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A repair-cafe afternoon for small household fixes

Work on buttons, loose handles or simple patches while swapping practical knowledge.

Food & conversation · Helping & practical company

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Suggested: 60–90 minutes
The spending plan
Use existing materials; agree on extras first
Your kind of outing
Make, learn or exchange something without needing to be good at it.
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Here’s what we’d do

Work on buttons, loose handles or simple patches while swapping practical knowledge. Ask everyone to bring one repairable object and the tools they already know how to use. Keep electrical, structural and unfamiliar repairs out of the shared experiment.

How to make it happen

Go at your own pace.

  1. Before the link

    Set up the part that matters

    Ask everyone to bring one repairable object and the tools they already know how to use.

  2. Together

    Keep the shared activity simple

    Work on buttons, loose handles or simple patches while swapping practical knowledge.

  3. At the agreed finish

    Leave room for the rest of the day

    Give unfinished work a way to travel home and return borrowed tools before leaving.

Choose your version

A repair-cafe afternoon for small household fixes

Work on buttons, loose handles or simple patches while swapping practical knowledge.

The money part
Use existing materials; agree on extras first
Keep in mind
Keep electrical, structural and unfamiliar repairs out of the shared experiment.

A simpler version

Turn it into a diagnosis-and-supplies session when a repair needs specialist help.

The money part
Check which purchases this version still needs.
Keep in mind
Ask everyone to bring one repairable object and the tools they already know how to use.

A few things to know

Use existing materials; agree on extras first

Use existing materials; agree on extras first. Confirm the total for the version you choose, including travel and any optional extras. No price, ticket or reservation is included.

Is this your kind of plan?

Turn it into a diagnosis-and-supplies session when a repair needs specialist help. Keep electrical, structural and unfamiliar repairs out of the shared experiment.

  • Keep electrical, structural and unfamiliar repairs out of the shared experiment.
  • Agree on the date, exact meeting point or call link, and spending before anyone books or buys.
If the first version doesn't fit

Turn it into a diagnosis-and-supplies session when a repair needs specialist help.

The detail to settle first

Keep electrical, structural and unfamiliar repairs out of the shared experiment.

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How do we get this plan started?

Ask everyone to bring one repairable object and the tools they already know how to use. Work on buttons, loose handles or simple patches while swapping practical knowledge.

What can we do if the original version is too much?

Turn it into a diagnosis-and-supplies session when a repair needs specialist help.

What should we check before inviting everyone?

Keep electrical, structural and unfamiliar repairs out of the shared experiment.

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