Fix your coffee machine

[Irving]

Mine is super simple, no moving parts or internet connectivity.

Post up a thread if you get it fixed.

[newracer]

Nice work. I like fixing things when possible.


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[Irving]

Left the machine on this whole time and it just now turned off after two hours, as it's supposed to do.

[rondog]

When you're a COB like me you learn how to fix all kinds of silly shit. Or at least try.

Freakin' $10 hair dryer we've been using for God-only-knows-how-long went on the fritz. Yes, I took the damn power switch apart, cleaned it, scraped the carbon off from the arcing scars, stretched a couple springs, lubed it with no-ox, now it works just fine!

Ain't even going to mention automotive-type fixes, but when you're broke down on the road - wire, hoses, nuts/bolts, etc. can be sourced from many places - like fences, road signs, highway equipment parked for the weekend, etc.......

[Irving]

I think the couple that lived here before us certainly lived through the Great Depression. The metal blinds in my garage have been repaired, or resized, with rivets to hold them together. I'll try to remember to take a picture tomorrow.

[JohnnyDrama]

Congratulations on getting your coffee maker fixed. I enjoy tinkering with stuff like that. This was a fun read.

[GilpinGuy]

I think the couple that lived here before us certainly lived through the Great Depression. The metal blinds in my garage have been repaired, or resized, with rivets to hold them together. I'll try to remember to take a picture tomorrow.

This is testament to many of the folks on this forum. Good on ya for fixing stuff yourself. For those that say "just toss it out and get a new one"....he has time on his hands and stuff to fix, so why not? That's how I think too. I'd rather spend my free time fixing stuff than watching some dumb ass shit on TV. I get into projects sometimes and my wife is like "Why?????" My response is "Just for fun." Quail, for example.

And it wasn't that long ago that most real men knew how to fix things. Now it's "call this or that guy" or just "toss it out and buy new one". Sad. If you work 80 hrs a week and have zero time, don't get all butt hurt. I get it.

I did a repair on my truck recently that cost me $500 in tools and a few hours of time. The estimates I got online from shops was $1500+ for the fix. Now I know more about my truck and own the tools in case it happens again.

Years ago I started a job, and 2 guys and I were sitting in the brake room BSing on my first or second day. One dude says something like "I have to take my car in to get an oil change." I asked why he didn't just do it himself. His response was "I've never done that...don't know how" or whatever.

I blurted out "You can't change your own oil? Do you have testicles?" The other guy sitting with us busted out laughing....been hunting elk with that guy for 10 years now.

Men should know how to fix shit.

[MrPrena]

It is fun to fix and learn how it works.
I didn't know Radio Shacks are still open to sell parts.

[Erni]

It is fun to fix and learn how it works.
I didn't know Radio Shacks are still open to sell parts.

Only a few parts, mostly just a cabinet with some common stuff: battery boxes, switches, fuses, some ICs. Not a great selection.