Alex Akselrod
alcinnz
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Tinker ☀️
@tinker@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

The local library is doing the Repair Cafe!!! This is an initial event. Im hoping we can do something like this monthly once we get it going!!!

Repair Cafes are community events where people bring things to get fixed and maintained for free. Volunteers come to hang out, talk shop, and work on folks' items.

This is a mutual-aid event - So folks might be good at fixing bicycles but arent as good at mending jeans. So they might bring their jeans to get patched and then help tune a bicycle!

While my library has asked if I can help with desktop support (which I'm more than willing to do), I actually really like working on bicycles! So I let them know I could do that, too.

I'm at my bandwidth with creating and organizing things with the Free Fridges and Food Rescue, but I absolutely can join an volunteer on the days of if all I have to do is show up, hang out, and tinker on some repairs!

THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!

#solarPunk#repairCafe#rightToRepair#mutualAid #libraries #library #librarians

Email that states: Hi Once again I have to thank you for sharing amazing ideas with me - thank you! I've been able to partner with the R Board to host our first Repair Cafe, which will be on Thursday, February 12 from 1:30-3:30. They will be supplying folks who can do small machine repairs, like toaster ovens or Instant Pots, and people to repair clothing (tailors/ sewers). Would you be interested in volunteering for the event? I'd love to have someone who could help with software and computer help. l've reached out to IdeaSpace to ask about physically repairing computers, like rebuilding them but I thought software help might be really handy too. Looking forward to hearing from you, -- Thank you, Assistant Branch Manager/ Adult Services Department Head (she/her) Fredericksburg Branch
Email that states: Hi Once again I have to thank you for sharing amazing ideas with me - thank you! I've been able to partner with the R Board to host our first Repair Cafe, which will be on Thursday, February 12 from 1:30-3:30. They will be supplying folks who can do small machine repairs, like toaster ovens or Instant Pots, and people to repair clothing (tailors/ sewers). Would you be interested in volunteering for the event? I'd love to have someone who could help with software and computer help. l've reached out to IdeaSpace to ask about physically repairing computers, like rebuilding them but I thought software help might be really handy too. Looking forward to hearing from you, -- Thank you, Assistant Branch Manager/ Adult Services Department Head (she/her) Fredericksburg Branch
Email that states: Hi Once again I have to thank you for sharing amazing ideas with me - thank you! I've been able to partner with the R Board to host our first Repair Cafe, which will be on Thursday, February 12 from 1:30-3:30. They will be supplying folks who can do small machine repairs, like toaster ovens or Instant Pots, and people to repair clothing (tailors/ sewers). Would you be interested in volunteering for the event? I'd love to have someone who could help with software and computer help. l've reached out to IdeaSpace to ask about physically repairing computers, like rebuilding them but I thought software help might be really handy too. Looking forward to hearing from you, -- Thank you, Assistant Branch Manager/ Adult Services Department Head (she/her) Fredericksburg Branch
Tinker ☀️
@tinker@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

The local library is doing the Repair Cafe!!! This is an initial event. Im hoping we can do something like this monthly once we get it going!!!

Repair Cafes are community events where people bring things to get fixed and maintained for free. Volunteers come to hang out, talk shop, and work on folks' items.

This is a mutual-aid event - So folks might be good at fixing bicycles but arent as good at mending jeans. So they might bring their jeans to get patched and then help tune a bicycle!

While my library has asked if I can help with desktop support (which I'm more than willing to do), I actually really like working on bicycles! So I let them know I could do that, too.

I'm at my bandwidth with creating and organizing things with the Free Fridges and Food Rescue, but I absolutely can join an volunteer on the days of if all I have to do is show up, hang out, and tinker on some repairs!

THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!

