Wheelchair Repair Workshop

If you or someone you know is good with tools and would like to learn how to repair wheelchairs, mark June 25 and July 23 on your calendars. Volunteers Tim and Emily Tew will teach basic wheelchair repair and maintenance start at 9a.m. at Mason Engineering, 5720 Huguenard Rd., Fort Wayne.
We have several wheelchairs in need of repair.
Also, we are going to build a tool chest for wheelchair repairs and need to collect the following:
T-handle allen SAE wrench set
T-handle allen metric wrench set
Rubber mallet
Large vise (6” wide surface area, 6” minimum opening
Pliers
Screw extractors
Ball point hammer
Adjustable wrench
Socket set with multiple size sockets
Tire tools
Various size screwdrivers: Phillips, flat and Torx
Other “nice to have” items include:
Cordless drills and impact driver with Allen head adapters and bits
Magnetic trays
Locking pliers
Torque wrench
Metal files
Ratcheting wrenches
Hand-held propane torch
Various sized C clamps (6” and 4”)
Hack saw and mini hacksaw
Punch set
Dremel tool