Fix Your Item

Start your journey with repair with in-person Fixit Clinics

Fixit Clinics are troubleshooting and discovery workshops staffed by volunteer Fixit Coaches.

You are expected to actively participate in the disassembly, troubleshooting, and repair of your

item so that you leave fully empowered to share your new-found confidence and insight with

your friends, neighbors, and the community at large.

Upcoming Events

This calendar lists events primarily in Los Angeles County (California, USA), Northern California and in Massachusetts, USA; other Fixit Clinic locations promote and list their events locally. 

How to Participate in In-Person Repair Clinics:

• Use this Google Form to register your item for your local fixit clinic. 

• Bring the item with all parts necessary to recreate the symptoms (carry-in only: no oversize items).

• Bring any parts and tools you already own that might be helpful.

• Come ready to clearly describe what’s wrong and what you’ve tried (Tip: advance web

research about your item is especially helpful)

• Come eager to learn and to share your skills and knowledge with others

• Please fill out the Broken Item Report afterwards to help us track your broken and/or

repaired item and help contribute your knowledge to our community.

You can also connect with an online community of repairers through the Global Fixers Discord Server, select the "Online repair via Discord:𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧" from the pulldown menu and complete the rest of the form to start the on-boarding process.

 

IMPORTANT: Fixit Clinic is not a free repair service. Fixit Clinic is a troubleshooting and discovery workshop staffed by volunteer Fixit Coaches: you are expected to actively participate in the disassembly, troubleshooting, and repair of your item so that you leave fully empowered to share your new-found confidence and insight with your friends, neighbors, and the community at large.
REPAIR is not assured: while we do have an excellent track record any specific item can have issues that make it unrepairable or we can exacerbate the problem during our attempts to repair it.

Thanks, and we're looking forward to seeing your smiling face at Fixit Clinic!

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Other Repair Resources

• RE:Source: StopWaste's RE:Source tool is an innovative online platform designed to

facilitate waste reduction and resource recovery in the Alameda County area.

• iFixit: A comprehensive resource with free repair guides for electronics, appliances, and

more. The site encourages users to contribute their own guides and offers a community

forum for troubleshooting.

• Repair Café Foundation : Offers support and guidance for setting up local repair events,

promoting a culture of repair and sharing knowledge.

• Instructables: A community for people who like to make things, offering user-generated

DIY guides across various categories, including technology, workshop, and home repairs.

• Reddit Repair Communities: Subreddits such as r/DIY, r/fixit, and r/techsupport offer

spaces where users can ask for advice and share their repair experiences.