Hello people! I've been on the Fediverse for couple of years now, so here's my re-

#introduction

I'm Ari, better known by my tag APZ and this is my

repair,

#arcade

and

#retrogaming

account. I mostly post about playing and repairing pinball machines, but I also work on

#retrocomputing

with all the classics.

An IT guy by day, I moonlight as a pinball arcade owner here in

with my partner @quester. This is purely a hobby of mine, I do this to keep my sanity and to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. At the moment I own a bit over 30 pinball machines from 70s to 2020s.

A lot of what I do involves

,

#CAD

for now obsolete parts and

#3dprinting

and tabletop

#cnc

to recreate them.

I love to

, usually to meet like-minded arcade collectors. I have a strong preference to

#repair

stuff instead of throwing it away. I'm a

#linux

user since mid-90s, having been part of

#foss

movement most of my life. I also edit arcade related videos.