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

14 of Your Favorite Ways to Use a Spudger

For its minimalistic pencil shape, the spudger is an incredibly useful multitool. We’ve already explored its potato-related etymology and its sculpting and sewing craft properties, but all this thinking about…

June 14, 2019

by Elise Barsch - iFixit

Tools

Cut Your Dirty Canned Air Habit with These Three Alternatives

Canned air, or gas duster, is what you probably reach for when there’s hard-to-reach gunk inside your gear. It’s easy to find at big-box stores or online, it’s relatively cheap…

June 5, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

Tools

The Carbon Fiber Spudger Is the Newest Member of Our Spudger Lineup

When you’re working with delicate ribbon cables or fragile clips inside a tightly packed device, the tiniest little action counts for a lot. That’s why we made our new Carbon…

May 30, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

Repair Stories

Repair Cured My Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day

I slept through my alarm—okay, I slept through all five of them. When I finally woke up and realized that I was supposed to be at work five minutes ago,…

May 29, 2019

by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit

Repair Stories

If You Can Repair a Phone, You Can Repair a Fridge

“Dryers aren’t all that different than phones,” I say to the phone repair techs riding in the truck with me. They’re nervous. A few weeks ago, I fired off a…

April 22, 2019

by Matt Zieminski - iFixit

Fixers

Autism Awareness Day: Repair Is an Inclusive Field

Today is World Autism Day, and for the entire month of April (and all year long) we’re supporting autism awareness! Last year, the CDC announced that approximately 1 out of 59…

April 2, 2019

by Kelsea Weber - iFixit

Tools

Two Million Spudgers Sold and Counting

We recently surpassed the two million mark in spudgers sold worldwide, and that’s not surprising—we live and die by spudgers when we’re tearing down devices and replacing screens. I’d go…

March 25, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

Fixers

Five Female Techs Changing the Face of Repair

History shows that women have to go above and beyond to prove they’re capable of building and fixing things. Back in the 1940s, factories and shipyards wouldn’t have been able…

March 20, 2019

by Kelsea Weber - iFixit

Repair Stories

Camera Repair in the Film Industry

Watch our interview with co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival Cirina Catania at iFixit.org/blog.

March 11, 2019

by Kelsea Weber - iFixit

Fixers

Meet the Women Tackling E-Waste

Today is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is #BalanceforBetter. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women—while also marking…

March 8, 2019

by Elise Barsch - iFixit