Finally, a woman brought her electric scooter, which had issues with the brakes and Speedometer cable. Our volunteer Dylan adjusted the brakes. We also found out the cable was broken, and since this is a very specific component, we instructed the owner to pick it up at the same shop as she bought the scooter so we can replace it for her next month.
Come with your broken items and get schooled!
Something all repair cafés share is that we’re passionate about sustainability and plain old fixin’ stuff. But you might not know about the educational part of what we do. 
Often, what holds people back from repairing their broken items is simply not knowing where to start. While taking care of the electric scooter, we were able to give its owner some tips for scooter care. While we wait for the part to complete the repair, we hope we empowered her to understand her scooter a little better. If you’re looking to build a closer relationship with your stuff, the user manual is a great way to start!

After all, when we teach people how to fix things – which we hope will create a more sustainable world – all the pieces come together

Another person came with a watch/alarm clock that kept resetting for no conceivable reason. We figured out it had a short circuit inside and separated the parts causing the problem to fix the issue!

A special visit…and a change on the horizon?
After Repair Café ended, we had an unusual treat. Julia Wummel, a German grad student who has been researching repair cafés in 3 cities across Denmark, came to present her findings to five of our volunteers. She discussed the surprising diversity of volunteers (nearly equal numbers of Danish and international, as well as male and female volunteers), volunteers’ different reasons for volunteering, and the varying atmospheres among repair cafés. (Read about her interesting findings here)
It gave us an idea… maybe we need to fire up our coffee machine and make it a real café. What do you think?
See you next on Sunday, August 29. Mark your calendars!