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A great idea, and the sort of thing I'd like to do for a few hours a week when I retire - Fix things that others would normally throw away.
Because many things are cheaper these days (esp electrical goods) a lot of people just replace instead of repairing.
I'm guilty of this. Last week I threw away an old twin tape deck radio because I don't use cassette's these days and the tuning knob was missing.
I could have kept the radio and used a flat blade screwdriver to tune in or made another tuning knob for it.
I could say that I didn't have time to make the unit servicable again, but that wouldn't be true, because I'll happily spend hours tinkering with less valuable items (often useless in comparison to the radio) that have perhaps been given to me by someone else, in an attempt fix them. I suppose it's the challenge of making someones elses cast off serviceable again that is the attraction in those cases.
Here is an article about The Repair Cafes. LINK.
Because many things are cheaper these days (esp electrical goods) a lot of people just replace instead of repairing.
I'm guilty of this. Last week I threw away an old twin tape deck radio because I don't use cassette's these days and the tuning knob was missing.
I could have kept the radio and used a flat blade screwdriver to tune in or made another tuning knob for it.
I could say that I didn't have time to make the unit servicable again, but that wouldn't be true, because I'll happily spend hours tinkering with less valuable items (often useless in comparison to the radio) that have perhaps been given to me by someone else, in an attempt fix them. I suppose it's the challenge of making someones elses cast off serviceable again that is the attraction in those cases.
Here is an article about The Repair Cafes. LINK.
