Hey Scott, I have to say you're a better man than me. I've had bad experiences when lending things out so I've had a policy for a long time to not do it. With that said, I do occasionally lend out things to trusted friends but I'd rather not. Shit happens, people do stupid things and things get messed up or broken. Then you're left with asking you're friend or a total stranger for compensation and I'd rather not have to do that.

Duane, who makes the axle tool, sent me a picture of one of his tools that was destroyed. The guy forgot to remove the snap ring above the outer retainer. When he went to drive the axle out of the bearing, the snap ring held firm and he bent the shit out of the tool. I'm willing to help out total strangers by inviting them over my place to make a video but I know I wouldn't ship my tools to them and hope I get them back in good shape and not broken.

I do think the PayPal deposit is a great idea if you do go through with this. This way they are motivated to treat the tool with care and send it back to you or the next guy.