Re: Self Adhesive Numbers?

[Ace]

"G a z" <sp...@spam.com> wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anybody could recommend a decent online supplier of self
> adhesive (stick back) numbers!
>
> As our local council has just switched waste management companies, which
> means we have been supplied with 4 large plastic boxes and yet another
> wheelie bin!
>
> So I need to buy a good few of those numbers, enough to have one on each
> of
> say two sides of each box/bin
>
> Thanks in advance & Best Wishes.
>
> Gaz.

Why don't you try non drip gloss paint and a cardboard stencil. I am sure
you will have eveything you need at home already. Sticky numbers do tend to
fall off - my bins are all gloss paint and stenciled.

I made the stencil by printing out the numbers in font size 400 (yes 400 -
its about A5 size but you can pick whatever suits) and just using an outline
to save ink. Outline can be done in Word by highlighting number then format
menu->font-> tick outline and then used a cornflakes box to cut out the
numbers. Then tape it in place and away you go!

I know its a bit of an longer process but the numbers will last longer and
you can put it on as many sides and things you want.

HTH.
Ace.

[Derek]

"G a z" <sp...@spam.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.22d59ae21...@news.aioe.org...
> Just wondering if anybody could recommend a decent online supplier of self
> adhesive (stick back) numbers!
>
> As our local council has just switched waste management companies, which
> means we have been supplied with 4 large plastic boxes and yet another
> wheelie bin!
>
> So I need to buy a good few of those numbers, enough to have one on each
> of
> say two sides of each box/bin
>
> Thanks in advance & Best Wishes.
>
> Gaz.

Rather than online try your local motor spares emporium the 3 inch high
numbers (ok 79mm ) as used on number plates are cheap enough not to waste
cash on postage for the smaller boxes. I wonder what happened to the sheets
of sticky back plastic which had digits and letters printed on the back for
cutting out?
Derek

[DubDriver]

"Derek" <del.wattsdonts...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "G a z" <sp...@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.22d59ae21...@news.aioe.org...
>> Just wondering if anybody could recommend a decent online supplier of
>> self
>> adhesive (stick back) numbers!
>>
>> As our local council has just switched waste management companies, which
>> means we have been supplied with 4 large plastic boxes and yet another
>> wheelie bin!
>>
>> So I need to buy a good few of those numbers, enough to have one on each
>> of
>> say two sides of each box/bin
>>
>> Thanks in advance & Best Wishes.
>>
>> Gaz.
> Rather than online try your local motor spares emporium the 3 inch high
> numbers (ok 79mm ) as used on number plates are cheap enough not to waste

Good idea and I was just about to suggest that :) Saw them this week in my
local scooter shop.

[johannes]

G a z wrote:
>
> Just wondering if anybody could recommend a decent online supplier of self
> adhesive (stick back) numbers!
>
> As our local council has just switched waste management companies, which
> means we have been supplied with 4 large plastic boxes and yet another
> wheelie bin!
>
> So I need to buy a good few of those numbers, enough to have one on each of
> say two sides of each box/bin
>
> Thanks in advance & Best Wishes.
>
> Gaz.

You want numbers like 123456789*11 = 1358024679
Notice that the digits in the first number all appear once again when
multiplying by 11. They are 'self-adhesive' numbers.