2 inch Letter Stencils Kit, Plastic Letters and Numbers Interlocking Stencil Set 138 Piece

Multiples of each letter and works exactly as intended

I understand why they are cut with less width on some than others, so they can flow nicely in a sentence without looking odd, but handling these when they all have different shapes is very awkward. They seem like good quality. I just wish they had maybe like a Rollo-dex style case to store them in...

I live in an area at high risk for wildfire. Fire abatement is an ongoing effort here. I wanted to place 5-gallon buckets with lids around the house filled with water and so marked, and I needed to stencil 4 metal trash cans to show gasoline (for the generator) is stored within. All of this is part of assistance plan for firefighters who might be working a fire in this area. These stencils allowed me to get the project done in a day - and most of that was paint dry time. Assembly was easy, and I duct taped them carefully together with a duct tape border for a template. Worked like a charm. I recommend them, and would buy them again.

Biggest thing is that stencils will not lay flat to get clean crisp lines, even when used individually. Using the notches as suggested raises them stencils even more, become difficult to align and keep together. As another reviewer suggested the stencils should interlock bit then they are so raised that they become useless. Some came pre-bent, looks from the stamping process. Several had manufacturing debris or poorly cut lines. There seemed to be little uniformity in the finishing; some pieces had the finished surface on the face, others had the unfinished surface on the face.

Easy to use, easy to clean, size is perfect for the project I needed it for, large variety of letters and numbers.

These stencils are decent. The plastic is thin, but flexible, and I didn’t have any problems with it cracking, even when trying to lock the tiny tabs together. The seller sent me six 9’s (instead of three 6’s and three 9’s). The number shapes are identical, but the locking tabs aren’t. (I think you can flip them vertically, but you can’t rotate them or flip them horizontally and have them lock correctly. I was able to cut off the tabs on the upside down 9’s and still have them spaced correctly, though.). The seller's locking tab instructions are incomplete. Better instructions below:1. Make sure your letters are right side up (The more finished, kind of bumpy, matte side seems to go down. The less finished looking, but smoother, side goes up. When they are correct, the tabs on the left side of each letter should be the outward facing/further apart tabs, with the inward facing/closer together tabs on the right).2. Line up the letters you wish to lock together.3. Slide the right side stencil of the first pair down (toward yourself) until the shorter, cut end of both letters’ top tabs are aligned. (See pic #1)4. Push the tabs of BOTH stencils downward (toward the table/medium) until the cuts are separated cleanly (don’t crease them).5. Nest the tab cutout holes of the two letters together by sliding the stencils together (toward each other). The top corner of the right letter will be on top of the left stencil, but most of its edge will be underneath. (See pic #2)6. Slide the right stencil up (away from yourself) until both stencils’ top edges are aligned again. (See pic #3)7. Gently curve (bend, but do not crease) the right stencil, holding its top corner in place, until you can align the shorter cut edge of the bottom tab with the left stencil’s. (See pic #4)8. Nest the tab cutout holes of the two letters together by sliding the stencils together, again.8. Release the bend in the right stencil so it flattens, and guide its edges until both stencils’ top and bottom edges are aligned. The bottom corner of the right letter will also now be on top of the left stencil, but most of its central edge will be underneath. (See pic #5)8. The stencils are now locked. If you look at the back side, you will see the locking tabs have a kind of ‘arm-in-arm’ (think square dance) effect. (See pic #6)Using the locking tabs makes it easier to align and spraypaint the letters, but it also makes them stick up a tiny bit off your medium, so the edges won't be quite as clean.

I bought this to be a gift for my niece to draw pictures. There are 3 set of letters, we dont need to move the letter around. In the beginning we try to spray in colors but it becomes the alphabet puzzles in the end and we play the hangman all afternoon.

The connectors don't work well. Some were facing the wrong way so there was no way to connect the letters so they would lay flat. I would not buy again.