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[[File:Hobby Tinkering.png|left]]'''Tinkering''' is one of the many [[Hobbieshobbies]] included in the ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime|FreeTime]]'' expansion for ''[[The Sims 2]]''. High Tinkeringtinkering [[enthusiasm]] allows a Sim access to the '''Will's Garage''' [[Secret Lots|secret lot]]. Having a shy or nice personality will raise the enthusiasm for this hobby faster.

Activities that raise a Sim's enthusiasm for Tinkeringtinkering are:

Available to Toddlerstoddlers and Childrenchildren:

* Playing with Blocksblocks on the Activityactivity table{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}

Available to Toddlerstoddlers and Upup:

Available to Childrenchildren and Upup:

* Studying [[Mechanicalmechanical]]

* Designing and Operatingoperating the [[model train]] set{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}

* Reading the ''Technology'' section in the Newspapernewspaper or the ''D-I-Y'' [[Magazines|magazine]]{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}

* Browsing Webweb about Tinkeringtinkering{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}

* Blogging about Tinkeringtinkering{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}

* Telling Storiesstories about Mechanicsmechanics{{Vgversion|TS2:AL}}

* Dreaming about Tinkeringtinkering

Available to Teensteens and Upup

* Restoring the [[Restorable junk car#One Man's Junk Car|junk car]]{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}

* Using the [[Robotrobot Craftingcrafting Stationstation]]{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}

* "Read Section ... Technology" in Newspapernewspaper

Sims in the Zonezone will hear the sounds of a muscle car's engine starting, idling and racing past while they work on the [[Restorable junk car#One Man's Junk Car|One Man's Junk Car]]. They can also hear a real train sound when they play with the [[Modelmodel train]] set.

Befriending a Tinkeringtinkering hobby instructor will decrease the friends requirements by one for Sims who work in the [[Intelligence]] and [[Military#The Sims 2|Military]] careers.

Tinkering hobby instructors wear a mechanic's coverall and cap. If ''The Sims 2: Open for Business'' is installed before the NPC is generated, all Tinkeringtinkering hobby instructors will have gold talent badges in [[Robotics]].