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What Solarpunk changes have you made in your daily life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by Capitanmaroon@lemmy.world to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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I feel like I always think of solar punk as a macro thing where a lot has to change but there are still smaller wins we can implement, what have you been doing?

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I know, right?!

It doesn't run, but I haven't dug into it yet to figure out what's actually wrong with it. (First world problems: we've already got a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, so getting it working isn't particularly urgent. This bowl-lift one would be a slight upgrade from our Artisan, though.)

Still, I'm pretty sure these things are a holdover from back when things were designed for repairability instead of planned obsolescence, so I have little doubt that it's fixable for a lot less than the cost to replace it.

[-] dumples@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

I know the motors are supposedly super high quality. I wouldn't know how to fix one but I am sure it's going to be worth the effort. Especially if you sell it as used afterwards

[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I was thinking of custom-painting it (like Alton Brown did to his mixer) and keeping it.

[-] dumples@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Even better

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