[Shop-talk] Professional Shop Question- I'll make one

[Mike Rambour]

 I made a few edits on your fields :)

Inserted in you suggestions, see below.

	mike
>  
> From: eric at megageek.com <mailto:eric at megageek.com> <eric at megageek.com <mailto:eric at megageek.com>> 
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 5:19 PM
> To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net <mailto:Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Cc: alfuller194 at gmail.com <mailto:alfuller194 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Professional Shop Question- I'll make one
>  
> Al writes, 
> 
> > In other words, I you or someone else on the list comes up with an open-source or cheap solution, we can all benefit! 
> 
> OK, I'll be happy to make one for free for anyone to use.  If you remember, a while back, I offered to make a 'car maintenance log' for anyone here that wanted it.  While no one bit, I did make it, I called it "BOLTRAK" 
> You put in your cars, part numbers for oil filters, oil weight and capacities, etc.  Then you add a record each time you work on that vehicle.  It can record time and money spent, vehicle miles the work was performed at, etc. 
> I'm sure it can use some polish. It's not perfect, since I'm the only one using it, but I like it. 
> NOTE- Like me, none of my software is pretty.  It's 'brutish' at best, but, also like me, it gets the job done. 
> 
> If there really is an interest, I'll be happy to make a web based tool inventory application.  A big advantage would be that it would be 100% off site (your site) so if the unthinkable happened, the data is safe. (of course, I can email you an excel spreadsheet anytime you want.) 
> So, just email me the features you think are important, and I'll put it together if there is enough interest. 
> 
> What I think a record would need... 
> -Tool 
> -Brand 
> -Date purchased 
> -Amount 
“Amount I told the wife”. This one is nice as we get older and forget what we told her, I can guarantee she wont forget.
“Serial number” not all tools have them, but the big ones do.
> -Where purchased (is that worth having?)  
 I think it is worth having.
 And I would “Warranty Expires” some big tools to have warranties.
> -Photo? 
> -Copy of receipt? 
> -Where stored? 
> 
> I could also do an import if you have a spreadsheet already, just send it to me and I can import it into your tool vault. 
> 
> I could also build in an 'wife total.'  Meaning that you would click on a total money spent button, but it would only show you a predefined percentage of the actual value that you set.  IE, you set a 50% value.  Anytime you hit the 'total spent' button, it would only show you 50% of the value. This would be to prevent domestic violences of course!  8>) 
> 
> Any other ideas? 
> 
> Again, it would be web based (not platform dependant) and 100% free all the time. 
> 
> 
> 
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