I especially love the aesthetic of the industrial ones that emboss steel or aluminum tape: https://makezine.com/article/science/tool-review-dymo-metal-embossing

I especially love the aesthetic of the industrial ones that emboss steel or aluminum tape: https://makezine.com/article/science/tool-review-dymo-metal-embossing-tapewriter/ https://makezine.com/article/science/tool-review-dymo-metal-... “If you’ve ever used one of Dymo’s small 1/4″ or 3/8″ plastic-embossing labelmakers (and who hasn’t?) you already understand how this tool works, and how to operate it. But in terms of construction quality and durability, the Tapewriter is as far removed from those cheap plastic embossers as a Mercedes is from a Kia. It’s 10″ long, weighs almost two pounds, and is made almost entirely from cast aluminum, with steel fittings here and there, and all held together with machine screws. The only polymer in the thing, as far as I can tell, is a rubber friction coating on the internal tape drive wheels.”