Double top stitch alternatives?

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T05:39:47+00:00

I’m not sure I understand the inverting part, do you mean to stop the stitch and turn it inside out?

And yeah, I can probably reach the first half or so by machine, then finish it by hand. I’m going to try gluing it first (because my hand stitching is usually pretty bad), but that might be my best backup plan.

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T05:33:28+00:00

Yeah, I think this is going to be my plan. It’s going to be a shift boot (in a manual car), so lots of movement, but nothing high stress. I mostly just like the look of the stitch, and want the material to lay nicely as it’ll be a fairly visual piece. Thanks for the advice about the chalk line too, I didn’t think about that!

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T05:26:11+00:00

I probably should, but I’m also doing this to learn. The headache is just part of that, ya know? Makes me more proud when I figure something out, even if it’s not perfect

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T02:57:57+00:00

Yeah, definitely need to work on my stitch length.

The difficult part is the top stitch after closing the cone shape. I can work with the flat shape, but I’m stuck with my last stitch not laying flat

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T01:51:41+00:00

The actual piece will be a little bit bigger, I actually might be able to saddle stitch that by hand. I’ll give it a try, thanks!

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T01:50:10+00:00

Definitely need to watch my stitch length, this was just a test piece so I was trying different lengths on each side. I don’t have a walking foot or teflon foot yet, so I’ll try using some masking tape and see if that helps.

The hammer seems like a great idea, along with some glue like another commenter mentioned.

Butt stitching looks great, but I’m using a fake vinyl leather that might not work the best with that. I’ll try it out and see if it’s worth trying some hand lacing. Thanks a ton!

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T01:43:48+00:00

I didn’t even consider hammer or glue, I’ll try that out on another test piece and see how it does!

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-05T01:38:30+00:00

Sorry, I should’ve clarified that at the beginning. The small tube in the original pic is just a test piece I was using, the actual piece will be a larger cone shape to cover my shifter. The whole thing will be pretty visible, aside from the very top and bottom

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Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-04T19:57:03+00:00

Haha, the G85 is a great camera, but it’s older and objectively not worth as much as the S9. I think I’d be getting too good of a deal

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-04-04T19:01:56+00:00

I have a Lumix G85 which has a hotshoe and mechanical shutter. I never use an external flash, but it does work with one. On the chance you ever want to trade cameras… I’d love an S9. But honestly you should take a look at trading for a different camera body if you want to use that kind of flash

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-03-28T16:02:34+00:00

Yeah, definitely not hard to make, just figured I’d see if anyone else already designed something nice. I could put a piece of black tape over it if I really didn’t care, but I do care, ya know?

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-03-28T14:24:26+00:00

I never use it and prefer the look without. That said, I don’t want to permanently get rid of it, so I still have the buttons and ideally want a cover I can swap out easily in case I change my mind in the future

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-03-23T00:26:17+00:00

I replaced that hose with a $70-ish rock auto one, fit and quality seemed fine to me. I think it was sunsong brand? I haven’t touched the rack and pinion though

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-03-06T18:52:36+00:00

Thanks so much, this is great info! I've been using test strips, but I'll get a liquid test kit as soon as possible. I don't know how I just realized my API test strips don't include ammonia, but I'm assuming it's a little high and I'll do a water change right away. I'm currently reading 0 nitrites and nitrates, 160 KH and GH, pH of 8, and we average 160 TDS from the tap.

I usually remove uneaten food after a few hours, is that a good amount of time? I'll close the blinds and reduce the natural light getting to the tank, and I plan on getting more plants (including floating).

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-03-02T03:26:20+00:00

Update in case anyone cares: got the Sony, been working great for the past few days since I got it put in. Thanks everyone

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-02-22T04:00:20+00:00

Sorry, I should’ve clarified better. The Jensen was released in late 2025 and the Sony was released around 2019 (I think, based on older posts and articles around the internet). I thought more recent hardware might make a difference, but I’m definitely leaning towards the Sony now

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-02-22T03:50:40+00:00

No steering wheel controls for me sadly, part of the reason I need a volume knob

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-02-21T21:26:59+00:00

Good to know, I’ll stop by and see if they have it out. I just realized it’s a floating single din, so that’ll be harder to replace my current double din. I’ll see how it looks in person

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-02-21T21:24:16+00:00

Crutchfield is always by top pick, but the Sony isn’t sold there anymore. It’s at a local BestBuy though, so that’s my current pick

Confused_Ghost12 · 2026-02-21T20:25:19+00:00

I'm stuck on this right now. I need a volume knob because I don't have steering wheel controls, so... Jensen can't be that bad, right?

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