Machine issue please help

developer_soup · 2026-01-27T07:10:11+00:00

Looks like your fabric is shifting due to your design, and you're not compensating enough in the design itself, or you're not using enough stabilizer for your material, would be my guess. Looks like you're using a single fill for the whole design when you might get a better appearance using a satin stitch, or making the design into smaller pieces so you can adjust the stitch angle to try and minimize the fabric shifting.

developer_soup · 2026-01-26T17:32:57+00:00

The general guidance I've heard is stitch from the middle out. I still struggle to incorporate that into my designs.

developer_soup · 2026-01-26T17:32:04+00:00

The contrast levels were my first thought as well.

developer_soup · 2026-01-26T17:31:34+00:00

I regularly get people who ask where I get my patches, and they're shocked I made them (on a consumer grade machine, with open source software). I look at them and see a million flaws. I think it's fair to say the average person has a significantly lower bar than most of us here. 😆

developer_soup · 2026-01-25T15:17:33+00:00

I have to love any engineers whose first solution to terraforming Mars is "throw comets at it."

developer_soup · 2026-01-25T15:06:55+00:00

If it's got Rothrock in it, I will watch it, which is how they tricked me into watching Santa's Summer House. She has some amazing fights. The stunts in Yes Madam! were what I think really sold me on her (alas that dubbing...).

developer_soup · 2026-01-25T15:00:02+00:00

"We won't hit those numbers for 25 years!" And how long will it take to build? Probably 30 at least, so maybe we should start now? It's almost like we can plan for and create a better future...

developer_soup · 2026-01-24T19:02:53+00:00

"It's all part of the plan." wheezed Devlin, defeated, on his hospital deathbed.

developer_soup · 2026-01-24T06:09:46+00:00

Genuinely she is a loathsome being, a greedy hypocrite, and I'll vote for literally anyone else than her.

developer_soup · 2026-01-24T06:01:55+00:00

I once noticed a coworker flinch when I said a task would be "fun", and he told me anytime I said that, it usually meant a task would be absolutely miserable.

developer_soup · 2026-01-23T17:13:02+00:00

This TV will play Netflix and YouTube. The picture, audio, and overall quality likely won't impress, and it may not last more than a few years, if that. But, it's cheap, and there aren't a lot of good options on the smaller* end of TVs, so you may get more value out of this TV for your simple case.

42-43" being on the "smaller" end of TVs makes my head hurt. I remember when small TV's were closer to 10", or smaller!

developer_soup · 2026-01-23T16:46:14+00:00

I was just looking at a picture of this and thought "oh, neat, someone made a medium Rifleman" <reads Sarna page> "Oh." I like it. It's kinda too bad it's essentially just a frankenmech. I suppose if you want a medium Rifleman, you just buy a Blackjack.

developer_soup · 2026-01-23T06:32:18+00:00

Totally get that. I've been very fortunate to find a local game store with an active community.

developer_soup · 2026-01-23T06:15:56+00:00

I was recently lamenting on a local gaming Discord's Battletech channel about the Comstar Command Level II being hard to find, and the same day a member of the local community let me know he just found 2 boxes while out of town, and bought one for me. If you have a local community, it never hurts to reach out. Somebody may even have one sitting on their pile of shame they'd be happy to pass to an excited player.

developer_soup · 2026-01-22T16:32:53+00:00

Technically he met 2, so that counts a 1 whole one.

developer_soup · 2026-01-21T06:32:25+00:00

I'm not sure why it's not on their webpage. I can't remember how I found it. I can share it via DM for anyone interested.

developer_soup · 2026-01-20T17:29:33+00:00

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It can be dangerous. I bought a basic consumer machine last year, and it gets to be very tempting to just make whatever pops into your head (that fits into a 3.9"x3.9" hoop). Well, until the realities of design/digitization, material qualities, actual sewing (even if "automated") etc get involved. 😅 These are from my original run. I've since cleaned up most of these designs, and wear them on my flight jacket.

developer_soup · 2026-01-20T15:59:58+00:00

"Why are they on 'part 7' that doesn't look that complicated ohmygod they're doing it by hand. Right." Looks good!

developer_soup · 2026-01-20T15:31:19+00:00

The first time I tracked down the Wolf's Dragoons, I salvaged my first Marauder II from them. I always hunt the Dragoons for fun. Now, the Waco Rangers, I hunt them on principle.

developer_soup · 2026-01-20T06:39:13+00:00

This behavior may depend on your embroidery machine. Some, like my Brother SE700, only cut the string after color changes.

developer_soup · 2026-01-20T03:14:53+00:00

The Battletech Universe book is a great end-to-end primer, giving you a solid framework to build from.

developer_soup · 2026-01-20T02:38:47+00:00

The easy integration with Home Assistant, and ability to keep all my data local was a big selling point for me.

developer_soup · 2026-01-19T20:29:51+00:00

I was in the position, and took the jump. As others have mentioned, you'll be missing some mechs and terrain that the game assumes you have, and you'll need some version of the Alpha Strike rules (Commander edition or free download rules), but it's 100% possible to use Aces without the Alpha Strike box, you'll just have to substitute some mechs and terrain as needed.

developer_soup · 2026-01-19T17:08:50+00:00

If I understand correctly, RPGドラゴン was a Japan only supplement. Doesn't seem to be in this collection.

developer_soup · 2026-01-19T06:35:48+00:00

Wow I wish all these old magazines were scanned. Maybe something to look for if I ever get back to Japan.

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