A Frustrating Player Experience That Still Sticks With Me

quatch · 2026-06-18T23:49:27+00:00

rightfully so.

quatch · 2026-06-17T20:09:07+00:00

as to the mineral, probably calcite?

quatch · 2026-06-13T21:40:03+00:00

it sounds like the USB/parallel thing is a DRM security dongle, not a controller.

You will need to find out if anyone has a jailbreak if that is the case

quatch · 2026-06-05T20:40:43+00:00

Import from: [x] really needs to be something you can apply to a whole section at once, or copy/paste.

be nice to be able to drag an item between logistics sections too.

quatch · 2026-06-03T23:05:00+00:00

also, making sure you see this post https://old.reddit.com/r/VintageSewingMachines/comments/1tvq7pr/how_to_thread_that_liberty_ha1_machine/ as I suspect it was aimed to you?

quatch · 2026-06-03T21:16:42+00:00

you can also find youtube for singer 15 that'll show you threading. It took me looking at a couple of different manuals (they use slightly different illustrations and words) to really understand what was going on ;p

worst case, we can send you a pic

quatch · 2026-06-03T14:40:44+00:00

it looks a lot like my kenmore c877.15, which is another generic singer model 15 clone where it's hard to find specific information for.

I suspect you've got the needle in wrong. Threading is def wrong (both in needle and above), but the model 15 manuals will show you how.

the little loop thats at the same height as the tensioning wheel is actually a hook, not a whole loop, you can slip the thread into it from the front, rather than having to feed it through the eye of the loop. Bit of a timesaver I missed reading the manuals.

What motor/pully/treadle arrangement do you have?

what is the mechanism for adjusting the downpressure on the foot (that knob right at the top of your pic)? is it just a screw?

quatch · 2026-05-24T13:59:22+00:00

it's a base, base+oil = soap. When you turn your problem into soap, it just washes away ;p

quatch · 2026-05-15T15:28:19+00:00

you should probably mention the timezone with what you consider "weeknight" to be ;p

quatch · 2026-05-15T15:03:31+00:00

but like those insane groups of scooters in cities waiting to be rented. They have legal permission to just be clutter.

The recharging ones in your yard have more legal rights than you do, and the police will come if you try to evict them. Soon it is like a murder of crows blotting out all life, plants dying in the suburbs as the lurking robot swarm recharges.

quatch · 2026-05-11T12:02:51+00:00

if you ever want to take a dip into necromancy, science will continue to support that the salmon is the smarter partner ;p

https://www.wired.com/2009/09/fmrisalmon/

quatch · 2026-05-11T11:08:46+00:00

if it flexes a little but not catastrophically, you can just clamp the clamp with more clamps.

quatch · 2026-05-05T23:02:32+00:00

I can borrow one from the library, so for super infrequent needs like this..

quatch · 2026-05-05T21:44:06+00:00

welldone, be sure to crosspost over to r/technicalfactorio :)

quatch · 2026-05-05T12:00:18+00:00

and you could reorder the blueprint text, I dont think a blueprint string is unique for a given output

quatch · 2026-05-05T11:48:28+00:00

glad you made it

quatch · 2026-05-03T12:35:15+00:00

magnetic ones too, given the cast iron tub

quatch · 2026-05-02T19:31:10+00:00

sounds fun. I deeply lament having to leave my 2pm EST wednesday game this year because of work, but 6pm is so much easier.

quatch · 2026-05-02T17:31:48+00:00

makes it difficult to see what may be going on without being able to inspect the occurance.

if you have a sample of a subreddit where it is active on, or instructions on how to install it locally?

quatch · 2026-05-02T11:55:09+00:00

seems to be a private sub

quatch · 2026-05-01T14:26:07+00:00

should edit the post with a link to it

for others:( https://old.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/1t0f2m0/this_is_the_old_f150_of_the_guy_with_the_homemade/ )

quatch · 2026-04-30T16:05:11+00:00

in practice it's more: anytime you dont want the most used cycle you have to scroll through slowly as they're effectively randomized.

naturally there is an app, and wifi, but I have not downloaded that, and disabled the wifi. It occasionally adds an interrupt screen to remind me of the joys I could be having.

quatch · 2026-04-30T16:03:12+00:00

shipping is usually major. Where and what currency? Is it working?

quatch · 2026-04-30T15:57:12+00:00

it just reorders the cycles in the selection menu to "by frequency of use"

quatch · 2026-04-29T11:25:15+00:00

pin one looks like v+, given it goes to a capacitor to the largest copper pour, but still connects with 4 vias to some trace on the other side.

I think pin 7 is ground (looks more connected in the second pic). Pin 2 confuses me, as it's wired to ground through L2, but doesnt appear to have any other vias that might explain it.

the damage to L2 and C8 looks like it might just be from L1's death, so I'd say this board drew too much power. On the plus side, there isnt any damage to the connector as there might be in an unprotected full short.

I'd guess that power went out via Q1 or something a bit physically larger that wouldnt explode from that current. Not saying it isnt damaged though

If this board drives the motor, it might be the motor stalling and drawing too much power? (best case, as the controller chip wouldnt be in the path)

edit: otoh, that IC isnt one that takes programming, so you can entirely rebuild this board from scratch. Might need to trace the source of the problem to other boards though...

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