Notes from the shop
Tool tracking, maintenance logs that actually get used, documenting a shop for insurance — written by Jennifer, the maker building CraftedTracker, from a working shop. Not a software company's content mill.
Tag a Whole Shop in an Afternoon
QR labels or NFC tags, and when each one fails. Do the big machines first: photo, four facts, sticker, scan, two minutes a tool. Then tag the drawers instead of every screwdriver. With the supplies list of what I actually use.
Lost & Found Mode: What Happens When a Tool Walks Off
Mark a tool lost or stolen and its tag starts working for you: a polite note for whoever taps it, an email to you when they do (at most one an hour), and the serial numbers and values for the claim already in a spreadsheet.
Your Tool Photos and Manuals Are Backed Up Off-Site Every Night
Records are backed up daily by the database host; from this week every photo, receipt and manual is copied nightly to a second company, checked file by file, with a 180-day undo for anything deleted by mistake — and restored once on purpose to prove it.
Tool Tracking for a One-Person Shop: Why the Enterprise Options Don't Fit
Every top tool tracking app is built for a crew. What a shop of one actually needs, when a fleet system earns its fee, and a free spreadsheet-and-label system you can set up this weekend.
How I Protect Your Tool Data
You're being asked to trust a solo maker's app with your tool inventory and serial numbers. Here's exactly what CraftedTracker collects, what it never asks for, and how it's protected — with an independent scanner you can run yourself.