Category: Skills

Just because you don’t know doesn’t mean you can’t learn. Here’s everything you need to know about using your hands and tools to make stuff work.

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E-Bike Maintenance 101: What Every Rider Should Know

E-bikes might take less effort to ride than their human-powered cousins, but they can make up for it in extra maintenance. You have to take care of the motor, the…

May 7, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

How To

Why Your Washing Machine Smells (and How to Fix It for Good)

When was the last time you cleaned your washing machine? Never, because, like soap, it’s self cleaning, right? And yet: it smells. The good news is that it’s pretty easy…

April 27, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Skills

Your Dishwasher Filter Is Disgusting: Here’s How to Clean It

There are two kinds of basic dishwasher design, the filter and the macerator. If you don’t know which one you have, and you’ve never opened it up to clean it/check…

April 6, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Skills

Raspberry Pi Projects That Anyone Can Do

A lot of Raspberry Pi projects require typing commands into a text-based terminal to get things up and running, and to configure them once they are. But there are lots…

March 18, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Skills

3D Printing Spare Parts Is Cool But Not A Silver Bullet

Last year my Baratza coffee grinder broke, and I was left to slum it with my ceramic-burr hand grinder with a bearing-mounted crank. It took a few days until a…

March 5, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Skills

Why All Musicians Need a Good Soldering Iron

Hey musicians! Instead of letting the GAS get the better of you and buying yet another guitar/synth/FX box that you’ll spend time learning and then sell on in a few months, why…

July 11, 2025

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

How To

How to Read CT Scans, Part 1: What Is CT?

Peek inside devices with non-destructive CT scanning. Spot hidden traps and plan repairs like a pro—no guesswork.

April 4, 2025

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Skills

Microsoldering School, Day Five: Putting It All Together

This post is the last of a five part series on microsoldering, where we take the lessons learned over the previous days and apply them to a real world repair.

January 24, 2025

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Skills

Microsoldering School, Day Four: Splitting Logic Boards and Fixing Traces

This post is the fourth of a five part series on microsoldering. If you haven’t yet, you probably want to check out part 1, part 2, and part 3 first.…

November 23, 2024

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Skills

Microsoldering School, Day Three: BGA Reballing

This post is the third of a five part series on microsoldering. If you haven’t yet, you probably want to check out part 1 and part 2 first. I’m iFixit’s…

October 5, 2024

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit