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Here is a detailed shot of Bowl No. 9 from my 'Reparation inom slöjden' (English: 'Repair in Sloyd') piece that I made a while back. This is one of my favorites—if I had to choose one! The photo turned out great too. 
#righttorepair #art #crafts #repair #design #slöjd #slojd #woodturning #sörmlänskthantverk #bowl #turning #svarvning #Woodworking #Handcrafted #Sloyd
#righttorepair #art #crafts #repair #design #slöjd #slojd #woodturning #sörmlänskthantverk #bowl #turning #svarvning #Woodworking #Handcrafted #Sloyd
The inside of this laptop looks the same as the inside of a McDonald's toy.
#Samsung #RightToRepair
I'm cleaning this Samsung Galaxy Book Flex (model number NP950QCG-K01US) that I was scammed for $900 for a few years ago when I REALLY needed a laptop even if it was this half broken, flimsy piece of shit. I encountered some anti repair bullshit upon opening it & I immediately bent the heat pipe. The heat pipe is almost entirely free floating inside the laptop with only the connection to the CPU & a blob of some sort of tar glue holding it in place on the opposite side. That tar glue isn't just on the opposite end of the heat pipe, it's also on the bottom instead of the top, attaching it to the bottom casing panel! It's so that when you try to pull it off it bends the heat pipe! This does not seem to be documented anywhere, at least not that I could find because iFixIt & other repair websites don't have this model listed at all & I didn't check many others!
#Samsung #RightToRepair
I’m at the point where I have to pause my workflow to maintain my #ElectricKiln. At a time when we’re fighting for the #RightToRepair, I just want to mention that #Skutt kilns are designed not only to be easy to use, but also easy to fix. I’ve replaced relays & thermocouples with ease over the years. Not trying to be a product endorser here (in fact definitely buy a used kiln if you can find one) but Skutt products always make me wish that everything was designed this way. #ceramics
@essell
Some shoes have leather in them, in the past it was almost universal that shoes would be made of leather, but with the advent of modern plastics and rubbers most shoes these days aren't made of leather anymore, since leather is more expensive.
Side note, in the past shoes were much more repairable and there were actually people known as cobblers who would make and, get this, repair shoes. Nowadays many modern shoes, especially sneakers, are built in a way that makes them significantly less if not completely unrepairable, which really sucks. We should be able to repair shoes just like in the old days #righttorepair
#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directive
by Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00
"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.
"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.
"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.
" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.
"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.
" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "
#RepairCafes #RightToRepair #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair #ReuseRepair
#RepairCafésIreland #SolarPunkSunday
The Irish Times · The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
#Framework’s cheaper, colorful Laptop 12 up for preorder, starts at $549 bare-bones
Ars Technica · Framework’s cheaper, colorful Laptop 12 up for preorder, starts at $549 bare-bones
[edit: got help on the headphone parts hunt, thanks!]
On a related note, any AV nerds that can point me to where I can order replacement parts for these Bowers and Wilkins headphones?
It's got a nice click in and out cord, and squishy pads that pop off. Should all be fixable, but it's not my wheelhouse and my cog is trashed so searching this stuff out shreds my brain.
I'm in Canada, fyi re shipping etc.
Links and leads appreciated.
#rightToRepair #headphones #AVclub #audio #bowerswilkins
They are not just reasonable.
The Four Freedoms are as necessary as the Right-To-Repair if you want to avoid monopolies or hydraulic despotism.
Fairphoners GRENOBLE 
Mardi 15 avril 
19:00 h 
La Turbine.coop | 5 Esplanade Andry Farcy | 38000 Grenoble 
https://grenoble.fairphone.community
Tous les curieux bienvenu•e•s !
