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Nephasth:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on October 29, 2012, 07:19:58 pm ---Chad, you need to lay down the law....  I don't let ANYBODY borrow my tools unless it's an emergency and I usually come with the tools to make sure they get back. ;)

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Ditto. I would rather help someone with the work they need done, than let them borrow a tool.



And use the lock!

t3design:
I'm with Chad. I've got 5 boys. They know the rules about using my tools. But....they are kids and they make mistakes and get distracted. Labels would help the tools find their way home. I like the tape and sharpie idea. Cheap, quick, and easy to implement and change.

BadMouth:
I do already know where everything is at (it's just a small chest set).
I have a couple drawers that are getting overly full, so I picked up another middle section.
Thought I'd add labels as part of the reorganization....whenever I get around to it.

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: t3design on October 29, 2012, 07:39:46 pm ---I'm with Chad. I've got 5 boys. They know the rules about using my tools. But....they are kids and they make mistakes and get distracted. Labels would help the tools find their way home.
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Of course... that's why you buy them their own tools.  You get the cheapest stuff you can find as well because they'll most likely lose or trash half of it.  When they prove themselves THEN you can let em into the big-boy box. 

I guess it depends on what we are talking about though.  I'm actually fairly generous about helping people and letting them borrow stuff that they need with the exception of my tools.  It's not about the money or if they are lost or damaged either, it's because I frikkin need them.  My wrenches and rachets keep the cars going, My pipe fittings and plumbers wrenches take care of the leaks and my wood working tools allow me to do fun projects that silence the voices in my head and keep me from murdering those around me.  ;)

So it isn't a matter of "oh he broke that, it'll cost me" it's the whole deal about it being 5 in the afternoon one winter, a pipe breaks and some jackass lost my plumbers wrench.  The good hardware store is about to close and I'm 45 min out, so I have to wait, without water, until the next day because somebody needed it to do something unimportant.

Aherm.... getting back on topic, the masking tape has worked for me for years so I stand by it.  If you are worried about how it looks, the thinner rolls of tape are just about the width of the stainless steel lip on your typical craftsman toolbox so if you write neatly it'll look nice.  I also reccomend Kool-aid plastic containers for your misc bits... they work just like the old mason jar trick except they are cheaper and aren't glass, so you don't have to worry about breaking them.  You can write on them with your markers as well. 

ChadTower:



I do have 2-3 of the simpler tools like hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers.  Kids generally don't touch the tools they don't understand so the plumber's wrench is safe. 


What I do have to battle over is flashlights.  The kids take them, lose them, drop them, kill the batteries, etc.  Then when I need a flashlight I have to hunt them all down to find the batteries dead and half of them are broken.  I had to get myself some good strong LED headlamps and hide them.  I put one in my bedroom, one in my truck, one in the Asteroids Deluxe coin box, and one in the shed.   :)

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