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fixing things ---- i love fixing things ideally using recycled materials 

last week i fixed one of my axes. I added a ne handle made from Gas piping left lying ( litter) after the gas guys had put in some repair to a  gas leak.

yesterday I fixed my favourite pair of boots  using rubber bands cut from bicycle inner tubing ( its very high quality ).

It gives me immense pleasure

Sounds awesome. It makes me wish I had better DIY skills haha. If you have any pictures it'd be cool to see some of the stuff you repaired.

I really enjoy going to the tip and junkyards to look around. I'm mostly interested in the computer hardware and electronics to play around with at home. People throw good stuff away. Before I remember finding a WinXP era keyboard which worked but was just old. I cleaned it up and reconfigured it to use as a stream deck/sound board sort of thing. Similar sort of story with a USB SNES controller.

Some of the stuff I use has been found and re-purposed. I've found some things don't need to be 'updated' and retain their quality over the years. Though I wouldn't say I'm great at repairing/salvaging old things, just an opportunist :)

oh i love a good skip lmao  ---- it amazes me what people throw away. I hunt for older radios in charity shops as they are of better quality that new radios made today ----- last month I got a 1980s sony for 3 quid and its now my best radio. I love it.

oh i love a good skip lmao  ---- it amazes me what people throw away. I hunt for older radios in charity shops as they are of better quality that new radios made today ----- last month I got a 1980s sony for 3 quid and its now my best radio. I love it.