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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #15 on: 14 February 2007, 19:02:26 »
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #16 on: 14 February 2007, 19:22:09 »
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diagnostic code reader

Now i like that idea  8-)

How about clubbing together to buy a REAL tech2 like TB's.......that would certainly be in demand....and courier costs on that wouldnt be high.....prolly around £15ish with insurance

Tho i suspect there maybe a licensing issue if you want to use all the facilities of a tech2.....ie if it needs authorising from TIS to do certain stuff  :-/

Ummm thought some more about it and its probably a bad idea!....so forget that idea  :(
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #17 on: 14 February 2007, 21:27:28 »
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So someone would have to commit some space and occasional time to that....   i mean.,. what happens if the last guy to use it has nowhere practical for long term storage , and no-one wants it again for 6 months....  

it would need to come back to someone's "Depot" as it were.............

It'd just have to stop in the nearest available garage/'depot' until some one wanted to use it.
It does sound a reasonable idea as long as the item could be delivered when it was required, not every thing breaks according to a schedule. Also depends on the working pattern of the bloke who last uses it. eg I've been working 8 till 8 last week which has meant work & bed and very little else. I would have little time to ferry anything to a meeting point or go to the Post Office.
It's an idea that could work though!  :)
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #18 on: 14 February 2007, 21:50:49 »
It is a good idea and typical of the generous, helpful nature of this forum.

I think it would work very well for specialist tools that cannot be hired.

It does however rely on trust, which can never be guaranteed.  
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #19 on: 14 February 2007, 22:09:52 »
Thanks for the thought Finn!  Like TB says, if the hire rates are reasonable then probably easier to hire than to collect from wherever in the case of the engine hoist.  However, I think you are onto something as a general concept.  For example, a few people have had to spring for V6 camlock kits that we all benefit from.  It would be good to make that more equitable.

I will add one more wrinkle to this.  What if we could group together to rent a small industrial unit for working on cars?  Just as an example, there is one near me (a railway arch) that is sufficient to work on at least one car and store tools for £300/mo.  I would go for it on my own and share it if I was in a better financial situation.  Like the engine hoist, there is the issue of being local enough to benefit from it.
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #20 on: 15 February 2007, 00:40:55 »
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It is a good idea and typical of the generous, helpful nature of this forum.

I think it would work very well for specialist tools that cannot be hired.

It does however rely on trust, which can never be guaranteed.  

I guess restrictions could be imposed, such as no tool loan until certain post count, or possibly approval would need to be gained through a set criteria....
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #21 on: 15 February 2007, 01:50:12 »
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 Just as an example, there is one near me (a railway arch) that is sufficient to work on at least one car and store tools for £300/mo.  .......
I think that CaptainZok should get a railway arch somewhere up in this neck of the woods.  ;D  ;D Not that I live very far from him or owt.
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #22 on: 15 February 2007, 09:37:38 »
Rather than a Tech 2, what about an Opel Tech scan tool......
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #23 on: 15 February 2007, 10:09:49 »
I think we could be onto something here... :)

What is the cost and benfits of this tool please mark?

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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #24 on: 15 February 2007, 10:46:10 »
Its been looked at and reviewed some where....

It allows fault code reading and clearing, live data, key programming etc.

Does not support software upgrades and works off a standard laptop.

Covers all the Omega power plants though...
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #25 on: 15 February 2007, 13:01:51 »
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It is a good idea and typical of the generous, helpful nature of this forum.

I think it would work very well for specialist tools that cannot be hired.

It does however rely on trust, which can never be guaranteed.  

I guess restrictions could be imposed, such as no tool loan until certain post count, or possibly approval would need to be gained through a set criteria....

This was part of the reason I suggested a subscription scheme to prove dedication to the cause and also if needed for replacing lost/stolen/damaged Items, still it was only an Idea.

If trust becomes an issue the participant gets cut from the subscription scheme and banned and then possibly chased for the costs of the lost/broken/stolen tool in question.
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #26 on: 15 February 2007, 13:28:39 »
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Its been looked at and reviewed some where....

It allows fault code reading and clearing, live data, key programming etc.

Does not support software upgrades and works off a standard laptop.

Covers all the Omega power plants though...
i believe there would be an issue with licencing the s/w....
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #27 on: 15 February 2007, 13:33:22 »
I like the idea of this but just another thought......

If say 100 of us chipped in to buy some stuff; would use of it be limited to whomever had contributed & what about members that join after?
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« Reply #28 on: 15 February 2007, 14:03:52 »
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I like the idea of this but just another thought......

If say 100 of us chipped in to buy some stuff; would use of it be limited to whomever had contributed & what about members that join after?

Could be an idea, to keep it fair for all to put in equal funds covering the cost of intial outlay for tools and also meaning everyone is equal so no hierarchy business, the additional funds could be put to use of replacing any tools which get broken at any point.

Just an Idea :-/
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Re: Tool Pool
« Reply #29 on: 16 February 2007, 14:06:21 »
The biggest headache ould be the liabilities for the lifting equipment regulations and how you maintain the certification. It is a totally different ball game from having a jack or lifting gear, including the chains, in your own garage for sole use by you but once you start to loan/hire it may subject to the likes of PUWER 98 regulations.

It's a great idea but worth checking on before someone commits to being the focal point and thereby responsible. Rental companies have to carry third party liability insurance to cover litigation claims and this in itself can run to thousands of pounds which is okay for a company as it comes out of their profits but makes this kind of scheme prohibitively expensive for the participants ie engine crane and chains are around £200 and jacks vary across the range so the insurance could be up to 5 times the price of the equipment every year.

Sorry to point out a negative but it is something worth mentioning now before it goes too far.

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