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Posted by * on June 23, 2008, 4:51 pm
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> > >I am 78 years old. My wife and I are downsizing and moving into an
assisted
> > >living community. I have sold most of my tools but I still have
something
> > >that I don't want to get rid of, but I must. I have a collection of
> > >do-it-yourself magazines. They are Popular Mechanics, Popular Science,
> > >Mechanics Illustrated, Handyman etc. They take up 22 feet of shelf
space and
> > >there are 756 of them.
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> > Sorry that you are having to make these choices. Sure hope a new home
is found for
> them.
> > What was that cutie in MI? Mimi?
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> > Stay active as best you can and best wishes,
> >
> > Wes
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> Yep, and Freddie Fumbles, Wordless Workshop, Tom McCahill..
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> Lots of great projects, especially in the 50s to early 60s-when men
didn't have to ask how
> to cut a board...
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>
A lot of the old PM METALWORKING projects are available in *.pdf format on
Metal Web News.
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> living community. I have sold most of my tools but I still have something
> that I don't want to get rid of, but I must. I have a collection of
> do-it-yourself magazines. They are Popular Mechanics, Popular Science,
> Mechanics Illustrated, Handyman etc. They take up 22 feet of shelf space and
> there are 756 of them. The oldest is a 1941 Popular Mechanics that my Dad
> bought me when I was 12 Years old. From then on I was hooked. Many were
> issued during the war years of WWII. I quit buying them in the early 80's
> when they quit publishing in a how-to-do-it format and publised in a
> magazine format. I have indexed many of the projects. For example there are
> 20 issues that have how-to- build boat plans. I would like to get 20 cents
> per copy or best offer. The whole lot must go. These books are far too heavy
> and costly to ship. I live about 30 minutes from the Morgantown Exit on the
> Pennsylvania Turnpike. About 30 miles west of Philadelphia. Anyone
> interested can e-mail me for more information. I know that you don't want
> folks using this group to sell things but I hope you will forgive me. I have
> an attachment to them and just can't destroy them. Getting old sucks!!
>
> Clint Stoner clinton.sto...@verizon.net
>
> I plan to also place this on the woodworking and home repair groups.