Modern digital technology is incredibly reliable so it rarely ‘breaks’ but, with so much technology packed into such a small space, it needs special skills and tools just to open it
This is a photographic record of some of our repairs
Modern digital technology is incredibly reliable so it rarely ‘breaks’ but, with so much technology packed into such a small space, it needs special skills and tools just to open it
Most of the technological items we see at Repair Cafe The Grove are digital electronics but this one was purely mechanical. It’s an ‘Orbital Model’ illustrating the relationship
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Q: Why do computers keep downloading software security updates?
A: Because they need to keep closing off vulnerabilities that might allow hackers to access your private data.
So, when your computer gets
Fixing a ricketty chair often needs more than one pair of hands so we love it when visitors to Repair Cafe The Grove get involved and help out. It can also be fun, working together to rescue a
Most of the clocks that find their way to Repair Cafe The Grove are driven by electronic ‘quartz’ mechanisms. Compared with traditional clockwork mechanisms these are amazingly accurate.
We get to repair quite a few domestic appliances at Repair Cafe The Grove. Sometimes it’s a mechanical problem, sometimes an electrical fault which needs attention from one of our licensed
We learn as children that rabbits are always getting into trouble. Remember Peter Rabbit, Flopsy Bunnies, Br’er Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, Roger Rabbit and The White Rabbit? Perhaps that’s
Bookings are open for Repair Cafe The Grove next Saturday (26 July) and several categories are fully booked. We still have vacant booking slots for Low-Voltage Electrical items, Digital Devices
Leather is pretty tough and repairs need some special tools and materials. But a handbag also needs to look good so, if it’s looking a bit dull, a bit of ‘elbow grease’ and some
We don’t only fix broken things at Repair Cafe The Grove, we also love to show visitors how to fix things themselves. Lessons on how to thread up and look after a sewing machine can be much