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

Even a Fire Can’t Bring Down This High School Robotics Team

It was just after midnight when the fire alarms at San Luis Obispo High School started going off. The school’s computer lab was engulfed in flames. Firefighters smothered the flames,…

December 14, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

The 20 Best Instagram Repair Photos From 2016

iFixit has shared almost 300 pictures this year on Instagram. Many of them were reposts from other accounts. Some of them were my own. Here’s a few of my favorite…

December 13, 2016

by Taylor Whitney

Tools

This 1945 Naval Tool Manual is Wonderful

“Tools are your good friends. Why? Because they make it possible for you to do hundreds of jobs that you couldn’t with your own hands. They are extra hands—and eyes—which…

November 30, 2016

by Taylor Whitney

Fixers

This Guy Fixed 60 Apple Devices in 90 Days

Jamie Frendo-Cumbo lives up in Kuujjuaraapik—a very small, very remote community on the southeastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada. Kuujjuaraapik is off the beaten path. Literally. As in there…

September 6, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

On Friday, She Tinkers

I found Dina on Instagram, where she makes teardown videos as part of an ongoing project she calls “Tinker Fridays.” At iFixit, we approach teardowns with a sort of surgical…

August 2, 2016

by Taylor Whitney

Fixers

Celebrating Repair at Fixit Clinic

At Fixit Clinic, we celebrate successful repairs by ringing a bell and shouting “Fixxxxed!” It may seem campy to celebrate each successful repair in this way—and with a 70% success…

July 11, 2016

by Peter Mui

Repair Stories

Fixing Dad’s Bike: Repair in Remembrance of My Father

Grieving is a weird process, and part of mine involved spending time with my dad's old bike. The thing was a mess. The tires were brittle and crumbling, spokes askew,…

June 21, 2016

by Marty Rippens

Repair Stories

Even Muppets Repair Their Stuff

Big Bird and the gang instantly transport me back to my childhood—in footie pajamas, singing along to Sesame Street’s familiar theme song. Since its premiere in 1969, Sesame Street has…

June 2, 2016

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Events

You Thought We Only Fixed Phones?

iFixit is known for fixing electronics, but we want to help people fix everything—whether or not it has a motherboard. After all, everything breaks eventually. Recently, we challenged folks to…

May 23, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

Rediscover the Joy of Electronics with these Throwback Projects from Circuit Classics

We tinker with computers for a living—which means, we’ve seen more circuit boards and electronics kits than you can shake a spudger at. But we’ve never seen a printed circuit…

May 10, 2016

by Julia Bluff