Post At9lCBK7EEgxpxTLMm by jaseg@chaos.social
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(DIR) Post #At8d7C2e8ZULpES44O by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T04:47:38Z
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Boy, add "extremely high quality vintage sewing machines" to the giant pile of stuff that is almost free if you know how to tune them up. I guess no one needs industrial strength metal sewing machines anymore. (this is a Singer 15 clone, postwar Japan, made with permission of Singer). #random #ReduceRepairReuse
(DIR) Post #At9lC6belakhCudmVs by phpete@mastodon.coffee
2025-04-16T13:49:42Z
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@ai6yrDid a run in the truck just last week for my mom. Picked up multiple heavy duty machines with tables/cabinets for use in her guild.And just for the record, sewing machines are mechanical marvels.
(DIR) Post #At9lC7lGTM22n08y80 by jaseg@chaos.social
2025-04-16T14:04:40Z
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@phpete @ai6yr I feel like the contempt these machines receive is so much because we've just become accustomed to our clothing being disposable and made by people far away for little money. Anyone who doesn't appreciate sewing machines probably has never used one, and definitely has never done maintenance on or repaired one.
(DIR) Post #At9lC8hOzCXJhJLOkK by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T14:06:56Z
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@jaseg @phpete I think you are correct... We've decided that sewing is a low paid activity best done by anonymous people overseas for as cheaply as possible, and people do not mend their clothing here in the US (we cast them off worn once... fast fashion). Thus, the number of machines out there without owners.
(DIR) Post #At9lC9wgLsLxYzV7Ca by womble@nullpointer.org
2025-04-16T15:40:42Z
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@ai6yr @jaseg @phpete there's a niche area, mainly hyper light and ultra light hikers and hammock campers, people who make their own gear from materials a modern domestic machine won't work well with. They really respect the old sewing machines, though to make it more macho they are (only semi seriously) referred to as "thread injectors".
(DIR) Post #At9lCBK7EEgxpxTLMm by jaseg@chaos.social
2025-04-16T16:51:14Z
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@womble @ai6yr @phpete tbh that’s how I got started. My first big project was a lightweight backpack for commuting with two laptops. I try to stay well clear of these male-coded gear hobbyist places though. I found them pretty toxic, particularly ones where people call this stuff “edc”.
(DIR) Post #At9lCCO3H5R18SK08m by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T16:55:52Z
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@jaseg @womble @phpete 🤢 on the EDC... and the only color fabric is "camo"
(DIR) Post #At9lCDN1cOCwBYqhBA by womble@nullpointer.org
2025-04-16T17:57:25Z
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@ai6yr @jaseg @phpete ah but you can have long arguments about the best kind of camo.. I may have been banned from a few places for trolling.
(DIR) Post #At9lCDuhbB97s0bafg by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T18:00:55Z
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@womble @jaseg @phpete When you're planning an urban (shopping) assault on the local mall and need to feel manly.
(DIR) Post #At9lCEmwLWX0aDyuDA by thilo@fromm.social
2025-04-16T18:02:30Z
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@ai6yr @womble @jaseg @phpete My inner cynic is a bit disappointed there's no "this side to enemy" version.
(DIR) Post #At9lCGpUkzlOujByTI by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T17:02:22Z
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@jaseg @womble @phpete Hmm, maybe I should make a dual laptop bag, that actually has been bugging me. And speaking of which, I have a laptop bag with a tear in it (the spouse said "there's no way I can sew anything like that on my machine") 💡 I guess I have another project for this new machine!!!
(DIR) Post #At9vmnLd0dQVNJaFmq by phpete@mastodon.coffee
2025-04-16T19:11:09Z
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@mightybigcarYou forgot that every surface should be "laser etched" with a ruler or something. The tacticlip comes to mind...@ai6yr @womble @jaseg
(DIR) Post #At9vmoeSA84xPzOnlg by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T19:24:54Z
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@phpete @mightybigcar @womble @jaseg How about a titanium EDC defensive... ruler? 🤔 (I attribute this to AliExpress marketing anything to Americans)
(DIR) Post #At9vmpYSnsskDhbX4S by mythlfrythtyg@mastodon.social
2025-04-16T19:44:09Z
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@ai6yr Ok, a defensive ruler souns interesting.I got some metal chopsticks for defensive reasons in my backpack. (As our "interesting" weapon laws even forbid most folding knives.)@phpete @mightybigcar @womble @jaseg
(DIR) Post #At9vmqCAQGdoCqBExM by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T19:55:31Z
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@mythlfrythtyg @phpete @mightybigcar @womble @jaseg Mugger: "GIVE ME YOUR MONEY"Me: "WAIT! I have to eat some sushi! Let me pull out my chopsticks!"
(DIR) Post #At9vmqqa00y2EB5Vwm by me_valentijn@m.ai6yr.org
2025-04-16T20:02:26Z
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@ai6yr @mythlfrythtyg @phpete @mightybigcar @womble @jaseg That's why you're supposed to wear the EDC metal chopsticks in your hair**May require a tactical man bun 😔