Further to my request a few weeks ago to purchase any unwanted Universal Pillar Tool (UPT) castings, forum member Tug (Ramon Wilson) very kindly offered me a set of castings he wasn't planning to use.

Not only would he not take any payment – "I have found the castings so will pack them up and send them if you let me have your address. I don't want anything for them – someone on the forum did me a great kindness recently too, works all ways" – he also posted them at his own expense.

It turns out that the great kindness referenced was that of forum member '10ba12ba' who sent Tug a spare digital readout he had, even asking his brother to find it in his workshop and send it while he was in hospital. Again the forum member wanted nothing in return.

Being new to ME and to this Forum, I have been amazed at the willingness of forum members to help and support – I hope I will be able to help others in the same way some day.