Thanks and Maybe Stickers?

Hey Patrons!

It's the time once again for me to say thank you to everyone, in the form of credits for new Rockstars and stickers. The credits have been updated in upcoming videos and on the blog to include everyone who joined as Rockstar in February. Normally here is where I say "stickers are in the mail!" but they will be a little delayed this month for unforeseen logistical reasons. Rest assured, you will get them! On that note, I sometimes get stickers returned to me with "Unable To Deliver" or similar stamped on them. For whatever reason, this mostly happens with Australia. When possible, I double-check the address with the Patron in question, but sometimes that isn't possible because the person is no longer a Patron, or their mailing name doesn't match their name on Patreon so I can't find them. In these cases, I apply fresh postage and send it again. So far, that has always worked (as far as I know- the letter isn't rejected again).

However, if you are someone who has not received your stickers and you still want them, feel free to let me know. For North America, delivery times are generally about a week. For Europe, generally about 4 weeks. For Australia and NZ, generally about 6-8 weeks.

This month's featured book is a fiction(!) novel called Trustee From The Toolroom. Believe it or not, I do occasionally read fiction when I'm not frantically consuming every piece of machine shop knowledge I can find. This novel was recommended by one of you fine folks and I picked it up at a used book store (it's out of print). I've only just started reading it, but it's evidently a story of international intrigue centered around.... a fellow who builds model steam engines. I mean, who doesn't wish their particular niche skill set would one day save the world? A little on the nose perhaps, but it's a good read so far. One can certainly guess at the proclivities of the authour, in any case.