Denver Tool Library | Lending, Classes & Workshop — Local services in Denver

Do not buy a membership at The Denver Tool Library. My wife purchased me a gift membership at the Library, after which I went to their location and redeemed the gift. I subsequently took their safety course, a welding class, and a woodworking class. They were happy to take my money for each class, and I donated a Porter cable sander to the Library. I showed up today to borrow a tool for the first time, and Tyler “couldn’t find” my membership, and refused to let me borrow the $10 crimping tool I was seeking to borrow, and was unfriendly and unhelpful. I even showed her the Tool Library E Mail notifying me of the fact that my spouse had purchased a membership for me, and that wasn’t good enough. The Tool Library’s failure to maintain their records makes my “membership” worthless. I had driven 10 miles through traffic to use my membership, to be treated like I was trying to steal their 30 year old, dirty, crimping tool. The entire experience was infuriating. See Christina’s 1 star review below, regarding her experience with the front desk staff at The Library. EDIT: The Assertion that my membership is over 1 year old made in the response below is FALSE. My spouse bought the gift on June 27, 2024 and I activated the membership on August 26, 2024, when I took their mandatory shop safety course. Today is...

What a fantastic resource this place is, staffed by incredibly generous and skilled people.

I had quite an extensive and challenging project: building a complex wheelchair ramp and shower platform for my new apartment. The project required several difficult cuts — two side rails at precise angles and a full-length bevel rip of a 2×12 — all accurate to within 1/8”. James very generously offered his expertise, and in the end, everything was not just accurate to within 1/8”, but within 1/16”.

Before finding this place, we were completely stuck. The project required professional-grade tools and skill — a band saw, planer, and circular saw — but no contractor was willing to take it on, and the cuts were far too complex for a big-box store or for us to handle alone. Not only that but we urgently needed the ramp completed so I could safely take a shower. Once we found the Denver Tool Library, though, the work was completed in just a few hours and saved us hundreds of dollars.

I can’t say enough how grateful I am that a place like this exists — and to James and everyone here, thank...

If you’re inexperienced with tools and just coming to rent some to teach yourself how to do a DIY project, I’d think again. I thought this would be an amazing place, but I had a poor experience beginning to end. The people that work here (that I encountered during pick up) are not knowledgeable in the tools or helping guide you to the best ones for certain projects. I really was questioning why they work there…it didn’t make any sense. I ended up just standing there for an hour looking stuff up on Google. I have genuinely had more help at Home Depot/Lowe’s than here (maybe it really is worth the higher cost). I’m also a small person and a lot of these tools are very large and heavy. Not once did anyone offer to help me carry any of them or hold the door open. I thought this would be community members helping one another out, but instead I just felt lost and not helped in any way. If you know what you’re doing with tools, then this is probably the place for you. If you’re a newbie and learning, I’d reconsider...