Fixers Collective

Ongoing social experiment, fighting planned obsolescence & planned failure through improvisational fixing and aggressive asset recovery.

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@kwiens We used that same Framework part to implement a hard drive data migration.

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@RepMGP We approve this message.

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@LG_Rocket @FBI @gigastacey Wondering if DD-WRT, OpenWRT, and Tomato will close off those exploits.

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@MehdiHacks @kwiens @iFixit We approve this Message

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@kwiens How many amps? Could we use it for #electrolysis and #Rust removal?

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So @GeoffreyGiller what was the #final #outcome for the #defective @Bose #qc35 headphones? Still a fun fix and grateful @iFixit had a teardown guide to access that ear cup not producing sound.

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@LG_Rocket @2600 Should be an awesome panel discussion. Reminds us about talking about the #righttorepair at ... The Last HOPE (?)

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If you really need to walk away from an opporunity to learn about maintaining your own stuff, there's a chance none of us will be able work on it. We'll be working with others who were willing, able, and excited to learn about repair and maintenance.

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Abandoning an opportunity to learn how to fix your stuff puts us at a disadvantage towards effective repair. We would be operating in the dark. We wind up going down a rabbit hole, giving up other repairs that could have taken less time and effort.

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[Fixers Collective @fixersbk]

Without the skill-sharing, she would have had to wait for another Fixing Session. Instead, she fetched the soldering kit, resoldered everything, and got it working again. Those are the victories we want to see.

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[Fixers Collective @fixersbk]

Traditional Repair Shop?
We're Very Different

We're so interested in sharing what we know about repair, we even changed our About Us sections to include skill sharing as part of our mission. As much as we like fixing stuff, we love teaching others to do so even more.

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[Fixers Collective @fixersbk]

The small appliance had no power and no lights. We saw bad parts. We could have done the work ourselves, but we chose to train the owner on through-hole soldering. She got it working. The mini-fridge actually went out again later that week.

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Example:

The small appliance had no power and no lights.   We saw bad parts.   We could have done the work ourselves, but we chose to train the owner on through-hole soldering.   She got it working.   The mini-fridge actually went out again later that week.  

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@nProctor That ad is soooooo #tonedeaf

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@LG_Rocket Hardware As A Service Strikes Again

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@jason_koebler @kwiens We've heard whispers to this from decades ago as part of the T&C's between Apple and shredders 🤬😡☹️

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@Bobby4Brooklyn @kwiens @LeroyComrie We approve this message.

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@evanengel Ya can also slide into our DM's

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@evanengel Come join us at our next Fixing Session at @hackmanhattan on 2024 Jan 17! We look forward to seeing you