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* Burn your postcode into plastic handles very deeply using a soldering iron. | * Burn your postcode into plastic handles very deeply using a soldering iron. | ||
* Dip tool handles into a tasteless and thus uncommon colour of gloss paint. | * Dip tool handles into a tasteless and thus uncommon colour of gloss [[paint]]. | ||
* Use a 'no tools left on vehicle at night' sign. | * Use a 'no tools left on vehicle at night' sign. | ||
* Carry some very old, very tatty or cheapskate tools among your toolbox, and arrange so these are the most visible items. | * Carry some very old, very tatty or cheapskate [[Hand Tools|tools]] among your toolbox, and arrange so these are the most visible items. | ||
* Use a toolbox that suggests not enough money to buy a new box or good tools. It might for example be in visibly poor condition, or evidently repaired when most would buy a new one. | * Use a [[:Category:Storage|toolbox]] that suggests not enough money to buy a new box or good tools. It might for example be in visibly poor condition, or evidently repaired when most would buy a new one. | ||
* Use a UV visible marker to mark tools and other goods. | * Use a UV visible marker to mark tools and other goods. | ||
* Display a neighbourhood watch sign in your window. | * Display a neighbourhood watch sign in your [[:Category:Glazing|window]]. | ||
* Display a 'goods security marked' sign in your window. | * Display a 'goods security marked' sign in your window. | ||
* Record make, model & serial number of | * Record make, model & serial number of [[Power Tools]], this increases chances of police recovery & successful prosecution. | ||
* Spread the tools out one sunny day and take a photograph of them with a camera. Helps in remembering the usual content of the box, records any particular marks etc on the tools, and provides evidence of ownership of those tools. | * Spread the tools out one sunny day and take a photograph of them with a camera. Helps in remembering the usual content of the box, records any particular marks etc on the tools, and provides evidence of ownership of those tools. | ||
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* Never leave tools unattended outdoors. It may be obvious, but it still happens, and is asking for trouble. Insurance is unlikely to pay out on such losses. | * Never leave tools unattended outdoors. It may be obvious, but it still happens, and is asking for trouble. Insurance is unlikely to pay out on such losses. | ||
* Bring your house security upto a good standard to discourage burglaries. | * Bring your [[:Category:Security|security|house security]] upto a good standard to discourage burglaries. | ||
* Avoid having expensive tools visible through the window from outside | * Avoid having expensive tools visible through the window from outside wherever they are being stored or used; be that your workshop, vehicle, or an unattended property. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[:Category:Security]] | |||
* [[:Category:Tools]] | |||
* [[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]] | * [[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]] | ||
* [[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]] | * [[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]] | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 17 January 2009
Tool theft is a problem. Here are some measures that can prevent it in some cases.
- Burn your postcode into plastic handles very deeply using a soldering iron.
- Dip tool handles into a tasteless and thus uncommon colour of gloss paint.
- Use a 'no tools left on vehicle at night' sign.
- Carry some very old, very tatty or cheapskate tools among your toolbox, and arrange so these are the most visible items.
- Use a toolbox that suggests not enough money to buy a new box or good tools. It might for example be in visibly poor condition, or evidently repaired when most would buy a new one.
- Use a UV visible marker to mark tools and other goods.
- Display a neighbourhood watch sign in your window.
- Display a 'goods security marked' sign in your window.
- Record make, model & serial number of Power Tools, this increases chances of police recovery & successful prosecution.
- Spread the tools out one sunny day and take a photograph of them with a camera. Helps in remembering the usual content of the box, records any particular marks etc on the tools, and provides evidence of ownership of those tools.
- Never leave tools unattended outdoors. It may be obvious, but it still happens, and is asking for trouble. Insurance is unlikely to pay out on such losses.
- Bring your security|house security upto a good standard to discourage burglaries.
- Avoid having expensive tools visible through the window from outside wherever they are being stored or used; be that your workshop, vehicle, or an unattended property.