WHAT IS THE REPAIRMONGERY?

The Repairmongery is a new service, currently in the pilot stage, aiming to fix broken household items and give them a new life in Leith, Portobello and Craigmillar. This will also help saving the waste and money involved in replacing things that are repairable.

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WHAT SORT OF THINGS DO YOU FIX?

Tools (both hand tools and power tools), small household electricals (lamps, kitchen gadgets, radios, etc), battery powered items, toys, and more!

We won’t take items for which a repair service already exists – for instance computers, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, or clothes – but we will direct you to someone who specialises in fixing that sort of thing. We also can’t take white goods (eg. washing machines or fridges), and we can’t fix anything that’s too big to bring into the workshop.

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WHERE DO I DROP OFF MY ITEMS ?

We run open intake days in our base in Custom House, Leith once a month (on the second Saturday of the month). We also run pop-up intake days in Portobello and Craigmillar with Action Porty. Find out more about all the repairmongery dates on: etl.scot/etl-repairmongery.

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DO I HAVE TO PAY?

No. During the pilot phase, repairs are free. Sadly our budget doesn’t cover spare parts, so we will charge for those at cost. As part of the research we’re doing, we will be asking customers how much they would pay for repairs, and we invite you to make a donation to the Tool Library if you’d like to.

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MY BUSINESS OFFERS REPAIR SERVICES; ARE YOU TRYING TO COMPETE OR UNDERCUT ME?

Absolutely not! In fact we’d love to signpost people to your business. Please get in touch to let us know what sorts of things you repair and how we can put people in contact with you. If you’d like to leave flyers or business cards with us, we’ll be happy to hand them out.

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WHAT IF I WANT TO LEARN TO REPAIR? FIX IT MYSELF?

Then you should pop by instead at the next Repair Café pop-up! You'll be able to repair your own items with access to tools and guidance from expert volunteers. Check out this link for more info and to reach out to them so that they can bring specific tools and material that might help you tackle your repair project.

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I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS; HOW CAN I GET IN TOUCH?

You can email the Repair Technician at julian@edinburghtoollibrary.org.uk or at repairmongery@etl.scot

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Repairmongery: Portobello Pop-Up at Bellfield Community Café!