Check the brushes if it ever starts getting weak or sparking inside. Had one last five years just by swapping those out. Keep the air vents clean from dust too. That cheap motor doesn't like to overheat. Honestly, sometimes the basic ones just won't die.

That "fighting the heat" comment explains why my small stuff always cracked.

Totally get that, I almost dropped a stupid amount on the latest CMON campaign last year. The stretch goals looked amazing but then I realized that money could buy so many ACTUAL game nights with snacks and drinks for everyone. My group still talks about the night we played my old copy of Cosmic Encounter instead of me just showing off new minis. Felt way better to have those memories than another box on the shelf.

Tell me about it, I used to have folders just called "stuff" and "more stuff" like that was helpful at all lol. I'd open a file from last month and spend twenty minutes just clicking through layers trying to find the one stupid line that was out of place. The day I started naming a layer "left eyebrow" instead of "Layer 57" felt like I'd unlocked some secret genius level of art.

Try a penetrating oil soak overnight first.