Is MacGyver your grandfather?
I do GPU repair(still learning) which makes all other electronics relatively trivial lol.
Persistence, willingness to learn will allow you to do things you didn't think you could do.
id rather outlive my PC components if you know what i mean.. lol...
And i really don't want to wear gloves each time i handle a part in risk of getting lead poisoning.
I don't touch the pcb other than the bracket and maybe a corner of the pcb. I also don't lick my hands clean right after I handle things.
You can't really get poisoned with lead by handling electronics. Actually what's killer is the flux, and that's the smoke you see when soldering. Lead melts at much higher temperatures(nevermind boiling required to turn into vapor).
Lead also contaminates the environment after disposal.
But, I question how much eliminating lead really helps in the big picture. Lead-free makes solder brittle and causes other issues like solder whiskers(You also need higher temperatures to melt lead-free solder). Now you are throwing away much more than before.
If you care about the environment not "care about the environment" this is what should be done:
-Leaded solder
-No planned obsolescence
-High quality components over specced in design
-Pro-repair and right to repair
-Design for simplicity
-Design and market for longevity
Of course most points are not so conducive to maximum profits, and/or consumers generally go for the cheapest anyway.