Call for Free Readers’ Classified Ads for MEW

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20 August 2019 at 19:51 #425240
Neil Wyatt
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Convert those tools, castings and machines that have stood idle for 25 years into funds for buying a new pile of tools, castings and machines.

Please send me any classifieds by Thursday morning at the latest.

[email protected]

~40 words description, include price unless a wanted ad, include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Neil
Advert

20 August 2019 at 19:51 #38528
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
Ads for next issue wanted
21 August 2019 at 11:36 #425310
ega
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@ega
Posted by Neil Wyatt on 20/08/2019 19:51:21:

Convert those tools, castings and machines that have stood idle for 25 years into funds for buying a new pile of tools, castings and machines.

Please send me any classifieds by Thursday morning at the latest.

[email protected]

~40 words description, include price unless a wanted ad, include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Neil

Is it a maximum of 35, 36 or 40? Or just the editorial discretion?

Not sure what the tilde (~) means in this context.
21 August 2019 at 11:57 #425314
JasonB
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~ = Approximate
21 August 2019 at 21:56 #425417
ega
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@ega
Posted by JasonB on 21/08/2019 11:57:17:

~ = Approximate

Thank you. That seems sensible.
22 August 2019 at 15:30 #425519
Neil Wyatt
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Posted by ega on 21/08/2019 11:36:14:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 20/08/2019 19:51:21:

Convert those tools, castings and machines that have stood idle for 25 years into funds for buying a new pile of tools, castings and machines.

Please send me any classifieds by Thursday morning at the latest.

[email protected]

~40 words description, include price unless a wanted ad, include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Neil

Is it a maximum of 35, 36 or 40? Or just the editorial discretion?

Not sure what the tilde (~) means in this context.

The editor uses a great deal of discretion! A significant proportion of readers filling in paper forms get creative with ways to exceed the word limit, so I might as well let emailers have some flexibility (after all I don't have to retype their contributions… which also means fewer typos and mis-read phone numbers)

Neil
8 January 2020 at 11:10 #445248
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
It's the monthly call again, ads have been very thin on the ground over Christmas. Time to get rid of those old tools that have been replaced by Santa and his elves

Please get your ads in by around about ~ midday Thursday-ish

Neil
8 January 2020 at 11:53 #445254
Michael Gilligan
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Posted by Neil Wyatt on 20/08/2019 19:51:21:

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include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Neil

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Serious question, Neil :

What should we do do instead of ticking the ‘preference boxes’ ?

I have an advert on the forum Sales which [having had zero interest] I may wish to repeat in print.

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 08/01/2020 11:55:37
8 January 2020 at 15:27 #445303
Enough!
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Posted by Neil Wyatt on 08/01/2020 11:10:45:

I Time to get rid of those old tools that have been replaced by Santa and his elves

… or, indeed, vice-versa

(Sorry – time to kill before setting off for Dentist).

Edited By Bandersnatch on 08/01/2020 15:29:34
8 January 2020 at 17:34 #445320
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
Posted by Michael Gilligan on 08/01/2020 11:53:34:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 20/08/2019 19:51:21:

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include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Neil

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Serious question, Neil :

What should we do do instead of ticking the ‘preference boxes’ ?

I assume you will already have set your preferences in your forum profile. So for sending me classifieds they are superfluous.

MTM may check paper slips for marketing preferences when they pass through, but that's up to them.

Neil
8 January 2020 at 18:09 #445343
Michael Gilligan
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@michaelgilligan61133
Thanks, Neil

MichaelG.
8 January 2020 at 21:25 #445391
Dennis Pataki
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@dennispataki22631
May I please ask that the seller's email also be included in their post?

Those of us not in the UK may be interested, but would prefer to communicate in writing.
8 January 2020 at 23:24 #445405
Mark Rand
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@markrand96270
What's the cut off date Neil? I'd like to separate the sections of my 10" shaper so that I can indicate what maximum weight the parts are for the aid of any potential victim/buyer
9 January 2020 at 11:34 #445476
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
Posted by Mark Rand on 08/01/2020 23:24:39:

What's the cut off date Neil? I'd like to separate the sections of my 10" shaper so that I can indicate what maximum weight the parts are for the aid of any potential victim/buyer

Err… in an hour or so ish?

Just put 'call for details of weights etc.' in the ad.

But I'd hope anyone buying a 10" shaper would realise it's not one handed lift or second class post…

Neil
9 January 2020 at 12:07 #445486
Mark Rand
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@markrand96270
On it's way
9 January 2020 at 17:28 #445539
Mark Rand
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@markrand96270
Note the errant apostrophe.
9 January 2020 at 22:39 #445587
duncan webster 1
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Posted by Mark Rand on 09/01/2020 17:28:30:

Note the errant apostrophe.

Note the pedant
10 January 2020 at 00:24 #445600
Mark Rand
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It's a hard life being an illiterate grammar nazi.
10 January 2020 at 09:48 #445618
duncan webster 1
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OOPS!

It's my turn to be red faced, I hadn't spotted that Mark was correcting himself.
26 January 2020 at 12:01 #449009
Mark Rand
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@markrand96270
The shaper is now trundling away to its new home. Very fast response, the same day that the magazines came out.
27 January 2021 at 11:35 #523015
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
Last call for MEW 301:

Please send me any classifieds by Thursday morning at the latest.

[email protected]

~40 words description, include price unless a wanted ad, include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Neil
23 February 2021 at 15:45 #529581
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
People may know I'm finally getting ready to move!

I am preparing MEW302 early, so please send me any classifieds for MEW and ME as soon as you are able.

[email protected]

~40 words description, include price unless a wanted ad, include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Neil
3 March 2021 at 14:24 #531440
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
Last call for MEW 303:

Please send me any classifieds by Thursday morning at the latest.

[email protected]

~40 words description, include price unless a wanted ad, include landline and postal town and state you accept T&Cs. More details at the bottom of this page.

Many thanks,

Neil
2 June 2021 at 12:38 #548093
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
And call for ads for MEW 305 by Thursday PM at latest
3 August 2021 at 14:19 #556847
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
And … Ads for MEW 307 by 12pm Thursday please, sooner if possible, thanks!

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 03/08/2021 14:20:08
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