Vent: Compared two different ways to label junction boxes on a big commercial job

I spent three hours writing circuit numbers on masking tape for 40 junction boxes in a parking garage last week, only to watch a buddy use a label maker and finish in 20 minutes. His labels were clean, stuck tight, and didn't peel off in the heat. Why do we bother with the old way when the new tools are right there?

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danielmartinez3h ago

Man, I feel that so hard. I spent a whole afternoon once labeling 60+ boxes in a hot attic with a Sharpie and white tape, and by the time I was done half of them were starting to curl off. My buddy rolled up with a Dymo and finished the whole floor in under an hour, and his labels still looked perfect a month later when I was back for a punch list. It's like we punish ourselves out of habit, when the simple solution is sitting right there on Amazon for twenty bucks. I still catch myself reaching for the tape just because that's what I learned on, but every time I do I regret it.