Sharing tools WAS: torque wrenches

[Livolsi, Stephane]

I suggested it quite a while ago but it is worth repeating as I notice
there are a lot of new listers....

I think that cost sharing for major tools is an excellent idea.
Locally, myself and Tihol generally go 50/50 on things like spring
compresser, vacuum pump, etc.  This halves our cost on something that we
both will need at some point.

For listers in bigger cities, there could be huge savings. Imagine
getting 

Sidebar...listening to the TV just now, Audi was one of the answers on
Jeopardy....

Anyway, imagine getting 5 or 6 listers to kick in for an expensive tool
that you only use once in a while.  What are the chances that 2 or more
would need it at the same time.  For that matter if they are listers,
they would probably get together and help each other out anyway, right?

Stephane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:IRautenberg at comcast.net] 
> Sent: December 3, 2003 5:09 PM
> To: santoli9 at cox.net; Ingo D. Rautenberg; Kneale Brownson; 
> quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Torque Wrenches - my answer... (holy smokes!)
> 
> 
> Speaking of Yankee frugality, I "rented"all the tools from a 
> fellow lister (except for the 3/4" torque wrench and breaker 
> bar).  Others (locally) have borrowed my 3/4" torque wrench 
> and breaker bar.  After all, how often do you need to use a 
> 3/4" torque wrench.
> 
> Ingo
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <santoli9 at cox.net>
> To: "Ingo D. Rautenberg" <ingo at waratap.com>; "Kneale 
> Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Re:Torque Wrenches - my answer... (holy smokes!)
> 
> 
> > > I find the discussion, while not arbitrary, somewhat pointless in 
> > > that
> IF
> > > you follow proper procedure AND you use the proper tools, 
> you will 
> > > have
> the
> > > intended result.
> > >
> > Well... Although I do love buying tools, yankee frugality 
> (if someone
> living in Virginia can use such a term) keeps me from buying 
> anything I can do as well without.
> > >
> > > Then make your own tool.
> > >
> > Who has time to make tools they don't need?
> >
> 
> 
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