In Another's Footsteps

I know it has been said before by someone famous, but I have one too.  A dream that is.  Actually, I have a few dreams but it is one in particular I am thinking of right now.
It has to do with tools.  There are some jobs that need doing that are like a “one off” or a very rare occurrence.  Many times an expensive tool is required.  It may never be used again but it is essential for a particular job I am doing. There are many examples but I am thinking like a hammer drill or the like.
My dream is that a group have things in common.  That is, the tool I have or the tool you have is known to be available to another to use.  It sounds simple but the more I think about it the more that is involved.
I am a big one on dreams.  Ok Bob Dylan sang “in order to dream you gotta still be asleep.” But it is not the sleep dream I am thinking of.  It is the passion.  For sure though sometimes passions are seemingly all consuming – and inhabit sleep dreams as well.
A dream or a passion to me is different to a thought bubble.  On a number of occasions, I have had people enthusiastic about something that they talk of implementing.  I am in a position to encourage it or hit it on the head.  What I tend to do though is give it at least a week before I do anything.
What I have seen on numerous occasions is what was proposed was a thought bubble only.  What seemed like a good idea at the time is forgotten and no longer seems to possess the possessor. 
At that point I am invariable pleased I did not pursue what was proposed.  The thing is, I try to be someone of my word.  If I commit, then I can be left holding the baby for something that was not my idea in the first place.
I do not want to be a part of a dream that is not mine unless it fits into my dream.  Sometimes others have really good proposals worth pursuing.  Yet something worthwhile is not necessarily mine to pursue.
I have a dream about the tools.  It is not something I just thought of but something that has been with me for years.  One day it may happen.  I am willing to go for it, but it is something I need others to dream of too, and most importantly - make happen.