Just found your channel through the Solarpunk facebook group and really appreciate your content. Y'all seem like really solid folk with a great sense of appreciation for the community aspect of solarpunk. In a country that emphasizes rugged individualism, building a sharing community is truly punk!
Welcome aboard and we're glad to have you join us. We are a fan of the ruggedness and I think individualism has its place too .... but within a community. Like, it is good to be able to operate independently for small tasks, to take charge of a situation. But then that needs to mesh with the community and be in constant give and take with the needs of the group as a whole. -Joe
I knew a man with many tools. Whenever someone asked to borrow something he'd say "Sure. Why don't you just leave me with your license until I get it back?" Anyone who reached for their license got to borrow his tools, but I never saw him actually take on. I don't recommend it as a way of life but it humored me when I was 19..
Haha you guys are great. I love you both. Not in that freak-out-your-wives kind of way. In the you are awesome kind of way. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜😊 Next- repair clinic?
Thank you so much and thank you for the idea to do the tool library. Proof positive that sometimes you just need to say something to bring about positive changes. Repair clinics are a neat idea, but I think we'll wait until the pandemic settles down before we tackle them honestly. Next up is some more tool specific videos as well as possibly a really cool interview that is in the works right now. Don't want to spoil the surprise though. -Joe
@@SolarpunkLife Darn pandemic wrecking everyone's fun. I keep wondering if it will ever be over. Anyway, maybe when it gets warm and you do the mask wearing 6 feet apart outside version. I will send you the stuff about the Hudson Valley one Adam swears by. So you have the info if things get safer to proceed.
Home Depot rentals are pretty nice but typically overpriced. Those modular phones could be a big help to make repairs easier. I think for most people it's a matter of skill or that they'd rather watch RUclips than fix their stuff. Tool library also depends on good nature, what if they break it or never return it? Maybe if there was an annual fee like 50 bucks a year or something. Idk just thinking out loud.
A lot of people worry about the tools in the tool library getting broken or not being returned. That hasn’t been my experience so far. But also all of the tools in our library were donated anyway. Thanks for commenting about rental tools, that’s also a good option instead of buying, if a bit expensive. Good thoughts! Do good, be good
And the circle saw manufacturer goes out of business because he can't sell enough circular saws to be profitable. Just saying. Worked in Tool & Die shop for 30 years and the shop equipment was mostly junk and my tools never got lent out and were perfect.
Thank you for your feedback! Why do you think the shop tools were junk? Were they not cared for by the people who used them? Tool libraries are really not targeted at people who have specialized and daily need for tools though, they are for the people who only need a tool a few times a year to tackle a job or two. In regards to the manufacturer that goes out of business ... In one view of the Solarpunk future, profitable isn't the measure used for what companies get to stay open. Remember, companies that are profitable today are often profitable because the skimp out on their employees, their warrantee, or their product quality in such a way that you need to keep buying more and more circular saws (or ... you know, whatever). -- Joe
@@SolarpunkLife Shop tools were notoriously not taken care of as if it was your own property. Simple Example I would never attempt to use the shops DoAll band saw without Removing the Blade and replacing with one only I have used. Shop blades were often mistreated so badly the tooth offset would be gone on one side and not cut straight od had teeth missing from an idiot trying to cut shim stock with a 8 tpi blade ect. Had to use Shop End mills but finding one not chipped or just dull was impossible. As for people using tools once or twice a year, Well that's just asking for trouble these non professionals will screw up and hurt themselves or just wreck these tools. They mostly shouldly shouldn't be let alone with a butter knife much less a dangerous tool like a circle saw. There are exceptions but not many.
@@HoundDogMech That's why these people seeking to use dangerous tools like circle saws ought to be taught how to do so safely in order to be able to use the library. Safety classes are and should be a part of tool libraries for non-professionals.
Love it! It’s not about the cost of the tools but the efficiency of the resources use 👍🏻 Thanks for taking action and creating community!
Absolutely, we're really looking forward to seeing it grow over time too! - Joe
Just found your channel through the Solarpunk facebook group and really appreciate your content. Y'all seem like really solid folk with a great sense of appreciation for the community aspect of solarpunk. In a country that emphasizes rugged individualism, building a sharing community is truly punk!
