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Best resources for learning repair?

amber-birch-73
Best resources for learning repair?

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

quiet-pine-441 more

Second this.
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still-reed-84

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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rustling-beech-11

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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dusky-clover-81

Same experience here.
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slow-hazel-81

Good question, following.
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mossy-heron-83

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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wry-pine-90

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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woven-yarrow-46

Same experience here.
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sunlit-lichen-27

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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copper-pine-365 more

Saving this for later.
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late-birch-652 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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pale-reed-491 more

late-birch-65 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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pale-pine-2

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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woven-rowan-28

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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bright-otter-17

copper-pine-36 wrote:

Saving this for later.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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dusky-rowan-93

Could you share a photo?
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wry-beech-17

Second this.
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late-beech-45

This deserves its own thread.
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wry-pine-182 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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mossy-thistle-291 more

wry-pine-18 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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misty-clover-91

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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still-sedge-921 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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hollow-fern-30

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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dusky-finch-931 more

Second this.
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copper-reed-8

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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misty-reed-432 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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pale-otter-75

The cheap option was fine for years.
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copper-finch-55

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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late-heron-6

Good question, following.
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late-sedge-39

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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