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The Edinburgh Tool Library at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

The Edinburgh Tool Library at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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You can’t own every tool, and even if you’re lucky enough to be a member of a hackspace or makerspace, you can’t take them home if they do. Which is where the Edinburgh Tool Library comes in, it’s a new charity that not only wants to lend you tools, but teach you how to use them.

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