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Hi TIA and Crew
I was wondering if any of you mark your tools so people can not claim they they are theirs or so it is easy to identify which tools are yours. If you do this, please comment how you do it because I am looking to do this to my tools.
Thanks,
George
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how easy is it to see the engravings?Stercorarius wrote:
Everything I have has my name or initials engraved with this thing. It’s about $25 at Lowes and is the best way to engrave them. I even engrave each individual wrench.[External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied]
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It depends on what you set the depth to. It won’t like scream your name but it’s enough for me.george frontino wrote:
how easy is it to see the engravings?
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That was on the lowest setting
I mark my tools by the blood of the hands I shop off when they grab for them… But you guys are safe!
Jimbo
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I may need to rethink my tool marking strategy. I like your method.Jimbos1ice wrote:
I mark my tools by the blood of the hands I shop off when they grab for them… But you guys are safe!
Jimbo
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When I worked in a shop with a bunch of others I marked my tools but in the most secret way I could so if they took them they didn’t know where or how so they could remove it or tamper with the marking. i know my dad did it differently by laying 10 or 12 brand new grinders/cirular saws hammers or what ever he bought for his company and sprayed green spray paint across them. I remember doing this once with brand new tools as a kid for him…..
Maybe try red spraypaint. *INSERT SCARED EMOJI HERE*
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I may need to rethink my tool marking strategy. I like your method.
A happy life is one that involves tools as often as possible
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Stercorarius wrote:
I may need to rethink my tool marking strategy. I like your method.
Most work I do alone or with close buddies or a family member so I know where to find them if my tool doesn’t make it home, but we have respect for our own things, I was taught that from a very young age, especially if you borrow something bring it back in better condition!
Jimbo
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My main concern is my dad trying to take my cool new tools but i know where he sleeps. I just need to listen down the hallway for a bear and a chainsaw. (He snores)Jimbos1ice wrote:
Most work I do alone or with close buddies or a family member so I know where to find them if my tool doesn’t make it home, but we have respect for our own things, I was taught that from a very young age, especially if you borrow something bring it back in better condition!
Jimbo
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A happy life is one that involves tools as often as possible
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I also have a little engraver. I got it for $10. It kinda sucks. I’ll spring the big money lol ($25-$30) for one that’s a little better than mine when it breaks or gets lost
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I mark all my hand tools. I use the same Dremel engraver pictured above,they have it at HD also they are around $18 on amazon. My power tools dont really get used by other people so i dont worry about them so much.
I mark mine either for dishonest mix ups ( so I can prove that those tools that the guy pulled out of my car an put in his truck are mine) or mostly for honest mistakes. Like if me and my coworker leave our Swanson speed squares on the same table I know to grab the one with my name on it.Jimbos1ice wrote:
Most work I do alone or with close buddies or a family member so I know where to find them if my tool doesn’t make it home, but we have respect for our own things, I was taught that from a very young age, especially if you borrow something bring it back in better condition!
Jimbo
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Mostly with threats of violence. Plus, I generally have the nicer, better-taken-care-of tools. For example, if there’s a screwdriver that doesn’t have nicks from being used as a hammer, it’s probably mine.
I tell you what, if you take a lesson from the ol’ nature handbook and start marking your tools like a wolf you wouldn’t be able to pay someone to touch them.
record all your serial numbers. people can have the same initials so it is added security. also helps with stolen an pawned tools. pawn stores give records to police weekly with serial numbers of things pawned weekly.
This is possibly the most important advice. Learned the hard way that cops won’t do anything if you don’t have documentation for your tools. Keep a digital and hard copy of all your receipts and serial numbers.rrich1 wrote:
record all your serial numbers. people can have the same initials so it is added security. also helps with stolen an pawned tools. pawn stores give records to police weekly with serial numbers of things pawned weekly.
Stercorarius wrote:
This is possibly the most important advice. Learned the hard way that cops won’t do anything if you don’t have documentation for your tools. Keep a digital and hard copy of all your receipts and serial numbers.
registering your tools helps as well. sure people can record a serial number but the manufacturer will have it dated as well.
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DeWalt
Nice, are you an aviation tech?77Ford01 wrote:
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DeWalt
Or an extremely neat auto tech. Any shop I’ve been in, no tech ever had them set and labelled like that, either way, it looks like it works
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Just to reiterate what Rich said, a few years ago here, I had a post going on this. It applies to everything you own really including heavy equipment…..
http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/1376-stolen-equipment/?hl=stolen
I don’t lend out any of my nice tools but I don’t work professionally in the trades so don’t have the same problems some guys here might have but the post should help guide some of you. As far as friends and family goes, I love my brothers and my next one in line is one of my best friends but he doesn’t get to use my tools. He’s a pro plumber and I’ve lent him a tool for literally five minutes and it comes back wrecked. Therefore when we do a project he uses his tools. I use his tools and mine. I’m anal about my tools and marking them has not had to happen but I keep an online inventory with the manufacturers every time I get a new tool. It helps for warranty and insurance.
Oh yeah….I do carry guns around at work so……
nobody screws……with Chris’s tools!!!!!!
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Nice, are you an aviation tech?
KnarlyCarl wrote:
Or an extremely neat auto tech. Any shop I’ve been in, no tech ever had them set and labelled like that, either way, it looks like it works
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DeWalt
That’s always good info to know.chrisk wrote:
Just to reiterate what Rich said, a few years ago here, I had a post going on this. It applies to everything you own really including heavy equipment…..
http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/1376-stolen-equipment/?hl=stolen
I don’t lend out any of my nice tools but I don’t work professionally in the trades so don’t have the same problems some guys here might have but the post should help guide some of you. As far as friends and family goes, I love my brothers and my next one in line is one of my best friends but he doesn’t get to use my tools. He’s a pro plumber and I’ve lent him a tool for literally five minutes and it comes back wrecked. Therefore when we do a project he uses his tools. I use his tools and mine. I’m anal about my tools and marking them has not had to happen but I keep an online inventory with the manufacturers every time I get a new tool. It helps for warranty and insurance.
chrisk wrote:
I’m anal about my tools and marking them has not had to happen but I keep an online inventory with the manufacturers every time I get a new tool. It helps for warranty and insurance.
I am the same way, but in my situation me ladies sister’s husband helps us out with our vehicles, and major stuff around the house, he does have a huge selection of mechanics tools, but no woodworking stuff. It always causes a big whirlwind, when I tell him no way he is going to borrow my tools, because he is a Neanderthal on tools. After all, we do pay him for any work he does for us, and yet I never charge for my monthly computer repair services. Moral of the story, I am also anal about my tools, I always wipe the down after every use, so they always look brand new. Also, I do keep a complete inventory with pictures, and serial numbers of not only all my tools, but every piece of electronics.
yes. if some1 is capable of cloning a GSB Chrome version. i resign to fate. lol.
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