> re: labels on devices..
>
> I've had some luck making a label by
>
> -Printing in large (28-72 point) font on plain paper
> -cut it into a rectangle 1" wide
> -Using the thicker "packing tape" or "box tape" (used for parcels; buy in
> rolls at Wal Mart, Office Depot, etc)
> -wrap the tape around a cable tie, then around the paper label to cover
> the label on both sides--"water proof"
> -attach the cable tie to to device
>
> I also use this to label each of the dozen red plastic "gas cans" that I
> use for unmixed gas, mixed gas, recyclables (oil, AF, brake fluid, etc)
>
> they're still intact about 6 years later.
>
>> One problem that I have with my various two-strokes is that the proper
>> mixture is not noted on the machine (except in one case).
>> So whenever I have to re-fuel it, I have to go back into the house, dig
>> out the manual and figure out what mixture it takes. I've
>> tried to write it on each machine with a marker, but it always
>> seems to wash off with the gas/oil mixture getting on things.
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