@LowMemory /u
Fairphone Community Forum · 🇫🇷 Fairphoners Dauphinois (Grenoble et environs) | 15 avril🇫🇷 Les Fairphoners autour de Grenoble se rencontrent avec la Guilde des Utilisateurs d’Informatique Libre du Dauphiné chaque 3ème mardi du mois à 19h. La prohaine rencontre aura lieu mardi 15 avril à 19h à La Turbine.coop, 5 Esplanade Andry Farcy, 38000 Grenoble (entrée sur le côté du bâtiment). Ce premier message sera tenu à jour, n’hésitez-pas à poster une demande/réponse si vous êtes dans le coin ! 🇬🇧 Grenoble’s Fairphoners monthly meetup in corelation with local FOSS user group 🇫🇷G...
Hey Mastodon!
We're looking for passionate and curious fixers to join our Fixers Guild ambassador program. We want to collaborate with YOU on #repair and #RightToRepair content.
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#RightToRepair could not have come sooner.
"The economic turmoil and uncertainty makes the prospect of buying a new device, especially an already pricey smartphone, laptop, or gaming console, seem like it’s going to become a lot more expensive. And if buying something new becomes harder and harder, it makes more sense to keep what you already have going strong."
Website idea: a mashup of reddit and iFixit called “F these guys!” that surfaces/showcases 3d printable replacement parts and substitues for enshittified products. Things like replacement knobs for an oven, coat hooks, buttons for old stereos, car dashboard bits. Basically a pushback against planned obsolescence and the enshittification. Sure thingiverse and similar sites exist, but they are catch all. Difference here is a focused UI that encourages both models and replacement tutorials. Most stuff on Amazon is just plastic. The “vitamins” as the RepRap ppl call them are just a tiny portion of most manufactured goods. Website name is up for discussion. #3dPrinting #enshittification #maker #RightToRepair
OCCHIO AI PREZZI
Prima dei dazi: 550$
Dopoidazi: 850$
(Costi produzione - Fonte: @iFixit
I #Dazi aumenteranno i prezzi di smartphone, PC, elettronica.
Riparare conviene? Sì, ma...
Anche i pezzi di ricambio saliranno. Servono politiche per il #RightToRepair e controlli sui costi!
Continuiamo a lottare per:
Manutenzione accessibile Ricambi a prezzi equi Meno sprechi, più durata
E compriamo di Seconda mano con @fedimercatino
@njoseph@social.masto.hostIndia’s repair culture gives new life to dead tech
https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops
> Singh recalls a young engineering student who visited his shop last year, desperate for a laptop to complete his coursework. “He had saved up for months but was still short of money. I put together a machine for him from spare parts, and he left with tears in his eyes. That is when you know this work matters.”
The Verge · The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets
#Canada - #RepairCafé #Pierrefonds serves up new life for broken goods
April 5, 2025
"On the first Saturday of every month, Repair Café Pierrefonds takes place at the public library. Volunteers help repair damaged items brought in by residents, while also teaching them how to do it themselves."
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/04/05/repair-cafe-pierrefonds/
#RepairCafesMontreal #SolarPunkSunday #RightToRepair #RepairCafes #SolarPunk #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair
CityNews Montreal · Repair Café Pierrefonds serves up new life for broken goods | CityNews MontrealOn the first Saturday of every month, Repair Café Pierrefonds takes place at the public library. Volunteers help repair damaged items brought in by residents, while also teaching them how to do it themselves. Alexandra Marocchino’s family has been using this nativity carousel for over 30 years—when it stopped working about four years ago, her […]
With the current... er... /situation/ economically... and politically... and ecologically... it's imperative that we're all learning to maintain what we own.
Check out this r̶a̶c̶c̶o̶o̶n̶ guy talking about repairability, Windows 10 End of Life, and the pending economic apocalypse.
Invidious: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=QfOvkD3ImVI
Sarah has done a great job fixing a walker today and Kev is currently working on a pushchair.
We've also got a coffee machine, vacuum cleaner, toy car, and a radio in repair at the moment.
Be ready to learn how to repair your devices.
And we need more easily repairable devices.
Don't trash it. Fix it.