#repaircafe

Just finished up with the #repairCafe at the library.

I was main for bicycles and backup for laptop repair and Linux Install.

I managed to:

• tune a derailleur on one bike
• attach a kickstand to another
• swap out fresh tires and inner tubes for a third (and taught the family how to do and supervised them while they did the second tire!)

As backup for laptop repair, I helped diagnose and find a mitigation for a set or USB headphones/mic that was only pushing sound through one speaker.

I also met a lot of folks throughout town. Talked to some city organizers and officials. Talked to other groups and folks and had a great time.

The other repair stands besides my bicycle station were:

• A sewing and mending station
• An electronic / appliance repair station
• A historical preservation station
• A furniture repair station
• A laptop repair and Linux install station
• A kids section with coloring and activities

It was a good day.

#solarPunk #libraries

On commercial social media the algorithm feeds us content. Here, you need to find wonderful people and things yourself. Following hashtags is a good way to do that. As well as following #intro and #introduction, I'm following #ClimateAction, #RepairCafe, #Zine, #compost, #solarpunk, and many others!

Fredericksburg: meet the Fredericksburg Repair Café! https://librarypoint.bibliocommons.com/events/69f3b7298ddc1caf5f2047ff Saturday, July 18th, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm at the Fredericksburg Branch 1201 Caroline St Fredericksburg VA 22401 #RepairCafe #Fredericksburg #FXBG #Spotsy #Spotsylvania

@xjasminelu@hci.social Happy to boost - it's definitely an area worth studying. Have you published anything (formal or not) about "Repair Cafes" and other popular movements to reduce e-waste / re-use "obsolete" electronics? #RepairCafe #reuse #EWaste

Happy birthday, Glen Eira #RepairCafe!

Bore da bydoedd! Good morning worlds! We are going to Levenshulme Repair Cafe this morning. I am not taking my tools due to a hefty bash on the head that has made me research concussion. The physical effort to move my tools wouldn't be a good idea. So I will be an adviser for the others, and help where I can, even if it is only triage or tea making. Later I want to see if I can do something sensible with some of the crap in my workshop, and plan the next load of stuff to go to Wales. #BoreDaBydoedd#GoodMorningWorlds#RepairCafe

#BoreDa bawb. Awn ni i #CaffiTrwsio heddiw yn Levenshulme. Wedyn, ymlacio, dwi'n meddwl. #GoodMorning everyone. We're off to the #RepairCafe in Levenshulme today. Then, relaxation, I think. #DysguCymraeg #Dyddiadur

#RepairRevolution on this Sat 19th Sept, St Margaret's Presbyterian Church - Frankton. Bring your broken stuff, and we'll do our best to fix it. Small appliances, toys, clothes and just about anything else. #RepairCafe #Queenstown #Tahuna

At my library's repair cafe as a volunteer. It's the first time they're running it and they're hoping to do this regularly. I came in thinking I would help with computer troubleshooting... but they have enough people doing that. So I figured I could help with Linux OS install... but the local Linux Install Party is here and has enough people. Then a guy brought in a bicycle! And no one is here doing bike repair. But I brought my allen wrench set and a multitool. So I just got done running and installing a new bicycle brake line on an older bike. Brake works just fine now! I'll bring my full set of bike tools next time! #solarPunk #repairCafe #bicycle #libraries

Mein #Lenovo #Thinkpad #T590 fährt korrekt hoch, Display bleibt dunkel (mit Taschenlampe sieht man schwach den Anmeldebildschirm). Da ist offenbar Sicherung des Backlights gestorben, vermutlich durch defektes Displaykabel im Scharnier. Da ich weder Equipment / Erfahrung / Ehrgeiz im SMD-Löten habe - gibt es in #Karlsruhe einen seriösen Laden, der solche #Reparatur​en (Sicherung- und Kabeltausch) zu realistischen Preisen macht? Oder gehe ich zum #Repaircafe? #Boost willkommen! #Followerpower

Parallel zum #repaircafe findet auch wieder unser #Linux - Cafe statt! Sa, 08. August, von 13:30 - 17:30 laden wir zur Info- und Installationsrunde ein! Ort: Werkräume der Ludwig-Heyd-Schule. Idealerweise habt ihr von eurem PC oder Laptop eine Sicherungskopie erstellt - falls ihr dabei Hilfe braucht können wir euch vor Ort auch unterstützen. Nicht vergessen: Zubehör! (Netzteil etc) Um 15:00 gibt es zusätzlich erneut eine kurze Präsentation für Interessierte, die im Thema noch neu sind.

