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We’re inspired by people who put things back together. Meet the crafty folks pushing the boundaries of repair.

Rags, Clothespins, and Beer Mats: How to Improvise Home Repair Without the Hardware Store

Usually, household fix-up projects go something like this: Check the internet for a guide Head to the hardware store to trawl the aisles for far too long, trying to work…

May 5, 2020

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Fixers

Beauty and the Bolt’s Xyla Foxlin: What’s In Your Toolbox?

This is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Today we’re featuring Xyla Foxlin, executive director of Beauty and the…

April 21, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Fixers

Android, Serial Numbers, and China: Board Repair School, Part 3

Four days into my one-week crash course in board repair and microsoldering, I still had big questions. I’d learned a lot about diagnosing boards and reading schematics, and been through…

March 27, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Fixers

Teen Repair Tech Moses Buckwalter: What’s In Your Toolbox?

This is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Explain to our community who you are and what you…

December 23, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

Repair Stories

All the Awesome Ways You Used iFixit Tools This Year

Most people come to iFixit looking for help fixing their laptop or phone. But our guides and toolkits go far beyond popping a new battery in your iPhone or speeding…

December 13, 2019

by Whitson Gordon

Fixers

Jalopnik’s David Tracy: What’s In Your Toolbox?

This is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Have you ever loved an object that does nothing but…

December 5, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

Fixers

Small Toolkits Come Packed with Big Possibilities

When I was a kid, homemade gifts were all the rage. I’d spend the weeks before Christmas gluing, glittering, and handcrafting gifts for all my family and friends … and…

December 4, 2019

by Kay Kay Clapp

Fixers

Lazy Game Reviews: What’s In Your Toolbox?

This is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Clint Basinger walks into his local Goodwill, camera in hand.…

November 12, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

Activism

Meet the Woman Behind the Repair Café Movement

This article was originally written on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the first Repair Café in 2019, and International Repair Day. To commemorate this notable week for repair,…

October 17, 2019

by Dorothea Kessler

Tech News

Five Ways to Fix, Patch, and Mend Your Favorite Clothes

Some people have a strict mental hierarchy of Things You Can Fix and Things You Cannot Imagine Fixing. Me, I get hung up on clothing. When I encounter a rip…

August 15, 2019

by Kevin Purdy