Member
€30 / year
Full borrowing. 3 tools at a time. 7-day loans.
Join →A member-run lending library of tools · Alfama, Lisboa
440 well-maintained tools, lent to members for a week at a time. No deposit; just a yearly subscription and the agreement that you bring them back clean and whole.
€30 / year · €48 for a household · supporter tier
440
Tools in the library
214
Active members
1,308
Loans this year
2024
Est.
01
Sign up online or in person on an opening evening. Pay the yearly subscription, meet the volunteer on the desk.
02
See what's in and what's out through our online inventory, or walk in and have a look.
03
Up to three tools at a time, for seven days. No deposit. We trust you.
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Bring everything back clean, with any consumables (bits, blades) replaced. Then borrow something else.
440 tools · 8 categories
142
planes, chisels, levels, saws, clamps
In stock
87
drills, sanders, routers, jigsaws, circular saws
In stock
48
shears, mattocks, wheelbarrows, soil augers
In stock
36
full workstand, truing stand, torque wrenches
In stock
29
floor jacks, trolley jack, OBD-II reader
In stock
44
sewing machine, overlocker, loom, press
In stock
23
wet saw, SDS drill, mitre box, tile cutter
In stock
31
HVLP sprayer, rollers, scrapers, drop cloths
In stock
Members can reserve ahead through the online inventory. If something is out, you'll see when it's due back.
Rita, Graça rebuilt the shelving in her flat, with a plunge router and a tile cutter.
Pedro, Mouraria kept his bike through two winters, with the bike workstand twice a month.
Mia + David, Alfama built a new window frame after the storm, with a mitre saw and three clamps.
Zé, São Vicente reupholstered six chairs, with the sewing machine and a staple gun.
A yearly subscription covers rent, insurance, replacement blades, and the thousand small kindnesses that keep the place open.
€30 / year
Full borrowing. 3 tools at a time. 7-day loans.
Join →€48 / year
Everyone at your address. 5 tools at a time. 7-day loans.
Join together →€120 / year
Everything above, plus a vote at the AGM and a stake in what we buy next.
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