Hey! I'm Aim. This is where I document tearing things apart and occasionally putting them back together.

What This Is

I take apart consumer electronics, repair stuff that's broken, and build things in my spare time. Every device gets photographed, documented, and sometimes fixed. Sometimes I just want to see how it works inside. Other times I'm trying to save money on a repair. Either way, figured I'd share what I find.

Most of this happens in my workspace with whatever tools I have on hand. Some projects are planned, most aren't. If something breaks or looks interesting, it probably ends up here.

Why I Do This

Honestly? It's fun. There's something satisfying about understanding how things work at a component level. Plus:

• Learning by doing beats reading manuals
• Fixing things yourself saves money and keeps stuff out of landfills
• You start noticing good vs bad engineering decisions
• Sometimes you end up with a frankenstein all-in-one computer superglued to a monitor (see: HP EliteBook entry)

This isn't my day job - just a hobby that started with curiosity and spiraled into "how many 3D printers is too many 3D printers?"

My Process

Pretty straightforward:

• Take photos during disassembly
• Document what worked and what didn't
• Note component choices and build quality
• Rate repairability (because some devices are deliberately anti-repair)
• Share the process so others can learn or avoid the same mistakes

Privacy Matters

All images get stripped of EXIF metadata before uploading - no location data, no camera info, nothing that could identify where or when photos were taken. This protects both my privacy and yours if you're following along with your own teardowns.

Why this matters: Digital privacy isn't about having something to hide. It's about controlling what information you share and with whom. Location metadata in photos has been used for everything from stalking to identifying secure facilities. Your repair photos don't need to broadcast your home address.

Same reason I use privacy-focused analytics (Plausible) - I want to know if anyone's actually reading this stuff, but I don't need to track you across the internet to do that. No cookies, no personal data collection, no selling your browsing habits. Just basic "X people viewed this page" stats.

The default should be respecting people's privacy. Anything less is just lazy or predatory.

Get in Touch

Questions, suggestions, or found an error? Drop me a line or open an issue on the GitHub repo.