Repair Café at MadLab - gauging interest

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Hi Guys,

I’ve been talking with someone who’s interested in setting up a ‘repair
cafe’ at MadLab - the idea is that people come together and help fix other
people’s broken things - see http://repaircafe.org

Seems there’s already a few in the UK -

Brighton ( Repair Café Brighton http://brightonrepaircafe.wordpress.com/ ),
London ( Repair Café Londonhttp://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/repair-cafe/ )
and Malvern Hills ( Repair Café Malvern Hillshttp://www.facebook.com/MalvernHillsRepairCafe
)

I’m not sure where we’re hosting it yet - I’m thinking ground floor,
MadLab, and maybe early afternoon or a weekend.

Any of you guys interested in the idea and want to help get something going?

Let me know!

Best

Dave

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It does sound interesting Dave…some minor issues.

Electronic equipment is incredibly hard to repair properly and the devices
that fail often cost more than the overall unit to replace making them
uneconomic to repair - its why there are no TV repair shops any more.

I don’t think we have anyone who can sew or use the sewing machine!

I can teach people how to replace fuses, wire plugs etc…no worries there!

Keep us in the loop though and I will help out if needed.

Cheers

AlexOn 19 April 2013 12:09, Dave Mee davemee@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Guys,

I’ve been talking with someone who’s interested in setting up a ‘repair
cafe’ at MadLab - the idea is that people come together and help fix other
people’s broken things - see http://repaircafe.org

Seems there’s already a few in the UK -

Brighton ( Repair Café Brighton http://brightonrepaircafe.wordpress.com/ ),
London ( Repair Café Londonhttp://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/repair-cafe/ )
and Malvern Hills ( Repair Café Malvern Hillshttp://www.facebook.com/MalvernHillsRepairCafe
)

I’m not sure where we’re hosting it yet - I’m thinking ground floor,
MadLab, and maybe early afternoon or a weekend.

Any of you guys interested in the idea and want to help get something
going?

Let me know!

Best

Dave

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I don’t think we have anyone who can sew or use the sewing machine!

Steph can do both, and I can sew to some extent.

I think there are other members that can do both too.

Kimball

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I sit corrected!On 19 April 2013 16:16, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:

I don’t think we have anyone who can sew or use the sewing machine!

Steph can do both, and I can sew to some extent.

I think there are other members that can do both too.

Kimball

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Part of the idea is to act as a magnet for other people who may be able to help out.

I’m wondering if something like one saturday afternoon a month, we’d get people together (maybe in the new shop - does anyone remember the Doll Hospital that used to be near the train station?)

I think we already understand replacing PCBs would be a nightmare, but it might just be a matter of checking battery contacts for people, or replacing fans, or fuses, or just stupid things. Maybe one day we could look at crazier things, like modelling and printing replacement plastic parts, etc etc.

There will be other people involved; part of the idea is to get older guys together to show younger people how to do quick easy fixes for things.

I think this could be a really good fun programme - but I think it would be key to get some HAC:Man guys involved to bring (or at least, start seeding) skills.

DaveOn 19 Apr 2013, at 16:19, Alexander Lang alexanderlang1980@gmail.com wrote:

I sit corrected!

On 19 April 2013 16:16, Kimball Johnson kimball@bowerham.net wrote:

I don’t think we have anyone who can sew or use the sewing machine!

Steph can do both, and I can sew to some extent.

I think there are other members that can do both too.

Kimball

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Great idea, Dave. I have a couple of things that need repairing - a dress
and an Adroid phone. Can wait until the cafe is open :slight_smile:

Best wishes,
YuweiOn 19 April 2013 12:09, Dave Mee davemee@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Guys,

I’ve been talking with someone who’s interested in setting up a ‘repair
cafe’ at MadLab - the idea is that people come together and help fix other
people’s broken things - see http://repaircafe.org

Seems there’s already a few in the UK -

Brighton ( Repair Café Brighton http://brightonrepaircafe.wordpress.com/ ),
London ( Repair Café Londonhttp://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/repair-cafe/ )
and Malvern Hills ( Repair Café Malvern Hillshttp://www.facebook.com/MalvernHillsRepairCafe
)

I’m not sure where we’re hosting it yet - I’m thinking ground floor,
MadLab, and maybe early afternoon or a weekend.

Any of you guys interested in the idea and want to help get something
going?

Let me know!

Best

Dave

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I would be interested. I need someone to help me replace the charge port
ribbon cable on my Galaxy S2

Basically this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aChzv3IzxsU Doesn’t look to
bad but I’m clumsy and likely to break everything!

RobOn 20 April 2013 23:39, Yuwei Lin yuwei.lin@gmail.com wrote:

Great idea, Dave. I have a couple of things that need repairing - a dress
and an Adroid phone. Can wait until the cafe is open :slight_smile:

Best wishes,
Yuwei

On 19 April 2013 12:09, Dave Mee davemee@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Guys,

I’ve been talking with someone who’s interested in setting up a ‘repair
cafe’ at MadLab - the idea is that people come together and help fix other
people’s broken things - see http://repaircafe.org

Seems there’s already a few in the UK -

Brighton ( Repair Café Brightonhttp://brightonrepaircafe.wordpress.com/ ),
London ( Repair Café Londonhttp://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/repair-cafe/ )
and Malvern Hills ( Repair Café Malvern Hillshttp://www.facebook.com/MalvernHillsRepairCafe
)

I’m not sure where we’re hosting it yet - I’m thinking ground floor,
MadLab, and maybe early afternoon or a weekend.

Any of you guys interested in the idea and want to help get something
going?

Let me know!

Best

Dave

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