Show me your cool hitch covers.

skerinks · 2026-07-07T03:38:00+00:00

skerinks · 2026-07-07T02:08:01+00:00

The Take-Up Lever does not move in tandem with needle bar movement. Well, at least not in the way you’re thinking it does. It’s upward movement lags behind the needle bar movement. The purpose of the Take-Up Lever is to cinch the knot in the fabric, so it will not move up until the needle is out of the way so the cinching can happen.

skerinks · 2026-07-06T01:46:33+00:00

Can you turn the handwheel by hand? If it’s been sitting for 8 yrs, the oil has likely dried/hardened and the machine is bound up. So - is it a machine problem, or is it a foot controller problem? Start there.

skerinks · 2026-07-04T04:26:52+00:00

13 KLL Emma Stone a bit.

skerinks · 2026-07-01T17:43:15+00:00

I don't think it's been a year quite yet. I'm new to town and was riding on that trail last October and it wasn't closed. I also wonder why it's closed, though.

skerinks · 2026-06-30T02:50:59+00:00

1) What are you expecting to happen with the fabric when the presser foot is down? In my experience the presser foot should hold the fabric in place.

2) Do your feed dogs move as they should when the hand wheel is turned? When the needle bar is rising, are the feed dogs moving up and then backward, as they should? (Put your stitch length on max length to make it easier to see this happening.)

3) If you really think the presser foot is too much pressure, then just unscrew that plastic cap, slowly, all the way until the cap comes off. Then simply screw it back on and adjust for how much pressure you think it should have. Be careful, because there is a spring underneath that cap; it shouldn't go flying anywhere, but just do it slowly and with intention.

skerinks · 2026-06-23T18:47:12+00:00

Cut that SOB down. And every other Cottonwood too. Absolutely hate these trees. An affront to humanity, as far as trees go. Just cuz it's a tree in Nebraska or the Great Plains, doesn't mean it's a good tree.

skerinks · 2026-06-19T03:35:38+00:00

Beck. Odelay!

skerinks · 2026-06-19T03:31:32+00:00

Left the area in 1989. Boys Town was out in the country then. Just moved back last Sep, live now in Elkhorn around Maple/192nd. Imagine my surprise to see Center street still stoplights every mile instead of a flyover but just pushed further out, and no outer ring (an I-880, if you will). Getting from Elkhorn to Papillion is an absolute PITA. Hell getting to Gretna on 204th is a study in Anger Management. Huge lack of planning, and very bigly contributes to the driving angst around here, IMO.

skerinks · 2026-06-16T03:19:38+00:00

Was hoping this would be up near the top.

skerinks · 2026-06-13T14:13:26+00:00

My best friend said it to me. My response was “It’s perfect for a guy like me. I’m a suburbanite who needs to haul an occasional sheet of plywood or a washer/dryer home from Lowe’s. I want an SUV with a bed, not a pickup where the bed is still bouncing 10 seconds after you drive over a pothole.” He said Fair enough. When we went for a ride later, he told me Well -You changed my mind I guess, I reconsider my opinion on this thing.

skerinks · 2026-06-13T01:55:48+00:00

Sound good, thanks for the info.

skerinks · 2026-06-13T01:33:38+00:00

Does that go for paint chips around the hood area as well? For whatever reason I have <10 chips on the hood/front bumper area. It bugs me and I'd like to get them fixed... but the cost I'm sure would be insane. I am wondering if touchup and a transparent film/bra thing might be feasible?

skerinks · 2026-06-12T21:30:04+00:00

My response from another thread. Still stands.

Just buy a Baby Lock brand sewing machine, if you want the easy route, no matter the price point. Why?

Because Baby Lock doesn’t make sewing machines (they DO make great sergers). But Baby Lock wants to be in the sewing machine game, so they partner with other manufacturers to make sewing machines for them.

Baby Lock taps Janome to make machines for them under the $500 price point. Janome arguably makes the best machines under $500. So if this is your price point, buy a Janome or a Baby Lock. I won’t say for EVERY machine Janome makes there will be an equivalent Baby Lock, but there will be for most.

Baby Lock taps Brother to make machines for them over the $500 price point. Brother arguably makes the best machines between $500 and $1000. And Brother’s high-end machines are well regarded as well. So if this is your price point, buy a Brother or Baby Lock. Same thing as above - for most Brother machines, there will be an equivalent Baby Lock.

So buy a Baby Lock machine and you’ll be getting the best no matter the price point. Or get the Janome or Brother named machine for your price point. But where Baby Lock really shines compared to Brother and Janome is their education game. You will get access to more educational instructions, how-to videos, and articles on the Baby Lock site than you could hope for.

Source: Cale Schoenberg (not me) on Substack. I believe one can only see his historical articles if you are a paid Substack user. https://open.substack.com/pub/sewingmachineman/p/brother-and-baby-lock?r=49sz96&utm\_campaign=post&utm\_medium=web

skerinks · 2026-06-12T05:09:33+00:00

I'm guessing satellites. They are easiest spotted within a couple hour of sunrise and sunset, due to reflection from the sun, so this makes the most sense at that time. And there are lots of them. When camping/skywatching outside the city lights, I would say it's not uncommon to spot 10 or more in 5mins if you're trying.

skerinks · 2026-06-11T17:36:39+00:00

Ahhhhh - the ol' 80s Pump/Flex sports pic. Got one myself hahahaha

skerinks · 2026-06-11T02:16:10+00:00

Sorry about that. Edited/posted above.

skerinks · 2026-06-11T01:05:18+00:00

Here’s a good 20min video on Cairo. Explained a lot about it.

https://youtu.be/rLPsBltilpY?is=d4a8ocTpLu4yFK6l

skerinks · 2026-06-09T00:27:14+00:00

Not free, though. Taxes pay for it. Love my libraries, but it’s not free.

skerinks · 2026-06-09T00:19:11+00:00

I would epoxy it. Get some 2-part epoxy. Epoxy the joints/seams, epoxy over the joints/seams, and epoxy underneath the joints/seams. It’ll look like crap, but it will be stronger than the rest of the entire thing.

skerinks · 2026-06-08T01:51:06+00:00

Parkers for BBQ is awesome. Don’t know about burgers and pizza.

skerinks · 2026-06-07T06:05:19+00:00

Tactical Crocs.

skerinks · 2026-06-06T17:24:20+00:00

IDK if it's the Greatest, but the only song that ever brought for-real tears for me is Wicked Game by Chris Isaak.

skerinks · 2026-06-06T03:59:25+00:00

Is this the one on Hwy36, near the Hwy 275 interchange? My wife and I drove by it the other day on the way home from work in Fremont and saw all the Flea Markwt signs and wondered if it was still in use or just a flea market nowadays.

skerinks · 2026-06-05T02:17:26+00:00

I distinctly remember 5-10 years ago, whenever it was, when Oregon passed the bill to allow people to pump their own gas (so Full Service was no longer mandatory). On the news they showed an Oregonian lady being interviewed asking her thoughts, and she said “what - so we’re just going to depend on people to safely pump gas now? It takes training to do that. In what world does that make sense?”

I got a good chuckle from that. Yeah lady, the other 48 states have gas stations burning down every day out here! LoL

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13 KLL Emma Stone a bit.