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elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

No, conflating them doesn’t make any sense. You bring home the tool from the tool library, and you bring it back when you’re done. It’s one extra trip vs. going to the hardware store to buy the tool. The concerns about mismeasurements and extra trips don’t apply.

You’d have a point if the thread were about maker spaces, I’ll give you that. As it stands, though, I’d say your concerns are misdirected.

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masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You cut the first piece, realize you actually need a different type of saw for the next cut, it’s booked out, now your project is indefinitely delayed.

Tool library is still a great idea / resource for when you’re doing a project and need one weird tool that youll never use again, but most people who do any real amount of DIY will want their own set of tools that cover most of the bases.

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- elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Counterpoint: You go to the store to buy the saw you think you’ll need, come home, cut the first piece – boom, same realization. Same time-sink to go back to the store. I don’t think that’s a concern unique to tool libs.
  
  need one weird tool
  
  Well, yeah. We’re talking more expensive things that you only need for one project, or maybe a couple of times. Not the screwdriver set that you use for everything from box-cutting to adjusting the screws on your cabinet doors when they seem wonky.
  
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  - masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Counterpoint: You go to the store to buy the saw you think you’ll need, come home, cut the first piece – boom, same realization. Same time-sink to go back to the store. I don’t think that’s a concern unique to tool libs.
    
    Yes, except that when your buying tools, that only happens once. The next project that happens you have that tool sitting their waiting for you.
    
    Well, yeah. We’re talking more expensive things that you only need for one project, or maybe a couple of times. Not the screwdriver set that you use for everything from box-cutting to adjusting the screws on your cabinet doors when they seem wonky.
    
    By basic DIY tools I don’t just mean screw driver, I mean probably something along the lines of: screwdriver set, socket set, hammer, wrench set, drill / driver, circular saw, multitool, jigsaw, tape measures, clamps, level, plus basic painting tools, basic drywalling tools, basic electrical tools.
    
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    elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    The next project that happens
    
    If you’re doing multiple projects where you need that same tool, that does tilt the scale towards buying. Rentals are best for one-off things.
    
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