Welcome aboard and we're glad to have you join us. We are a fan of the ruggedness and I think individualism has its place too .... but within a community. Like, it is good to be able to operate independently for small tasks, to take charge of a situation. But then that needs to mesh with the community and be in constant give and take with the needs of the group as a whole. -Joe
Great video, Joe!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! - Joe
Good for you guys! This is so genius!
Thanks for your support and please spread the word -- more communities could use one! - Joe
I knew a man with many tools. Whenever someone asked to borrow something he'd say "Sure. Why don't you just leave me with your license until I get it back?" Anyone who reached for their license got to borrow his tools, but I never saw him actually take on.
I don't recommend it as a way of life but it humored me when I was 19..
So, if they were willing to leave their license they could borrow the tool even without leaving it? Makes sense.
@@SolarpunkLife Pretty much. :D
Incredible video!
Thank you! So glad we could brighten your day
@@SolarpunkLife Absolutely could! Love small channels like this. Hope you get far!
@@ErikUden having community members share like and comment helps a ton!
@@SolarpunkLife will do!
Haha you guys are great. I love you both. Not in that freak-out-your-wives kind of way. In the you are awesome kind of way. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜😊 Next- repair clinic?
Really, you guys just make me believe there are good people in the world and that makes me HAPPY!
Thank you so much and thank you for the idea to do the tool library. Proof positive that sometimes you just need to say something to bring about positive changes.
Repair clinics are a neat idea, but I think we'll wait until the pandemic settles down before we tackle them honestly. Next up is some more tool specific videos as well as possibly a really cool interview that is in the works right now. Don't want to spoil the surprise though.
-Joe
@@SolarpunkLife Darn pandemic wrecking everyone's fun. I keep wondering if it will ever be over. Anyway, maybe when it gets warm and you do the mask wearing 6 feet apart outside version. I will send you the stuff about the Hudson Valley one Adam swears by. So you have the info if things get safer to proceed.
Home Depot rentals are pretty nice but typically overpriced. Those modular phones could be a big help to make repairs easier. I think for most people it's a matter of skill or that they'd rather watch RUclips than fix their stuff. Tool library also depends on good nature, what if they break it or never return it? Maybe if there was an annual fee like 50 bucks a year or something. Idk just thinking out loud.
A lot of people worry about the tools in the tool library getting broken or not being returned. That hasn’t been my experience so far. But also all of the tools in our library were donated anyway.
Thanks for commenting about rental tools, that’s also a good option instead of buying, if a bit expensive. Good thoughts! Do good, be good
And the circle saw manufacturer goes out of business because he can't sell enough circular saws to be profitable. Just saying. Worked in Tool & Die shop for 30 years and the shop equipment was mostly junk and my tools never got lent out and were perfect.
Thank you for your feedback! Why do you think the shop tools were junk? Were they not cared for by the people who used them? Tool libraries are really not targeted at people who have specialized and daily need for tools though, they are for the people who only need a tool a few times a year to tackle a job or two.
In regards to the manufacturer that goes out of business ... In one view of the Solarpunk future, profitable isn't the measure used for what companies get to stay open. Remember, companies that are profitable today are often profitable because the skimp out on their employees, their warrantee, or their product quality in such a way that you need to keep buying more and more circular saws (or ... you know, whatever).
-- Joe
@@SolarpunkLife Shop tools were notoriously not taken care of as if it was your own property. Simple Example I would never attempt to use the shops DoAll band saw without Removing the Blade and replacing with one only I have used. Shop blades were often mistreated so badly the tooth offset would be gone on one side and not cut straight od had teeth missing from an idiot trying to cut shim stock with a 8 tpi blade ect.
Had to use Shop End mills but finding one not chipped or just dull was impossible. As for people using tools once or twice a year, Well that's just asking for trouble these non professionals will screw up and hurt themselves or just wreck these tools. They mostly shouldly shouldn't be let alone with a butter knife much less a dangerous tool like a circle saw. There are exceptions but not many.
@@HoundDogMech why do you think that’s the case though? Any ideas to make the shop tools be better taken care of?
@@HoundDogMech That's why these people seeking to use dangerous tools like circle saws ought to be taught how to do so safely in order to be able to use the library. Safety classes are and should be a part of tool libraries for non-professionals.