Category: Fixers | Page 31

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

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

Repair Stories

Seating a Tire Bead with Fire in Kenya

The man squatting on the ground put a little bit of gasoline around the rim, then lit it on fire. The tire then popped into place.

January 30, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

Sewing Machine Repair in Seelampur

India is the second largest producer of textiles in the world, after China; it produces 23% of the world's textiles, by spindles. Seelampur (also spelled Silampur) in northeast Delhi is…

January 29, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tools

Let’s Play Name That Object in India!

Two men sit in a Delhi shop with shiny metal cylinders stacked from floor to ceiling. When I first saw this picture, I couldn’t figure out what they were—not motors,…

January 28, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

iFixit Answers Repair Guru Mayer Hits 100K Reputation Points

Richard Mayer has been answering people’s repair questions on iFixit Answers, our repair question & answer forum, for just over two years now. Answers has a reputation system, designed to…

January 27, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

Tim Hunkin, Engineer Cartoonist

Jeff Stephens is an inventory specialist at iFixit. He posted earlier this week about Museum Wax. On the early ‘90s Discovery Channel show The Secret Life of Machines, an enthusiastic man…

January 27, 2012

by Jeff Stephens