spavlis 15 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Does anyone designate storage shelves with laboratory magnets?? For example: Unprocessed, Processed, or Quarantine Looking for a way to label and designate storage shelves with some flexibility. ThanksStephanie Link to post Share on other sites
mollyredone 318 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 That's a great idea, but our shelves are stainless steel and magnets won't work. tricore and spavlis 2 Link to post Share on other sites
spavlis 15 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 I knew there had to be some reason why magnets were not used. mollyredone and Dr. Pepper 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Pepper 910 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Our old Jewett refrig came with these mounting strips on the shelves in which you could insert a paper label "Unprocessed" etc. The strips were held on by an adhesive which gave up the ghost after a decade or so. Now I have labels from a Dymo label printer (they have very cool ones which work from your PC - my favorite lab toy) that I stick directly on the ends of the shelves. If you remove the shelf and let it warm up and/or wipe any moisture off and quickly apply your label they stick pretty well. Mine have been on for a couple of years and still are in good shape. The labels peel off pretty easily too. Edited December 9, 2015 by Dr. Pepper Maureen 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff 435 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 We use Velcro shelf labels. For the part that gets stuck to the fridge / freezer, we use Gorilla glue. Maureen, AMcCord, spavlis and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
AMcCord 1,274 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I've just been using white tape w/ the info neatly written onto it. When it peels or fades, I replace it. It will last several years. However, I like Cliff's velcro idea very much! Link to post Share on other sites
spavlis 15 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 I love the Velcro idea! Very clever Cliff Cliff 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AuntiS 78 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Never even thought of using Velcro!!!! I, like Dr. Pepper, have a label maker. I have labeled the crap out of everything!!! I LOVE it! (I'm sure the techs do too ) s Malcolm Needs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TreeMoss 71 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Isn't it interesting how the simplest things can thrill us so much? The Velcro idea is really something you can get stuck on! Malcolm Needs, AMcCord, BankerGirl and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Auntie-D 363 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 On 12/4/2015 at 5:09 PM, mollyredone said: That's a great idea, but our shelves are stainless steel and magnets won't work. You mean aluminium? Stainless steel is magnetic. We use little sucker cups with a hook on to hang laminated signs (also great for putting lights around the window). Velcro isn't liked by the H&S bods... Cliff 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mollyredone 318 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 The composition of most stainless steel in the US has nickel in it which makes it non-magnetic, for a simplified version of the scientific american article. Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Pepper 910 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 On 12/10/2015 at 8:53 AM, AuntiS said: Never even thought of using Velcro!!!! I, like Dr. Pepper, have a label maker. I have labeled the crap out of everything!!! I LOVE it! (I'm sure the techs do too ) s They drew the line at me making nametags for their foreheads. TreeMoss and AuntiS 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mabel Adams 1,067 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 We used magnets in the fridge for years where I used to work. We used them for the crossmatched units for each day. Instead of moving all of the blood to the 2 day shelf, we just moved the label each day. I think after we got the new fridge we had to do something else because they wouldn't stick to the drawers. I can't remember now 7+ years later what we did. Link to post Share on other sites
Teristella 75 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thanks, Cliff, for the Velcro idea! It took a few hours to get all the old labels off without alarming the poor fridge but I relabeled our shelves this week. spavlis, Cliff, Malcolm Needs and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
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