Projects built with tools from the West Philly Tool Library

Here are some projects submitted by tool library members. You can submit your own. Just click here!

Quarter round Submitted by Anonymous on August 31, 2010 - 5:29pm the WPTL box miter on our toolbench, quarter round on floor in background using the WPTL box miter, sada cut and installed the quarter round for three rooms and the hallway!	Basement renovation Submitted by Anonymous on August 31, 2010 - 11:26am Attached is side-by-side before and after picture of part of our basement that I've been working on. I relied on many tools from the library to do the job. Thanks!
bathroom tile project Submitted by Anonymous on August 25, 2010 - 5:12pm	bathroom Submitted by Anonymous on July 5, 2010 - 7:37pm framing, just the start We framed, drywalled and tiled a new space. We borrowed a miter saw to cut the 2X4's , a wet saw to cut tile, a vacuum and other small tools. We worked 14 days to do this bathroom.
Simon Gratz High School Greenhouse Submitted by michaelrfroehlich on July 5, 2010 - 11:27am Students at Simon Gratz High School borrowed tools from the West Philly Tool Library to set up a green house.	Conquring the DeWalt Jigsaw Submitted by Anonymous on June 25, 2010 - 1:29am Well, first things first: I love the Philly Tool Library. It's a brilliant idea. It's the kind of thing that makes you want to stay in a neighborhood, because that's what neighborhoods are all about -- helping the guy or gal down the street.... just because he/she needs it. Read more
Playground at 47th & Sansom Submitted by Anonymous on April 1, 2010 - 12:21pm The Walnut Hill Community Association, in conjunction with the Enterprise Center CDC, Home Depot, KaBOOM!, and several other organizations, planned and built the awesome playground at 47th and Sansom using many tools from the Tool Library in Summer 2009. More photos available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iwilkes/sets/72157621881748967	Patio landscaping Submitted by Anonymous on March 28, 2010 - 9:30am I wanted to share a project I did in my backyard with a sledgehammer and circular saw I borrowed from the Tool Library. I also used a drill, shovel and and level of my own. The materials I needed were 4x4 pressure treated timbers, steel rebar and leveling sand. Read more