Comments on: How to Start a Tool Lending Library http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Tue, 21 May 2013 05:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-752480 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:34:18 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-752480 I love the idea of building community to share resources

]]> By: How to Start a Lending Library Part 1: Insurance and Operations http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-583402 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:00:34 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-583402 [...] MAKE: How to Start a Tool Lending Library - this blog post was co-written by our own Gene Homicki, with Zero to Maker author, David Lang.  David outlines how a tool library can help provide a rallying point for the maker movement in your community. [...]

]]> By: MAKE | Your Comments http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-564715 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:01:22 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-564715 [...] the article How to Start a Tool Lending Library, Co-Founder of the West Seattle Tool Lending Library Gene Homicki responds to commenters: [...]

]]> By: Gene http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-560180 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 03:12:21 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-560180 dylanboyce, we found that a lot of people were less willing (scared even) to loan person to person, but are willing to donate tools, time and skills to a more formal library so they can be available for other people to use. Honestly, we get more tools than we know what to do with (ok, we know what to do with them – we sell the excess to buy more of what we need, or we donate them to other local tool libraries).

rageahol, it looks like they only loan out to community groups rather than individuals (more of the “tool bank” than “tool library” model). I’d love to see more tool libraries directly in SF, and a big part of the reason we created the “starter kit” and went a little overboard on the lending library management system, was to make it a lot easier to get started.

]]> By: rageahol http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-554146 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:07:38 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-554146 http://www.sfcleancity.com/resources/tool-lending.html

sf has had a tool library for years.

]]> By: How to Start a Tool Lending Library… « UKIAH BLOG http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-552096 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:26:08 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-552096 [...] From DAVID LANG MakeZine.com [...]

]]> By: dylanboyce http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-550740 Thu, 31 May 2012 01:30:38 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-550740 I would love to have community members that I trust enough to lend my $600 chop saw to.

]]> By: nommymanwich http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/#comment-549193 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:05:34 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=218409#comment-549193 Reblogged this on Void Warranties.

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