#solarPunk#repairCafe#rightToRepair#mutualAid #libraries #library #librarians

Email that states: Hi Once again I have to thank you for sharing amazing ideas with me - thank you! I've been able to partner with the R Board to host our first Repair Cafe, which will be on Thursday, February 12 from 1:30-3:30. They will be supplying folks who can do small machine repairs, like toaster ovens or Instant Pots, and people to repair clothing (tailors/ sewers). Would you be interested in volunteering for the event? I'd love to have someone who could help with software and computer help. l've reached out to IdeaSpace to ask about physically repairing computers, like rebuilding them but I thought software help might be really handy too. Looking forward to hearing from you, -- Thank you, Assistant Branch Manager/ Adult Services Department Head (she/her) Fredericksburg Branch
Email that states: Hi Once again I have to thank you for sharing amazing ideas with me - thank you! I've been able to partner with the R Board to host our first Repair Cafe, which will be on Thursday, February 12 from 1:30-3:30. They will be supplying folks who can do small machine repairs, like toaster ovens or Instant Pots, and people to repair clothing (tailors/ sewers). Would you be interested in volunteering for the event? I'd love to have someone who could help with software and computer help. l've reached out to IdeaSpace to ask about physically repairing computers, like rebuilding them but I thought software help might be really handy too. Looking forward to hearing from you, -- Thank you, Assistant Branch Manager/ Adult Services Department Head (she/her) Fredericksburg Branch
Email that states: Hi Once again I have to thank you for sharing amazing ideas with me - thank you! I've been able to partner with the R Board to host our first Repair Cafe, which will be on Thursday, February 12 from 1:30-3:30. They will be supplying folks who can do small machine repairs, like toaster ovens or Instant Pots, and people to repair clothing (tailors/ sewers). Would you be interested in volunteering for the event? I'd love to have someone who could help with software and computer help. l've reached out to IdeaSpace to ask about physically repairing computers, like rebuilding them but I thought software help might be really handy too. Looking forward to hearing from you, -- Thank you, Assistant Branch Manager/ Adult Services Department Head (she/her) Fredericksburg Branch
Paul Fenwick
@pjf@cloudisland.nz  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Hi Narrm Melbourne folks!

The next Glen Eira Repair Cafe¹ (GERC) is happening on Saturday 20th September.

We're seeking volunteers particularly with sewing skills (although all are welcome). If this sounds like you, and you're happy to spend an afternoon helping people repair their items then please get in touch!

More information on what to expect can be found on our bookings page: https://events.humanitix.com/caulfield-south-community-house-repair-cafe-sept-2025

GERC is a non-profit, volunteer-run group.

Retoots welcome!

Many, many thanks in advance! ♥

—

#Narrm#Melbourne#RepairCafe
Paul Fenwick
@pjf@cloudisland.nz  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Hi Narrm Melbourne folks!

The next Glen Eira Repair Cafe¹ (GERC) is happening on Saturday 20th September.

We're seeking volunteers particularly with sewing skills (although all are welcome). If this sounds like you, and you're happy to spend an afternoon helping people repair their items then please get in touch!

More information on what to expect can be found on our bookings page: https://events.humanitix.com/caulfield-south-community-house-repair-cafe-sept-2025

GERC is a non-profit, volunteer-run group.

Retoots welcome!

Many, many thanks in advance! ♥

—

#Narrm#Melbourne#RepairCafe

Alan Zimmerman
Neil Brown
Alan Zimmerman and 1 other boosted
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things
@Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

At Repair Cafe this morning I repaired:
- A lamp by deleting the touch switch electronics
- A blender by refitting the jug the right way around.
- A camping gas stove, user error.
- A denim shirt by replacing a missing decorative press stud using the redundant one from the collar.
- A trouser zip by tightening the slider. It won't last and needs replacing.
- An orbital sander by cleaning all the gummed up resin and mess in the back of the sanding pad.
-A motor from a blender by using an E clip as a bearing spacer.

I also advised on:
-A chainsaw that needed fuel/oil mix before it can be tested.
-A lamp that needs a new lampholder.

I have homework:
- A dining chair that needs to be rebuilt.

#RepairCafe#Levenshulme
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things
@Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

At Repair Cafe this morning I repaired:
- A lamp by deleting the touch switch electronics
- A blender by refitting the jug the right way around.
- A camping gas stove, user error.
- A denim shirt by replacing a missing decorative press stud using the redundant one from the collar.
- A trouser zip by tightening the slider. It won't last and needs replacing.
- An orbital sander by cleaning all the gummed up resin and mess in the back of the sanding pad.
-A motor from a blender by using an E clip as a bearing spacer.

I also advised on:
-A chainsaw that needed fuel/oil mix before it can be tested.
-A lamp that needs a new lampholder.

I have homework:
- A dining chair that needs to be rebuilt.

#RepairCafe#Levenshulme

Joachim
Nartagnan ⏚
Joachim and 1 other boosted
Benjamin Sonntag-King
@benjamin@piaille.fr  ·  activity timestamp 5 months ago

Bon, c'est lancé, affiche collée ou scotchée dans les magasins du coin et sur les affichages libre ...

... je lance un Repair Café dans ma région (dans l'Aube, près de Nogent-sur-Seine)

Si quelqu'un⋅e de Mastodon est dans mon coin qu'il ou elle n'hésite pas à faire signe !

mastolove 🛠️

#RepairCafe#Nogentais

Melissa Fehr
Sander Meijer
Melissa Fehr and 1 other boosted
Twoowls Elt
@twoowls73@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp last month
#garmin #battery#ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repaircafe #ultrarunning #running#watchRepair #scotland #uk

Do you have a running or sports watch that is running out of battery? I am uk based and offer watch battery replacement and button fettling as a service, to keep them out of landfill.

I know that Garmin has excellent customer service, but some people want to keep their existing watches going for longer.

I use quality components from reputable suppliers, get in touch if you want to discuss