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[Oompa LumpaParticipant @oompalumpa34302]

First off – Trevor (Toolgrinding) please check your messages.

Well, so far so good. I managed to get nine parcels out last week and I am going to try to get ten away this week. It is taking me a little longer than I thought as I am having to be quite careful with the packaging so I am having to cut the sheets to make them fit my template. The last thing I want is the parcel man to appear on someone's doorstep and ask for payment for an "oversize" parcel. That would be embarrassing.

I sincerely hope everyone is happy so far and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. The only thing is that this will take longer than I thought as I have quite a list to get through.

graham.

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

Graham. ..no expectations on ” delivery”…again thank you for your efforts
Haven’t heard from you on pm sure I will

[GoCreateParticipant @gocreate]

Hi Graham

I am waiting patiently, no hurry. Very much appreciate your time and effort, this is very generous of you.

Nigel

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Ian Parkin posted a message saying:

I'm away for a few weeks but on my return I hope to do a similar scheme involving rubber sheeting if anyone wants some

I can get any amount of used printers blankets which are a very high quality rubber sheet with a cloth backing alltogether about 3mm thick and perhaps 1000mm x 700 mm

Its useful for many purposes

Ian

I'm going to try and move it to a new topic so that we know what 'YES PLEASE' messages are referring to.

[ASFParticipant @asf]

Made some simple angle gauges for the grinding jig above out of the plastic then made a box for them to sit in …

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

What grade of wheel do you use for nylon?

Neil

[ASFParticipant @asf]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 17/09/2014 18:10:34:

What grade of wheel do you use for nylon?

Neil

The same grade as I used to make the wooden box

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I've been in touch with Graham.

He apologises to anyone still waiting for their package and assures me that they will soon be on their way.

As well as the astounding response (over fifty requests!) Graham's had to deal with some difficult events to deal with, so thanks for your patience.

Neil

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

And thank you for that message

[Oompa LumpaParticipant @oompalumpa34302]

Well, here we are again boys and girls, more plastic (my missus is starting to get suspicious).

After my last foray I thought – "oh this will be more than enough" – little did I know how much interest this had garnered. Anyway, Friday last I collared the ever enthusiastic Reece and off we went for another bootfull!

We had to empty the skip out again because, naturally, the booty was all at the bottom – but we came away with a good haul:

I made up another nine packages and they are on their way to the lucky recipients

So, the deal is guys I am just plodding on and I will make my way through the list. This is ongoing and it looks like I will be having permanent access to this supply so there is no panic – a sort of endless supply.

I will be having a bit of a reconciliation as to what has been sent out and what needs sending out tomorrow and get back to you all with a realistic idea as to the length of the ongoing shipping as I really did not expect the level of interest. It takes me a good half day to cut up, bundle, weigh and make secure about ten packages and then I need to sort the shipping. I am not moaning about this, I think it is great, but I need to fit it in my week. I wish I could just take time out and concentrate on all the orders but this is just not possible so I do as much as I can then get on with work until the next opportunity.

Finally, on the subject of overseas posting. I have had a number of enquiries from people who want to know if I will post overseas. The answer is yes of course. If you pay the postage I will ship it. I can get extremely good rates if I send via sea as opposed to airmail which is prohibitively expensive. The only downside is it takes a little longer, typically 14 to 21 days to the US for instance.

graham.

[AndyBParticipant @andyb47186]

Hi Graham,

I hope I am not too late. I have sent you a PM.

Many thanks.

Andy

[Oompa LumpaParticipant @oompalumpa34302]

Posted by AndyB on 04/10/2014 21:03:13:

Hi Graham,

I hope I am not too late. I have sent you a PM.

Many thanks.

Andy

It is never too late Andy!

graham.

[Jack Foreman 1Participant @jackforeman1]

Hello Graham
I also hope that I am not too late. I would like to add my name to your list please

[Old SchoolParticipant @oldschool]

Hi Graham

Bit late with this would you add me to your list.

Many thanks

Oliver

[AndyBParticipant @andyb47186]

Hi Graham,

You are a fabulous fellow!

Thank you very much.

Andy

[SteveMParticipant @stevem36008]

Hello Graham,

please add me to your list, and many thanks for the very kind offer.

PM also sent.

regards,

Steve

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

I am from across the pond. Could You please put Me on Your list.

[Stephen Ward 6Participant @stephenward6]

Hi Graham

Please could you put me on the list – I have sent you a PM

Regards

Stephen

[Oompa LumpaParticipant @oompalumpa34302]

Righto, rather than just sitting here enduring the pain I have PM'd everyone in my inbox who has contacted me. For obvious reasons the shipping came to a screaming halt (?) but I am determined to get a minimum of six packages per week sent out. I have a good deal of catching up to do and I am behind with everything now so soonest started sooner finished!

Going to fill myself up with painkillers and crack on.

graham.

[Russ BParticipant @russb]

Graham, I contacted you on the 5th (in September, the day after your kind offer)

The message in my sent box states that it's been read but I've not heard anything from you, could you check up on that please?

 

Many thanks,

Russ

Edited By Russ B on 07/10/2014 11:01:52

[BikepeteParticipant @bikepete]

There's absolutely no rush on my account, very grateful for the offer, but as per the message from Russ above I also PMd (two messages in all) and made payment on the 4th/5th but haven't had anything in my inbox just now – wonder if there's a message count limit so some are dropping off the bottom? Please just shout if resending any details would be helpful. Many thanks again and don't stress about delays, you're doing us a massive favour!

[JESParticipant @jes]

I made contact from France expressing interest, as you are contemplating "across the Pond" does this mean I am on the List? If so many thanks and I await the cost of postage.

JES

[Oompa LumpaParticipant @oompalumpa34302]

Posted by Russ B on 07/10/2014 11:00:32:

Graham, I contacted you on the 5th (in September, the day after your kind offer)

The message in my sent box states that it's been read but I've not heard anything from you, could you check up on that please?

Many thanks,

Russ

Edited By Russ B on 07/10/2014 11:01:52

Russ, I am sorry but your note seems to have slipped through the cracks when I was replying. But I can confirm that you are definitely on "The List"

graham.

[Oompa LumpaParticipant @oompalumpa34302]

Overseas:

I have had interest from yourself Jes and another person in France. I have also had enquiries from the US and Canada. It is not hard to post to all of these countries but I need to sit down and work out the best size/weight/price ratio to make it worthwhile and frankly I haven't had the time.

As soon as there is a bit of a lull in the skirmishing I will look into this

graham.

(BikePete – your PM is on the same page as Russ's in my inbox so I am wondering if I missed the whole page out. I will go back and check. Just to reiterate – If you paid, you are on the list. I am just hoping Lee and Reece get back early today and I can allocate a few tasks to them They have been very good really and have given their time freely.)

[BikepeteParticipant @bikepete]

Hi Graham, that's great, good luck with it all and thanks again to you and all your helpers Cheers Peter

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