Linux Stammtisch am 19. August und 14. September um 19:00 Uhr im Restaurant Vinocchio Pinocchio Puchheimer Str. 10a Anmeldung: info@bundnaturschutz-groebenzell.de #Repaircafe #Stammtisch #Gröbenzell #Linux

Am Samstag, den 08.08.2026, findet wieder das #LinuxCafe statt. Im #LinuxCafé helfen wir dir dabei, auf deinem Rechner oder Notebook ein aktuelles, sicheres, und kostenloses #Betriebssystem  zu installieren. So kannst du deine #Hardware länger sicher nutzen. Wann? - am 08.08.2026 von 11 bis 17 Uhr Wo? - Makers Inn, Küferstrasse 46, 73728 #Esslingen Mehr Infos: https://reparaturcafe-esslingen.de/linuxcafe/ #esslingenamneckar #linux #linuxmint #reparaturcafe #repaircafe #maker #Essembly

Ein weiterer Flyer zum Ausdrucken, aufhängen und verteilen. Wenn ihr auf eurer #diday , #repaircafe oder sonstigen Aktion zu wenig Zeit habt, oder es gar nicht erst anbietet. Oder Leute ihren #PC nicht schleppen wollen. Gerne teilen und weiter erzählen. #Linux funktioniert auch auf älteren Rechnern. Hier der Link zur Karte

RE: https://masto.nyc/@gbargoud/116518727035996423 Probably the last one until September unless someone else wants to run them during August. #nyc #brooklyn #repaircafe

Quiet one at the #repaircafe today. My favourite fix was this little Mario night light where my young fixer buddy Leo did a lot of the work. #EachOneTeachOne

Anyone know of a #RepairCafe in or near Inverness? #Highlands #Scotland

Opt Green has ended. Long live Opt Green! As May came to an end, so did KDE Eco's "Opt Green" project. Two activities of the project will help it live on for years to come. Read here about Opt Green's work with Repair Cafés in #Germany. https://eco.kde.org/blog/2026-07-22-opt-green-end-part-i-repair-cafes/ #FOSSInsteadOfToss @kde@floss.social@RepairCafeInternational@mastodon.social@repaircafe_de@fedigroups.social#KDE #KDEEco #OptGreen #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Sustainability #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Environment #Reparatur #EndOf10 #LinuxCafe #Linux

@sam One thing to remember when getting people interested is that the actual repairers are not the only vital roles. Admin, publicity, meet-and-greet are all just as important, so if someone likes the idea but has no repair skills, they may be very valuable in other areas. #RepairCafe

Had a Repair Cafe today! The local library hosts one every quarter. This was the second one and we had 50 people show up! We're hoping to start offering it more frequently, they're just ramping up. I was there for bike repair. I used to have a solid kit built out, but lost a lot of my tools in previous moves, so I'm building it out again. I had two bikes that came in today. I tuned rear derailleurs and break lines. Swapped out some break pads. Pumped up tires and did sole basic cleaning. I made a note to bring some CLP and rags for the next go around as cleaning off gunk solves a lot of problems. I was backup for laptop repairs and Linux installs (the local Linux Install Party showed up!) but focused mainly on bikes. I met some folks. One person from a local church group that is interested in maybe hosting a free fridge or otherwise volunteering with my food group and a person from the town's green initiative that is interested in personally working with my food group. There is a lot of overlap with various mutual aid groups. You get started with one and you end up learning about all the others! It was a good day. #solarPunk #solarPunkSunday #repairCafe #repairClinic