[ooloncoloophid]

A quick note to say that at our local repair cafe we do a roaring trade in vacuum repairs for peanuts (not literal peanuts; though some of our repairers do get peckish). If you're in Europe, there's chance you have one nearby. https://repaircafe.org/en

[digdugdirk]

Could you please go in to a bit more detail on how you set that up, how you handle issues, etc? I'm a member of a makerspace, and there's been discussions about doing something similar. There's just not a consensus about how to go about it.

[ramses0]

Reach out here: https://dallasmakerspace.org/faq/ (I'm not finding a good link for https://thelab.ms/ - another Dallas makerspace), but I'd suggest reaching out.

...generally I've seen weekly/monthly "fix-it" workshops as a kindof open-house / membership drive.

Probably best to 1) have people sign safety waivers, especially if they're not members 2) have people sign a "we can offer to help you try, but your widget might end up worse than before" waiver 3) run it as a volunteer outreach event with a focus on getting membership rather than a transactional "fix my ____ for free" outcome

[pavel_lishin]

We have one here in town maybe twice a year; I wish it was a monthly thing.

[graemep]

great idea. I get a "coming soon" type message for my town and search does not say where the next nearest is.

I used the map and found the two nearest I quite far. plenty where I used to live, and a lot in other parts of the UK. Good to see.