Sharing tools???

[Brandamn]

Do you let other co-workers borrow tools to make a commission? Just seeing everyone's opinions.

 

[5mall5nail5]

If they are nice people and dont take advantage, why not?

 

[HeelSpur]

If they are trust worthy and responsable.

I once lent out my right angle drill and it was returned
with no reverse, he said it was broke when he borrowed it.
All he had to say was the reverse went out while using it,
but no he had to lie. So no more borrowing for him.

 

[chris6278]

as long as they respect my tools an return them in the same condition as before they used them then sure.

 

[mayday0017]

I keep a close eye on my tools but I don't mind lending to people I trust. I also don't lend things to people I know can't afford to replace it in the event something happens. If they need to use a tool and can't afford it I'll typically offer to lend a hand at my convinience.

The only thing I really hate about lending tools is trying to remember to get it back. Sometimes I don't think about it till I need the tool again and have to remember who borrowed it and then go get it which can be a pain.... For the most part I never have a problem and I borrow other peoples tools from them as well. If anything happens to their tool I always offer to repair or replace it at their discression but never do anything until I get their permission. This same rule applies even if I am not sure if I damaged it or it was already like that.

 

[Brandamn]

But in a shop that does mostly brake and tires shouldn't you atleast have a brake tool set in your box?

 

[5mall5nail5]

But in a shop that does mostly brake and tires shouldn't you atleast have a brake tool set in your box?

Uh. What?

 

[signcrafter]

But in a shop that does mostly brake and tires shouldn't you atleast have a brake tool set in your box?

I don't work in a mechanic shop but I would have no problem borrowing tools to someone who might not have a particular tool. But if your shop mainly does tires and brakes and a fellow mechanic didn't have any brake tools I would let him borrow mine a few times to make some money to buy his own. Is he new? You can get a decent set of brake tools for 100-150 bucks. If he has been there a while and just doesn't want to buy his own tools then I would have a talk with him. I would have a problem if he is always using my tools to make a proffit and let me have the bill for the tools. I would "rent" the tools to him if this is the case. Tell him 3 free times to borrow brake tools and the fourth time it's 5-10 bucks per brake job. He will probably buy his own then. But if this is what he is doing and everyone is borrowing him tools why should he buy any of his own? He is making money with no investment.

 

[Mr_John]

I know this is old school... like grade school type stuff, but why don't you set up a sign up sheet for anyone that borrows your tools. Tell them they can borrow them, but they need to sign them out and then sign them back in when they are returned.

Your sign out sheet could have name/tool borrowed/date/time and then another space for date/time tool returned. I know it's a PITA... but that's the point, you don't want to make it too easy for others to keep borrowing your tools. And, obviously, if something goes missing, then you should know who has it and when they borrowed it.

 

[jeep450]

If they borrow it more than 3 times in 2 weeks they need to buy one. Electrical stuff or scan tool sorry don't lend out.

 

[4x4gearhead]

I work in a small shop where everyone borrows stuff from one another, we still have the rule that if you are borrowing the tool frequently you should have one. We are less likely to get mad of its something really expensive i.e. 3/4 torque wrench or something like that, but in most cases the other guys in the shop have a few things I dont and visa versa so it kind of works out. Though, if I was a guy working in a big dealership or auto shop I think I would be a lot more protective, just from my experience with such places, and some of the people who inhabit them.

 

[Motor-Mechanic]

Don't generally lend tools out.

Me and a guy i work next to are pretty good mates and will lend each other tools, but we both share the view that, if you need it twice you need your own, and if you break/lose it you replace it (never needed to so far).

Guy that works the other side of me doesn't even own a 10mm spanner! i lend him nothin' because he can't afford to buy tools he needs, so he can't afford to replace mine if he breaks/loses them.

 

[metaldad]

I generally do not lend tools out, except to only a few individuals who have been proven to be trustworthy.
Too many times stuff has been returned broken, by others, without telling me that said tool is broken.

 

[Trucky]

Only if they're cheap and indestructible to a point. Wrenches? Sure! My mics, indicators, and calipers? Heck no.

 

[otis66]

If you have to borrow a tool more than once you need to buy it for your self.

 

[Coach James]

I would loan only to the 2 or 3 people I know would take good care of them, but those same guys are the type that refuse to borrow tools.

