慶祝地球日 MIT幫你修東西

Celebrate Earth Day by Fixing at MIT

Celebrating repair through do-it-together hands-on STEM-oriented fix-n-learn community-based discovery and disassembly where you actively engage in the disassembly, troubleshooting, and repair of your item. Leave empowered to share your new-found confidence and insight with your friends, neighbors, and the community at large.

So bring your broken, non-functioning things -- electronics, appliances, computers, toys, sewing machines, bicycles, fabric items, etc.-- for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. We'll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your item. Whether we fix it or not, you'll learn more about how it was manufactured and how it worked. (Looking at how things are made now provides a unique and important perspective as we transition to Design-centric Thinking, Manufacturing on Demand and Continuous Integration. It’s important to consider designing, engineering, and manufacturing for durability, reliability, sustainability, maintainability, serviceability, repairability from the start.)

WHAT: Fixit Clinic CCVII (207) MIT
WHEN: Saturday, Apr 22 10AM-1PM
WHERE: MIT Edgerton Center, 4th Floor of Building 4 (under the Great Dome), 77 Mass. Av., Cambridge, MA 02139 http://edgerton.mit.edu/contact/edgerton-center-strobe-alley
HOW: Register at http://goo.gl/qTzh9J then
-    Bring your broken item with all parts necessary to recreate the symptoms (carry-in only: no oversize items)
-    Bring any parts and tools you already own that might be helpful (e.g. hand tools, sewing supplies)
-    Come ready to describe what’s wrong and what you’ve tried
-    Come ready to learn and to share your knowledge with others
WHO: An all-ages family-friendly event: accompanied children are heartily invited! 
COST: Free!
WHY: To make friends, learn and teach how to fix things, and have fun!
(Parking: Weekend parking in MIT’s Albany St. Parking Garage is $5. Limited metered street parking may be available.)

More into on Fixit Clinic at www.fixitclinic.org, https://www.facebook.com/FixitClinic/,plus.google.com/111525193946026734520

New Fixit Coaches always welcome; learn by helping others disassemble and troubleshoot their stuff: sign up here: http://goo.gl/kwVNlv