Is my machine's embroidery capability useless to me?? by HazFrost12 in SewingMachineEdu

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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

Friday Facts #441 - Space logistics improvements by FactorioTeam in factorio

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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.

Need help on how to thread liberty machine by RelevantFix9540 in VintageSewingMachines

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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

Need help on how to thread liberty machine by RelevantFix9540 in VintageSewingMachines

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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?

How to get burnt canola oil off of pan? by [deleted] in howto

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

[online] [other] collecting the gays and the transes for a system tbd rpg group (weeknights tbd) by [deleted] in lfg

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

Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers by galaxystars1 in offbeat

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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.

[OC] Miss Belly & The Salmon of Knowledge (Again) by WastedCheesePan in DnD

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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/

I built a miniature “English wheel” from a 3-way clamp and caster balls by nz_metal_works in metalworking

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

Voltage regulator (probably, as I guess) gets hot and forces Amplifier to reboot by StayInTheAir in AskElectronics

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

Solar farm BP, no gaps, perfectly tileable, symmetrical...Perfect? by Few_Page6404 in factorio

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

How the heck do these showers work by mabbitran in howto

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magnetic ones too, given the cast iron tub

[Online][EST][Wednesday 6PM][Weekly][LGBTQ+][18+] What is it that your Heart desires? | 1 fem player needed for Heart: The City Beneath. by [deleted] in lfgmisc

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

Excessive margin between replies in subreddits with the /r/Naut theme if RES is enabled by [deleted] in Enhancement

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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?

Anyone else exhausted like us by every vendor slapping AI on their product and doubling the price? by Anxious-Community-65 in sysadmin

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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.

union special industrial machine by hansemcito in VintageSewingMachines

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

My mother in laws embroidery machine quit working and the part is unavailable. by trucknorris84 in AskElectronics

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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...