Vintag Power Tool Collectors Mailboard

The HTPAA are hosting a separate mailboard relating to Vintage Power Tools especially Australian ones. This mailboard is much simpler to use than the MC2 one, everything can be done by email if one so desires.

If you have an interest in Vintage Power Tools, and Catalogues, Ephemera relating to them etc,
send an email to Powersig-request@htpaa.org.au with the word: subscribe in the subject line, nothing more. You will get a message back to confirm, and you must reply to complete the enrolment. This mailboard as per the others is completely free.

When joining, it is polite to give a short introduction of yourself and your interests to the group.

You are encouraged to add picture attachments to your post - we ask that total message does not exceed 1 Mb.

If you have some historic or interesing Power Tools to share with the group, please send pictures and any information, catalogue material, timeframes etc as known.

If you have difficulty with enrolment, just email the Club on this link and your account will be set up.

Wrench Collectors Mailboard

The HTPAA are hosting a separate mailboard relating to wrenches. This mailboard is much simpler to use than the MC2 one, everything can be done by email if one so desires.

If you have an interest in wrenches and spanners etc, send an email to Wrenches-request@htpaa.org.au with the word: subscribe in the subject line, nothing more. you will get a message back to confirm.

If you have difficulty with that, just email the Club on this link and your account will be set up.

Tool Collectors Mailboard on mc2

A community called Oztoolclub has been set up on mc2. There is also the capability to set up a: chat room, guest book, Members can have webpages (free). Oztoolclub is an unmoderated mailboard, available to tool collectors and enthusiasts. Members must be registered to participate. Registration applications go to owner for approval.

The mailboard offers a fast and convenient means of group communication. It can be used to publicise special events, to advise members of upcoming sales and auctions, items for sale or wanted etc. Anything tool related or Club related is OK.

Members are expected to observe netiquette at all times and to avoid any inappropriate language. A detailed set of rules are to be read in conjunction with registration.

No attachments are to be sent to the mailboard. There is an area on mc2 for attachments(myfiles).

The mailboard is located on the Vicnet website, and members wanting to participate need to be registered with Vicnet. Registration is free and the mailboard is also free. There is a link to the mailboard below.

Any member interested in joining should use one of the links below.

The Vicnet mc2 facility is provided as a community service by the Victorian Government. There is a whole host of information in the user guide and even more detailed information on the Vicnet site.

Links:

• mc2 home
• Mc2 Users Guide: 50 page users guide in MS Word (Zip format, approx 1 mb)

Direct login to mc2 (you must be registered already)

Email:
Password: