Our volunteer repairer hero, Keith shared with us a story about one of those items we have all broken and assumed was simply a candidate for the bin. Such a simple repair!
I discovered that his wooden hanger had got broken…
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Fortunately, I have a collection of various panel pins and nails that I kept from clearing my Grandad’s house (all neatly sorted into old tobacco tins).
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So I held it in a vice and put a panel pin both ends
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Fixed and back in service
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Repair Cafe Gosport is the Second Saturday of the month (except August), between 10:30am and 1pm at the community maker space.
Residents of Gosport bring their broken items to fix them on the spot with the help of voluntary repairers.