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What happens to my test and measurement devices if something happens to me?
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duckduck:
The only way to ensure that it goes to people that will care about it like you is to give it away while you are still alive!

My address is:

234 Main St
Springfield, MO 90210

Seriously, though, put it in your will to make a post to the EEVblog TEA thread ( https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/ ). Someone will be round to collect it.
SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: duckduck on November 14, 2023, 05:37:43 pm ---The only way to ensure that it goes to people that will care about it like you is to give it away while you are still alive!

--- End quote ---

That is true. There are usually legal arrangements that allow you to donate something while you are alive and still keep the benefit of using it yourself until you die. This way you get to keep your gear but are sure where it's going when you leave.
Be aware that if the value is significant and you're not donating it to your direct heirs, that may be a problem under some laws. So check that.
GreyWoolfe:
Even though my health is good (mid 60's) I have started trimming things back, with the exception of the kill and maim tools for woodworking.  Mrs GreyWoolfe knows that my son gets first crack at all tools and he will help unload what he doesn't want.  He also gets all my firearms that she doesn't want to keep.  Unfortunately, there is no makerspace where I live to donate the TE to.  Most all of the TE was bought second hand and cheap so no big loss if she doesn't get much.  The kids will help her sort it all out.

At the end of the day, after you take away all the toys for playing with wood and DIY projects around the house, I don't have a ton of possessions, even my gun collection is small.  Most of the woodworking toys were also bought second hand and fairly inexpensively, so if the stuff has to be sold, there won't be much money loss.  I would hope my son decides to keep my prized possession in the garage, a Delta contractor's saw with a 52" right had cut.

Duckduck, I like your idea to post the TE on the buy and sell forum.  I will leave a note for doing that.
xrunner:

--- Quote from: duckduck on November 14, 2023, 05:37:43 pm ---The only way to ensure that it goes to people that will care about it like you is to give it away while you are still alive!

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Yep I came to the same conclusion. My friends and in-laws don't have a clue - NONE - what all this test equipment is AND COULD NOT CARE LESS. I would not even not trust them to sell it to the right people.

The only way is to ship it to people who know it's true value and can actually use it. I'll probably start getting addresses from members here when the time comes and ship it out free!
RJSV:
   My only 'treasure' trove is my (beloved) WOOD WORK tools; T-square / drill bits / Dremel tools, etc.

   Which reminds me to comment:
   Looking back through your work space, don't forget any other or associated tools, such as drill press, lathe.  There might be a treasure, such as a large planer, that is of value.
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