling cables with plastic strips. Here's how to pick the right labeler ...