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@Polygon
I'm too much of a tight arse to fork out the prices shops charge for work, and it's way more satisfying doing things yourself, if massively more time consuming. It doesn't work out much cheaper at first because of the outlay for tools, but they'll be with you forever.
I wouldn't touch a proper BB or headset, but I do want to learn to build my own wheels someday. Managed to true up my olf MTB wheel recently, I love reading up on stuff and slowly taking the time to get it right, sites like here and Sheldon's are invaluable, then next time it's a piece of piss.