The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets
https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops
#india #repair #frankensteinlaptops #RepairReuseRecycle
#trailrunning #running #repaircafe #repair #garmin that’s 2 Garmin running watches repaired recently. One had sticky buttons (and a leak, as it turned out) and one needed a new battery and had sticky buttons. So many people throw these away when they get a problem outside warranty, but some of us hate seeing good kit going into landfill. #RepairReuseRecycle
Opened up an amplifier I've been lugging round for years. A 1980 sansui AU-217 MK2. But ... I think I've a leaky cap's problem. Does that look like on the pic's below?
And is it still worth to fix,if it can be fixed?
edit: 217 - not 227 
Boosting would be appreciated 
Why does the graphic on this #corning casserole dish from #1975 look kinda like #pixelart ? Anyone know? #thrifting #design #GraphicDesign #RepairReuseRecycle #curiosity
Did a bit of #VisibleMending on smallest daughter’s current favourite sweatpants. The bunnies are cute and always fun to use the #embroidery skills on something practical as well as appealing. #RepairReuseRecycle #Stitchcraft #HandSewing
I made a little bag for my Magic The Gathering play mat!!! It was such an easy and satisfying little project. I just freestyled it with some salvaged black cloth and an old reclaimed cord from my stach!
#Sewing #DIY #MagicTheGathering #RepairReuseRecycle
Yesterday I replaced a zipper in my SO's backpack. I salvaged the zipper from an old footrest thingy that has given up. I could sew most of it with the machine but had to handsewn towards the ends. It's not pretty on the inside but it's looking almost normal on the outside and is fully functional. Much better than having to buy an entirely new backpack!
#mending #repair #zipper #RepairReuseRecycle
My partners espresso machine had an electrical fire last month.
Decided to fix it myself and long story short, $65 in parts and a trip to Autozone she has a working espresso machine again.
Makes me wonder if I could help others locally save money by helping them repair things.
Side note I was very happy to see Autozone still has their DEI in place. I checked before going because no company who shuttered DEI is getting a penny from our pockets.
What did you today?
We sold some 250+ used bikes to finance the #scout youth work of our group in #Völs. 100 gifted bikes got repaired weeks earlier by the group
#tirol #fedibikes #reuse #RepairReuseRecycle
The #Derby #RepairCafe is back on the 5th April, 1-4pm at the West End Community Centre, Mackworth Rd., DE22 3BL
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/85029057
I've only been once. I should go again and see if I can help out.
#California: Need Help Fixing Your Broken Stuff? Volunteers at the #HumboldtCounty #RepairCafé in #ArcataCA Will (Most Likely) Fix It for Free!
by Isabella Vanderheiden / Wednesday, March 26
"You know that broken lamp that’s been sitting in the corner of your garage for the last decade? You know, the one with the busted pull chain and persnickety cord your college roommate gave you? Yeah, that one. Do you think it might be time to get that thing fixed?
"What if I told you there is a place you can go to have your lamps rewired, your vintage denim mended, your bicycle tires patched, your weed wackers restrung and your great-grandmother’s heirloom necklace soldered — all for free?
"Sounds too good to be true, right? Not so! On Sunday, April 6, volunteers and staff with Arcata’s Recreation Division will host the first Humboldt Repair Café, a free event at the Arcata Community Center where people can take their broken stuff (electronics, clothing, jewelry, furniture, crockery, small appliances, etc.) to be repaired by local fixers. If you can carry it, chances are, they can fix it.
"'The rule is it has to be small enough that you can carry it in by yourself,' volunteer coordinator Wendy Ring told the Outpost. 'We won’t be able to take in refrigerators and things like that. We’ll have a retired electrician to work with smaller electrical appliances. We also have some IT specialists to help people with their computers. We have experts at putting fancy patches on clothes and another person for bicycle repairs. This is our first Repair Café, but we have quite a variety of people!'
"The upcoming event is part of an international movement, which originated in Amsterdam in 2009, to combat '#ThrowawayCulture,' promote #sustainability and teach people practical repair skills. 'We just bring our skills and fix stuff together,' Ring said.
"'The Repair Café movement is trying to change consumer culture and say, ‘No, we can’t just throw things away because they don’t just disappear,’ she continued. 'This is a way of making the things that we have last longer and teaching people how to fix things by watching our volunteers as they’re doing repairs. It’s also community building, which is something that we really need right now.'
"While the event is free, volunteers may request a donation if they need extra materials for repair. In some cases, it may take volunteers a little longer to diagnose the issue and get the parts needed for the fix.
