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

A Wrench That Might Come in Handy

In a new take on the hand wrench, designer Paul Julius Martus developed this cool cast bronze sculpture a couple years ago. The sculpture reminded me of our hand and…

February 12, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

A Different “Who” of Repair: Robot-Fixing Robots

Just for fun: this picture was up in our office all last month, the January image in our demotivational calendar. Forget planned obsolescence of electronics—between robot-fixing robots and the singularity,…

February 11, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

At the Makerspace Urbana Help Desk, You Have to Help, Too

Collaborative repair communities pop up in all kinds of locations: sometimes they're in art galleries. Sometimes they're part of larger makerspaces or hackerspaces—after all, fixing, creating, and modding share similar…

February 10, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Repair Stories

Good Things Come in Pairs: Two Time-Lapse MacBook Repair Videos

Funny how people sometimes have the same great idea simultaneously, in two different places. Darwin and Wallace, Wheatstone and Morse, Antz and A Bug's Life… We had our own little…

February 9, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

Nurse, Heal Thy iPod: Mike Tyran Fixes People and Their Stuff

I wouldn't have made a connection between electronics repair and nursing. But as soon as Mike Tyran told me he did both, the parallels suddenly seemed obvious: making broken things…

February 6, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tools

What Tool Can’t You Live Without?

This fuel injector tester was the centerpiece of a Nairobi car repairman's shop, until it was damaged in a huge diesel fire that devastated his neighborhood. What tool can't you…

February 5, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Events

Opening Things That Aren’t Openable: iFixit Talks Repair at Macworld

MJ spoke with iFixit users at Macworld last week about how they found iFixit and the repairs they've done with the help of our guides: they've changed iPhone batteries, replaced…

February 3, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Repair Stories

Repair that Matters

In Cameroon, there are only 8 motor vehicles per 100 people, which means that the vehicles they have need to work for a lot of people and last a long…

February 2, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tools

Rickshaw Repair Tool Camouflage

Last week, I posted about a rickshaw repair shop in Delhi, showing off some photos of a man putting spokes on a wheel by hand. Today, I want to show…

February 1, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

New York Fixers Collective Breaks the Mold by Fixing Stuff Together

Collaboration is so widely and enthusiastically lauded that even the word "teamwork" feels like a cliché. Yet, much repair ends up being a solitary experience. If you're looking for a…

February 1, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit