Lending Tools

[Bleedin Thumb]

Tools, money not my wife. If some one asks me I will usually say yes. If they abuse the privilege well that's their bad Karma and I won't offer again.....and being very judgmental I find that I will write that person off as not being worth my time.

That probably sound harsh but there you go, I'm deeply flawed.

Its the ones (tools etc) that don't come back which are annoying.
You go to use something, can't find it and realise "hey I lent that to someone" but can't remember who it was. I dont even get the satisfaction of feeling sanctimonious.

[ozwinner]

I dont lend tools full stop.
If I can do the job for them I will, rather than lend my tools.

Al

[Stuart]

Thought that was a direct violation of the woodies code (lending tools that is)?

[Gumby]

I dont lend tools full stop.
If I can do the job for them I will, rather than lend my tools.

Al

could you come around and knock a nail in for me please ?

[Master Splinter]

I only lend tools that I consider consumables - such as my collection of cheap 'there could be a nail in this bit of wood' chisels or tools that are on the 'gee I would like an excuse to buy a better one, I hope this one breaks soon' list.

[Metal Head]

I once lent my circular wood saw to a good friend for cutting up some pine wood. On it's return I just took it home and put it back in the cupboard. Then a few days later when I needed to use it, I noticed it was not cutting so well - most the teeth were either chipped or had broken off .

A few weeks later this friend was back on the scrounge but told her that she would need either an angle grinder or a bandsaw to cut through the nails this time.

[Corunetes]

There's one thing about lending your tools to a person........... The return will tell you more about that particular person than you would learn in a long time!

[nettlewarbler]

mornin all , why not break summit of his , like his skull with a nice long piece of 4" x 2" . that might be a good remedy next time he'll be busting someone else's gear .

[tameriska]

I suppose that at least you got it back, although that is not the point.

I will only ever lend anything to anyone if I really trust them to do the right thing.

I will NOT lend any of my fathers tools.

When it comes down to it, if they really need the tool, kmart, cheap as chips have enough stuff good enough to do one or two jobs.

[savage]

Boy I have to agree with everyone, as if, IF!, I decide to loan a tool, I make sure they know in advance that if it taken by them they will "Bring it back on completion of said job it was borroed for", and "Not keep it for another job next week" . If they want it for 2 weeks say so, also if I have to come and get it, don't bother asking again!

You break it, you just bought me a new tool and inherited a broken one!

I would sooner do the job for them, than risk my tools, some may not be the best quality but they are the only one's I have and could afford at the time, some of them are quality and I could not afford to replace them.

[Carpenter]

This is how it usually goes; The idea is verbalised by the potential borrower, no words are spoken but I use a special stare, & thats the last time its ever spoken of! My tools are always in pristine condition, so the best they could ever be returned to me is how they left, but past experience proves that few people share my standards & they returned in a state of lesser condition. NO. Never. F#%k off & buy your own.

[johnc]

Generally I don't loan out tools, the people that seem to want to borrow are often the ones that don't have a clue and that leads to one outcome. However I do have a few old bits and pieces that seem to cover the rare request for a chisel, screwdriver etc, and if they come back damaged or not at all I don't care.

John.

[pawnhead]

I wouldn't trust myself with someone else's tools considering the hiding I give my own. Some people are just too fanatical about their tools though. They're made to do a job and I don't care how pretty they look. If a tool of mine falls apart because someone has dropped it from a roof, then I'll duck tape/pop rivet/bolt it back together and he can buy me a beer for my trouble. If that doesn't work, it goes in the bin and he can get me another one. If he doesn't get me another one then I won't cry over it, but he won't get another chance, and he won't get a beer off me when it's my shout.

When I started in the game I used to be so proud of my tools and the condition they were in, but now if I saw two tradesmen, one with immaculately maintained tools, and one with beaten up/home modified tools, I know who I'd hire. It wouldn't be the Nancy boy who farts around all day instead of getting stuck into the job.

Your tools are meant to be beaten up, and if you don't like it, then don't lend them to anyone.

[Honorary Bloke]

I believe this falls under para. 6.4.2 of the Code if widely interpreted. Mayhap Driver will want to expand this para. to include these circs.

I'm like most of youse, I don't lend good tools to anyone, but will lend commodity tools, such as screwdrivers, cheapo chisels, etc. I fear that my expectations from my fellow man are a bit low.

Yes, Gumby, you can have the lend of a hammer. Where do you want it posted? And when can I expect it to be returned?

[journeyman Mick]

I dont lend tools full stop.
If I can do the job for them I will, rather than lend my tools.

Al

Al,
I was going to ask if I could borrow your mixer, shovel, laser level, barrow, mud boards, trowels, string lines and 1200 level, but could you just come and build this retaining wall for me instead?

Mick