"'If we don’t have the part on hand, we may ask you to come back next month,' Ring said, adding that she hopes to host the event once a month. 'Sometimes, it’s going to be a multi-step repair. We do have some people who have 3D printers who will be able to make parts for people. … We’ll also have little handbells around, and when a repair is made, we’ll ring the bell and have a mini celebration.'
"Asked what she would be taking to the Repair Café, Ring said she has a Kindle that needs fixing, some clothes her dog has chewed on and a jacket with a broken zipper. 'I put a collection of beautiful beach pebbles in my jacket pocket, and I’ve never been able to unzip it,' she said. 'That was a year ago. I can sew a little bit, but I can’t do zippers!'
"Cullen Groom, recreation supervisor for the City of Arcata’s environmental services department, is helping to support the program on behalf of the city, which is allowing the Repair Café to use the community center’s senior room free of charge."
FMI: https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/mar/26/repair-cafe/
#RepairCafesCalifornia #SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairReuseRecycle #BuildingCommunity
#MadisonNJ Rotary, Grace church, #RepairCafe team up for free ‘#Repair, #Reuse, and #Recycle’ event on April 12
Mar 13, 2025
MADISON, NJ – "The Repair Cafe, an event during which volunteers help make all possible repairs of various items for free, is coming to Grace Episcopal Church at 4 Madison Ave. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12.
"The event will be hosted by the Madison Rotary, Grace Episcopal Church and the Repair Cafe.
"#Repairers will show attendees how the repairs are made and what tools are needed.
"All types of items can be brought in including lamps, bicycles, clothing and other fabric items, small appliances, wooden things, jewelry, toys, knives in need of sharpening, phones and computers. Items should be small enough to be carried in by one person. No gasoline motors or hazardous materials are allowed.
"There will be a #TechTable, where experts will help with #troubleshooting settings and software on phones and computers, as well as repairs on other tech items. There will be no screen replacements.
"The Kids’ Take-Apart Table will return. Children will get to take apart common items with supervision including laptops, small appliances and toys.
"The last repairs will start at 2:30 p.m. and will be on a first come, and repairs will be made on a first come, first serve basis. If possible, attendees are asked to email Paul Lemaire at pjlema@gmail.com to tell the repairers what they will be bringing in.
"The repairers always looking for new volunteers to join the team. Expert repairers with their own tools and people who want to help out with logistics and organization are welcome. There is no age requirement, and volunteers have ranged from their teens to their 80s."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LA2lo#selection-2647.0-2667.12
sneak peak...
a medium #repair project gets a nice touch (yes, its the backside of the decor 
)
Hope it will be done within the next days. I'm very curious how it turns out!
@gerrymcgovern 
#RepairReuseRecycle (pssst everything has potential as Art if you can’t fine a practical use.) Peter McFarlane creates e-waste art using old circuit boards. He does everything from sculptures and paintings to even scrapescapes, which is “a marriage between the circuit board paintings and sculpture.” Great article on him & others here. And if you’re an artist looking for some E waste for a project, contact your state. https://www.ewaste1.com/e-waste-art/
#Art #Handmade #Sculpture
Today I
* stressed over a failed $51 payment and spent a while on hold trying to find out what to do about it (more #mutualaid would definitely help here)
* made more progress on the solar panel bumper (drilled holes in the wood pieces and fastened most of them together, except for the top side expansion piece that has to be cut lengthways and is taking much effort so I am cutting it a bit at a time),
* fixed my saw's (missing screw to hold on its handle) problem with a coach bolt and nut,
* made a start on chopping up the motor housing for the swing arm motor I removed from the front of the bus yesterday,
* dismantled a higgledy-piggledy ladder for its wood and screws,
* and enjoyed some nice sandwiches.
Not all my prints are that serious arcade repairs, I generally hate the concept of throwing away perfectly good stuff because they have minor, repairable issues. There's just insane amount of easy fixes a 3D printer can do.
This chair has lost all its little feetsies and it now damages the concrete floor paint. I printed a new set that took just minutes to model with FreeCAD.
I (used liberally as anyone in the household, including <10yos) broke the connector of this PoE to USB-c splitter.
I just found a USB A connector in my junk pile, so I remade it into a PoE to USB-whatever man.
Mending mending mending. My pile of holey socks, ripped jeans, and worn fabric has gotten a bit too tall.
Tea and music at the ready, let's stitch this down to size!
Kabel aus der Kabelkiste mit USB Kabeltester getestet. Feststellung: die meisten können nur Strom, aber keine Daten.
Also werden diese wohl #aussortiert.
Das TAN Gerät wird nochmal genauer angesehen, vielleicht lässt es sich reparieren.
#aussortieren #ausmisten #decluttering #minimalismus
#repair #RepairReuseRecycle
#hackspace #bytewerk
