housing

- 07/28/2009

Got any tools for PUSH?

Coming up this fall, PUSH will be opening a tool lending library! We are partnering with Buffalo ReUse to bring you a West Side location of the Buffalo Tool BARn at 456 Massachusetts, in the storefront below our housing co-op. Members join the Tool BARn for a small annual fee and are then able to borrow any tool from our collection at no charge, just like a library.

 

 

We want our members to be able to borrow everything from hammers and rakes to lawnmowers and table saws, like other tool lending libraries across the country. Check out the West Philly Tool Library to get an idea of what we have in store!

 

 

Do you have tools in good condition that collect dust in your basement? Tools that would get better use if you shared them with your neighbors? Make a tool donation and help get our Tool BARn started today!

 

 

There are two great ways to make your tax-deductible tool donation:

 

 

•Bring your tool donations to 271 Grant Street during business hours

 

•Schedule a pick-up from your house with Whitney, by calling 716-884-0356 or emailing whitneyyax@gmail.com

 

 

Here is our wish list, for inspiration, but please don’t hesitate to donate any tool in good condition:

 

 

Electric/cordless drill

 

Reciprocating saw

 

Circular saw

 

Table saw

 

Miter saw

 

Jigsaw

 

Tile saw

 

Orbital palm sander

 

Hacksaw

 

Caulking guns

 

Putty knives

 

Framing hammer

 

Torpedo level

 

Pry bar

 

Framing square

 

30’ tape measure

 

Utility knife

 

Speed square

 

Air compressor

 

Finish nailer

 

Framing nailer

 

Pliers

 

Screwdrivers

 

Crescent wrench

 

Sledge hammers

 

Trowels

 

Floats

 

Extension cords

 

Ladders

 

Wheelbarrow

 

Garden hoe

 

Post-hole digger

 

Lawnmower

 

 

 

Even if you don’t have spare tools, you can help our efforts by letting your friends, family, and neighbors know about PUSH and encouraging them to donate tools.

 

 

Email a friend!