Do you loan your workshop tools?

[dom14]

was working as a mechanic [bikes] in Alice Springs in the early 80s someone thought they liked my tool box better than theirs
Mine was full of speciallist Honda tools from working for Honda over the years, turns our I had to return to Melb, NO TOOLS NO JOB
never did get them back the f,,,,,ing low life.
Received a letter from Alice 3 months later for a bush job working on the Khan railwayline from Marla bore [ no road house] down
to Kingoonya. Home base was the original Kulgera homestead next to the nearly finished Kulgera road house, Its reported the gum tree
out the front was planted by John Batman

i think you meant Ghan?!
Are you still good with motorbikes?

[dom14]

One of my workmates used to lend out his tools, but he had a log book and tickets that he made the borrower sign.

How much was he charging for the rent?

[Cuppa]

Returned today, and like I expected the isolator switch was in the mailbox when I arrived home. BUT it's broken and parts are missing, think they only sent it to stop me complaining to eBay.

Photos & another dispute?

[jack]

Photos & another dispute?

Nah, not worth the effort. Teach me for going cheap and could have been broken in transit.

[dom14]

Only if they are replaceable, I have more than one & I know the person borrowing them would replace them without needing to be asked if they were damaged or lost. Generally I would prefer the 'borrower' came to my place to use them, or I accompany the tools to where they are used. I've had plenty of crap tools over the years, but now have some good ones I value. My neighbour borrows my crap & worn tools sometimes, because they are usually less crap & less worn than his. Anything else he wants, I volunteer to do the job for him myself.

No-one but me uses my chainsaw though. When my son wanted to borrow it, I bought him a secondhand one of his own. My last saw (Stihl 036) lasted me 15 years (& I then sold it for parts on ebay for $340). It's replacement (Stihl MS362) is only about 12 months old.



Cuppa

Cuppa, where do you live? I wanna move closer to your joint.
I have few jobs that I might need to borrow your valued tools.

[Cuppa]

Cuppa, where do you live? I wanna move closer to your joint.
I have few jobs that I might need to borrow your valued tools.

Somewhere inside Victoria, Australia Dom...... even though I've moved since I made that post.

[dom14]

Somewhere inside Victoria, Australia Dom...... even though I've moved since I made that post.

Bummer for me! I was daydreamin about getting you to volunteer for my yard work and some of my projects.
I usually have to pay for that kinda work or get my slack butt into action.