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I want to do Match’s 15 minute mini mag mod. I cannot find a 25/32 drill bit locally, and would rather not buy a one time use drill bit. So, if any of you guys have one laying around and would let me borrow it, I will gladly pay for shipping via paypal. And in return, I will include some 17mm neon green tailcap buttons and o rings when I return the bit. Please pm me if you are willing to loan a tool. Thank you.
I’d say just buy it. Borrowing sounds like more trouble than it’s worth. Also I’m not sure anyone would want to trust you since you haven’t been around that long. Maybe you can offer a deposit if you must borrow it.
I don't know about you guys, but I don't lend tools to anybody. I've had too many bad experiences like not getting them back, or not getting them back in the same condition before I lent them out.
I loaned my brother in law my pressure washer a few years ago and got it back with a damaged pump. He said it was working fine when he retuned it to me. It cost me $200 to get the pump repaired. He never offered to pay me. Needless to say when he called me 2 weeks ago to borrow one of my ladders, I told him to f**k off. I haven't spoken to him since.
I loaned my only 55W halogen flashlight with charger and explicit instructions (back when i had one light), i got it back a few months later with a dead battery and lame excuses (and no reimbursement), since then i don’t loan lights or anything else, i was thinkign of getting a pressure washer and i know someone who would want to borrow it the minute he realizes i own one, i will offer to go to his place and clean his deck for him but i would never allow him to borrow and use it on his own (he has done me a few favours (not loans) and will feel offended that i won’t just loan something but you have summed up the hazards well)
But Ive been with the same gal for 26 years. I never said I would lend her, just that it would be easier to do. But Im guessing she might find it refreshing… and Id need a new cook. And thats not happening, shes a good cook.