Coach

 

[jmscollinsiii]

I am a maintenance mechanic and I normally don't have a problem lending out tools as there are only three other maintenance guys on my shift but we had a new guy start two weeks ago who hasn't take a tool to a equipment break down yet. Well long story short let him borrow my leatherman for two minutes on Friday he came back and said "couldn't fix it and oh I broke your multi tool" . No more lending to him.

 

[Benji]

I let only guys I trust verry well borrow my tools and they are the same way and we ask the owner for it and return it to them after we are done or if they are busiey I return it to their bench after telling them I'm bringing it back and walking past them with it. Most guys I don't lend to mostly for the fact that they are not going to abuse and loose my Snap on like they do their china garbage .

 

[2JZGTESC300]

As a Master Technician, I let my Boss use my tools as well as my Apprentice Technician. Other than that, no one else. Not my Boss's son, nor my Apprentice Technician's friends.

 

[davesnothere]

I work in a small shop where everyone borrows stuff from one another, we still have the rule that if you are borrowing the tool frequently you should have one. We are less likely to get mad of its something really expensive i.e. 3/4 torque wrench or something like that, but in most cases the other guys in the shop have a few things I dont and visa versa so it kind of works out. Though, if I was a guy working in a big dealership or auto shop I think I would be a lot more protective, just from my experience with such places, and some of the people who inhabit them.

^^this^^

 

[knocker]

I only lend to two other techs in my shop, they've proved to be very trustful and take care of what I let them use. And they lend to me also. I made the mistake a few months back of letting a porter use my jump box and it came back missing a clamp cover. He's still trying to live that down.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[JDS968]

Yes, there's always some unusual tool somebody else has that I don't, or vice versa. We pretty much all trust each other. That really makes everything, including tool borrowing, run much more smoothly.

 

[vwsaabvt]

I let one guy on first shift use my tools, but I have very few tools that he doesn't and vice versa. I let one guy I know really well on second shift have a key to my box and he knows that he is responsible for it if he lets anyone use anything. No one at my shop ever used to lock their box and it was nice being able to trust everyone, but in the last year we have lost 3 guys and gained another 5.

 

[gsmornot]

The people I would trust enough to lend to have better sets so it's not an issue. I don't ask to borrow anything either though.

 

[Ritter4.0]

I help and lend tools because I am lent tools and helped in return. Don't wanna lend me tools or help me? Then you can't borrow my tools, and won't get any help. Simple as that. The shop I work in is very good about that. Pretty much everyone will let you go into their box to get a tool. Missing tools are taken VERY seriously, so it VERY rarely if ever happens. Working with good people has a lot to do with it.

I know where my tools are, and I make sure they are at least back on my bench by the end of the day. Most of my tools were bought used for cheap, and I have enough doubles that it does not usually affect my work. It actually helps me look really good to others, and helped me become a "go to" person for some tools. I enjoy being able to help people do something better, faster, and easier if its possible.

 

[magova1104]

No. This is what happened last time somebody ask me for a screwdriver:

 

[crewchief888]

for the most part i dont loan anything out.

we have a new field mechanic, (he's actually my old service manager), i help him out when he gets in a bind.

he's got a good selection of basic hand and air tools, but is lacking some 3/4"dr stuff , larger crowsfeet, angle head, and "service" wrenches.

whenever i run across a reasonable deal on tools he's still looking for, if i have the cash i'll get it for him, or let him know about it...

he picked up a deal on a complete, brand new, allen brand 3/4" dr set for $60

finding larger crowsfeet, angle heads, and service wrenches are a little more challenging

 

[E.T.Privott]

i buy cheap tools and keep them to the side box. if i use them a few times and need them i buy a good one for my tool box. if some one needs to get a tool from me for any reason then i let them use the tools in the side box - never do i let anybody into my big box !!! if the tool is broken offer to replace it, most times i'll say thanks but it's OK. if the tool is lost or not returned then i know who is responsible and who's not, the next time someone needs to get a tool from me i'll be able to say why he can't ! my good tools cost and it hurts when they go missing, i shouldn't have to go looking for a tool that someone got from me - cheap or not. if you barrow a tool from someone then make damn sure they get it back, wiped down and in the same shape as they got it in. NO one likes a thief, a lier, a cheat ! i try to help everyone that is in need, but i well treat you as you treat me, fair is fair so be a man and be honest in your dealing with others .

 

[greasemonkey44]

we share all the shop tools;
other wise if i dont have it i borrow it once and no more. like a 9mm allen to do front brakes on an expedition. or a t60 on a rear wheel bearing on a ford edge.