The building filled with the sounds of machinery buzzing, ambient conversation and overlapping music, from a smooth jazz somewhere in the back of the shop to the heavy metal that was blasting over someone as they repaired a 3D printer, its internal wiring exposed.
These were the sounds of the monthly free fix-it clinic that took place Saturday at the Gainesville Hackerspace. It’s an event dedicated to fixing the community’s broken appliances and household items, from televisions to sewing machines to vacuums, all at no cost.
Sharon Harrett has been a hackerspace member for three years. Members around the shop referred to her as the “sewing machine goddess.”…