Repair Tips- Dare to Repair!
Most items available nowadays are cheap goods made to break within 6 months, leaving us in a trap of never-ending consumption to replace broken goods. That’s beginning to change. There has been an international resurgence to change our relationship with our stuff – to get away from a "buy – toss – buy" cycle.
Repairing your stuff (rather than throwing it away and buying something new) saves natural resources, prevents waste, and cultivates community. Read on for ideas and resources on how to repair your stuff.
Check out our Repair Cafés
Got a broken something? Bring it to one of our Repair Cafés! Repair Café is a FREE community event bringing People With Broken Stuff together with People Who Like to Fix Stuff!
Local Repair Resources
Are we missing any resources? Want to add your own business? Email naomi@envirocenter.org to be added to this list!
- Outdoor gear and clothing
- Gear Fix for outdoor clothing, bike, ski, and gear repair.
- Rugged Thread for technical outdoor clothing, zippers, and soft gear like tents and backpacks.
- Patagonia Bend for Patagonia products.
- The Hub Cyclery for bike repair
- REI Bend for outdoor gear repair
- Powderhouse for ski and snowboard gear
- Home & appliance
- Handymandy- minor home repairs and maintenance
- Handymandybend@gmail.com
- Sliding scale fees
- Run by one of our wonderful volunteer fixers!
- Robert Anderson (one of our wonderful volunteer fixers!)
- Small appliances and lamps
- Older bicycles
- Electrical repair that does not involve circuit board repair
- Fees are negotiable based on difficulty and time
- Can be reached at robert.frazier.anderson@outlook.com
- The Furniture Doctor for furniture repair
- Cortech Repair for large appliances
- Handymandy- minor home repairs and maintenance
- Sewing
- David Bieber Sewing Machine Repair: (541) 550-9879.
- Beth L. (one of our wonderful volunteer fixers!)- Garment and quilt construction or repair
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- Price is per project, customer proves materials
- 916-456-5610
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- Jewlery
- Cascade Jewelers for jewelry repair
- Electronics
- Redmond Computer Shop for computers
- DIY Repair: check out these resources on fixing your stuff at home!
- Tips & tricks from Repair Cafe International
- Check out ifixit.com for hundreds of repair guides and manuals, from electronics to vehicles and more.
- Attend a virtual repair workshop hosted by Fixit Clinic.
- Local Repair Classes
Right to Repair
In this day and age, we are forced to battle with “planned obsolescence”: manufacturers design products to become obsolete after a certain period of time, usually a much shorter duration than they should because of new models and unavailable parts. “Right to Repair” refers to legislation designed to require manufacturers to release manuals allowing product consumers to be able to access the schematics of the objects (especially electronics) that they own.
Get involved with the Right to Repair: learn more about state and federal legislation and understand why repair is important for economies and waste reduction.
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