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SavannahLion:
Anyone ever hear of this? http://www.zilok.com/
Saw it on the news today. It's boils down to a DIY rental site really. Person A has a table saw, Person B needs a table saw for the weekend, Person B pays Person A $50 (or whatever) to use that said table saw.
At first it seems like a good idea. But after reading the site FAQ's I realized there's a few things I don't really like. Namely, letting people know what I own. Kind of the same problem with SwapTree. Is it really a good idea to have a virtual shopping list for some thief to peruse? I know we share what cabinets we have around here, but stealing a cabinet from someones home is a far cry from thousands of dollars of tools.
Not to mention, do people realize how hard it is to get your tools (or anything else for that manner?) back after you loan them out to your friends? I can't imagine renting my tools out to total strangers, contract or not.
It also makes me suspicious that such a relatively small site is suddenly getting national attention on CBS news.
Anybody ever heard of this site?
danny_galaga:
Don;t you have tool rental places there? Why wouldn't you just go to one of those and rent proper tools, rather than bargain bin crap from the supermarket...
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on June 02, 2009, 04:56:33 am ---
Don;t you have tool rental places there? Why wouldn't you just go to one of those and rent proper tools, rather than bargain bin crap from the supermarket...
--- End quote ---
Not for common tools... it would be really hard to rent a tablesaw. A trencher, a tiller (as jim's shot at shardian mentions), log splitter, bobcats, powerwashers, stuff like that you can rent but not things like woodworking tools that I've ever seen.
EDIT: look at the amount of vids and pins available... and the per day rental fees... :o
shardian:
Home Depot used to rent any/every tool you would want...but you would pay more than the tool cost off the shelf!
I looked into renting a tiller, and it was gonna be something outrageous like $200 for a weekend. I just think Jim is funny, considering we if you replace the word "tools" with "Vid" or "Pin", and it is the same story.
JeepMonkey:
Does the owner of the tool take on any responsability if the barrower hurts themselves? That would be my biggest worry.
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