Hmmmnnn............. Well I could rent you mine, but the shipping would kill the deal.
Still, what we need here is a central tool repository for members so they can rent "club" tools, like most bike clubs do? I know it sounds scary, but if you charge members the total purchase price as a security deposit (via paypal) and refund it once the tools are returned, (less rental, shippping and any late fees) there's virtually no risk, and the club makes a little money on the side to pay Glenn for all his work?
We could run a fundraiser (T Shirts, lapel badges, decals or even membership fees) to fund the purchase the tools, appoint a "Quarter Master" to look after them, and he/she can then be PM'd to stick them in a box and send them to the desperate member? We could start with the following items:
a. Morgan carb-tune,
b. Good quality timing light,
c. Float level gauge,
d. Chain breaker/riveter,
e. Piston pin extractor,
f. Ring Compressor,
g. Multimeter,
h. Valve Spring compressor,
i. Clutch tool,
j. 0-20 ft lbs Torque wrench,
k. Alternator rotor extractor,and
l. Plastic welder.
There are probably heaps of other items, but I didn't want to include things too big to ship via the Post Office, nor basic tools like sockets, wrenches, allen keys etc, that most of us already own.
A lot of us already own some of these things (being the sad bastard that I am, I've got at least one of everything I've listed above) but as has been mentioned before, they're expensive, and rarely used anyway, so why not? If it'll save people money, and generate funds for our club, it's gotta be good! Cheers, Terry.
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