I bought all my machines many years ago just to play them and aside from bulb replacements and fixing some burnt connectors I left them as is until this year. It was funny things that were broken and I didn't realize it on a couple that made a world of difference. What spurred it was I wanted a new machine and it didn't make sense to drop that much money on something I couldn't work on. So with the help of people here and many many hours of reading I've done all sorts of repairs and got them all up to 100% working. Space Station in particular is a completely different game when things work like they are supposed to

What I am not comfortable doing though is paint touchups or big cabinet work. I've tried my hand at woodworking and it just never works out. I have no issues with circuit board work though.