On the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, the Sears think[box] is the largest open-access makerspace in the U.S., with $2 million worth of equipment across seven floors.
On a recent Monday night, the monthly Fix-It CLE event invited people to help each other repair everything from computer audio jacks to clothes needing hemmed on a sewing machine.
Frequent attendee Verona Gardner of Cleveland brought in a broken electronic garbage lid.
“This is the best-kept secret in Cleveland, because they certainly help out a lot as far as the community is concerned,” Gardner said.
