Offering repair skill and promoting resourcefulness in our community
Repair Fairs
Bring your broken stuff to one of our Repair Fairs! Link to our events below to find out when and where our next event will be.
EVENT DETAILSJoin the Guild
We're always looking for talented volunteers to make the gears turn! If you think you can help in any way, click for volunteer contact info.
BECOME A FIXERGuidelines
We are motivated and want to fix everything, but there are some limits. Check out our guidelines page to see what's okay to bring in.
GROUND RULESEVENT PHOTOS
- Fixer Dan helping bring a window fan back to life
- Fixers Ron and Ted hard at work
- Scott helps a guest with a propane fire pit
- Sewing and mending with Jeanne
- Bike repair expert Fred straightening out an old exercise bike
- Fixer Alex with the carcass of an old record player
- Scott listens intently for air flow
- Consultation and collaboration
- Some items are pretty complex
- Fixer Carl checks to see if the repair worked
- Jim works on yet another broken chair
- Fixer Jim prepares his repair station
- Ben and guest Jen finishing up a repair on her sewing machine
- Fixer Collaboration on a stubborn vintage turntable
- The Fixers and owner work together to fix a broken turntable
- Fixer Jen ready to repair some jewelry
- Fixer Alex works on stereo equipment
- Nick looking at the instructions for clues
- Fixer Nick diagnoses an old short-wave radio
- A quiet moment at the Repair Fair
- Fixer Alex diagnosing a turntable
- Fixer Jim and a difficult palm sander
- Members of the Philly Fixers Guild at the first Repair Fair
- Ben and the Sculpture Gym's Founder, Darla Jackson
- Repair Fair welcome sign at the Sculpture Gym in Fishtown
- Fixer Mike on his vintage Singer
- Making sewing repairs
- These speakers needed repair
- Tools of the trade
- One of many lamps we got to work on
- Fixer Elijah working hard on a tricky space heater
- Lamp repair
- Fixer Elijah's diagnosis
- Jewelry expert Fixer Leah working hard
- Holly checks guests in at Triage
- Fixers Justin and Jim diagnosing an Arèpa Maker
- Repair Fair #1
- Fixer Alex coming to terms with a tough turntable
- Clogged up palm sander
- Turntables quickly became our specialty
- Textile and clothing repair by Fixer Mike
- Holly keeping things organized
- Doing what it takes to make repairs
- Dr. Bob and Nick toward the end of an exhausting day
- Shissler Rec Center Gym set up for the fair
- Working on a space heater; ready for the winter!
- Fixer Fran Blanche diagnosing an old Atari 2600
- Chairs for Thanksgiving... Jim and Neil working hard to help a family!
- Jewelry Fixer Leah, setting up for the fair
- Ross and Jim, taking a breath during the fair
- Fixers Jim and Mike, deep in mending mode
- Fixer Nick, explaining troubleshooting for an older radio
- A lamp repair finishing up by Fixer Rod
- Fixer Brent teaches toaster repair to some new Guild Apprentices