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South Solihull

Repair Shed

Status:Active, open to new members
Coordinator:
When: Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 14:00-16:00
The Wednesday after the Core meeting
Venue: Charlie's Shed
Cost: Contributions to tea and biscuits welcome.......

For People who prefer to Repair or Restore rather than Throw Away!

Fixing things feels good!

The Shed is a regular item on many members' monthly calendar.  This is not a repair service - you don't drop stuff off for us to repair for you; rather we encourage Members of both sexes to share their practical skills and enjoy repairing their own damaged and broken items.  This provides the opportunity to learn new skills and try out various tools.  Plus, of course, there are great conversations, and tea & biscuits!

Email Charlie & Jeanine for more details

cplainjones@gmail.com

Forthcoming meetings

Previous meetings

  • Charlie's high tech find in a skip brought back to life A portable Solar Powered 12V battery charger which had packed up and was found dumped in a skip covered in coffee grounds..... Tests showed that both panels were delivering a healthy 21V DC in sunlight so the problem had to be in the controller…

  • Actually Charlie & Jeanine were away in New Zealand & Australia looking at more old cars........

  • Plenty to do after the Christmas break. A touch sensitive bedside light needed Terry's electronics expertise and a new chip to bring it back to life. Meanwhile Richard tackled David's 'boom box' which had dodgy switches. Like so many plastic assemblies finding out how to actually get into the thing takes far longer than the…

  • We tackled several projects but one went beyond possible

  • The planters are handed over to Bentley Heath Community Centre.

  • We tackled 6 projects, including a toy elephant.