Do you think there are left handed sewing machines?
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Do you think there are left handed sewing machines?
Most mechanical devices are right handed, it's assumed to be the default regardless of user, and sewing machines are amongst those.
Left handed sewing machines. That's got to be a thing, right?
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Do you think there are left handed sewing machines?
Most mechanical devices are right handed, it's assumed to be the default regardless of user, and sewing machines are amongst those.
Left handed sewing machines. That's got to be a thing, right?
@vulgalour you piqued my interest, so i went and had a look and it turns out... sewing machines are left handed! or at least their initial design is. the initial ones had to be hand cranked, and that required less dexterity than like. threading the needles, or guiding the fabric, etc. so they shaped 'em like that.
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@vulgalour you piqued my interest, so i went and had a look and it turns out... sewing machines are left handed! or at least their initial design is. the initial ones had to be hand cranked, and that required less dexterity than like. threading the needles, or guiding the fabric, etc. so they shaped 'em like that.
@PsyChuan @vulgalour i would say its a bit like playing guitar. you need both hands anyways, and most probably get used to it when learning and then can use any machine/guitar around.
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Do you think there are left handed sewing machines?
Most mechanical devices are right handed, it's assumed to be the default regardless of user, and sewing machines are amongst those.
Left handed sewing machines. That's got to be a thing, right?
I've never run across one, but I imagine a 1%er with a well loved left handed child could have had one built.
Remember though, we're barely 50 years past when left handed children were physically punished until they trained themselves to be right handed.
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Do you think there are left handed sewing machines?
Most mechanical devices are right handed, it's assumed to be the default regardless of user, and sewing machines are amongst those.
Left handed sewing machines. That's got to be a thing, right?
@vulgalour My bandsaw is left handed, not because of my own dominant hand but because of where it was destined to sit in my workshop.
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@vulgalour you piqued my interest, so i went and had a look and it turns out... sewing machines are left handed! or at least their initial design is. the initial ones had to be hand cranked, and that required less dexterity than like. threading the needles, or guiding the fabric, etc. so they shaped 'em like that.
@PsyChuan oh actually yeah, that's true. I've had a hand crank one years and years ago, and hated it because it was so hard to control solo. I think of sewing machines as being right-handed because the stuff you adjust is all on the right, but really they are left-handed since the majority of work guiding etc. is done by the left hand.
So are there machines the other way around?
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Do you think there are left handed sewing machines?
Most mechanical devices are right handed, it's assumed to be the default regardless of user, and sewing machines are amongst those.
Left handed sewing machines. That's got to be a thing, right?
@vulgalour I‘m lefthanded and I have no problems with a „conventional“ sewing machine. I think that it is actually very easy and ergonomic to use and I do have wondered before why someone (probably righthanded) built the first sewing machine this way and not the other way round.
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@vulgalour I‘m lefthanded and I have no problems with a „conventional“ sewing machine. I think that it is actually very easy and ergonomic to use and I do have wondered before why someone (probably righthanded) built the first sewing machine this way and not the other way round.
@janwuppertal @vulgalour as a left handed person I’ve noticed that we often adapt to ‘what is’ very quickly rather than trying to change it. In fact when some things are changed they can be more difficult to use (left handed scissors). It would be interesting to try living in a place where all things were designed for lefties, but it would take some effort to get used to it.
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@vulgalour I‘m lefthanded and I have no problems with a „conventional“ sewing machine. I think that it is actually very easy and ergonomic to use and I do have wondered before why someone (probably righthanded) built the first sewing machine this way and not the other way round.
@janwuppertal @vulgalour my guess would be because in hand sewing, the bulk of the fabric is on the left side and being handled by the left hand, while the right side is more empty to allow needle movement. You'd also keep your needles and scissors and stuff on the right. So the same orientation translated to the sewing machines, only difference being that the right hand doesn't hold the needle anymore.
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@janwuppertal @vulgalour my guess would be because in hand sewing, the bulk of the fabric is on the left side and being handled by the left hand, while the right side is more empty to allow needle movement. You'd also keep your needles and scissors and stuff on the right. So the same orientation translated to the sewing machines, only difference being that the right hand doesn't hold the needle anymore.
@milla @janwuppertal Oo, I like that theory, that makes a lot of sense. You'd want the machine to mimic the pre-machine method for ease of transition.
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Do you think there are left handed sewing machines?
Most mechanical devices are right handed, it's assumed to be the default regardless of user, and sewing machines are amongst those.
Left handed sewing machines. That's got to be a thing, right?
@vulgalour Very very early hand crank machines had no openings to the right. With a hand crank they would have been next to impossible for a right handed person to use well.
The early development of a treadle and a longer arm were essentially adaptations for right handed people.
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@janwuppertal @vulgalour my guess would be because in hand sewing, the bulk of the fabric is on the left side and being handled by the left hand, while the right side is more empty to allow needle movement. You'd also keep your needles and scissors and stuff on the right. So the same orientation translated to the sewing machines, only difference being that the right hand doesn't hold the needle anymore.
@janwuppertal @vulgalour There are also some early or specialized sewing machines that you operate by standing at the end, and the machine sews right to left, like right-handed hand stitching. Check out this antique fur sewing machine with rotating feeds and a left hand crank: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J3GW8P/the-fur-sewing-machine-dating-from-around-1900-was-designed-specifically-J3GW8P.jpg
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But, there's another technology where China is kicking ass: Generative AI video, especially motion capture/application.
I assume there must be human witnesses, so it seems like word would get out at some point if it were fake, maybe I'm just overly skeptical.
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Inside a Dutch Street Organ: The Art of Mechanical Music-Making
[James]’ Mechanical Organ of Dutch origin has been around longer than he has, but thanks to being rebuilt over the years and lovingly cared for, it delivers its unique performances just as well as it did back in the day. Even better, we’re treated to a good look at how it works.
The organ produces music by playing notes on embedded instruments, which are themselves operated by air pressure, with note arrangements read off what amounts to a very long punch card. [James] gives a great tour of this fantastic machine, so check it out in the video embedded below along with a couple of its performances.
The machine is mobile and entirely self-contained. It would be wheeled out to a venue, where it would play music as long as one could keep cranking the main wheel and the perforated cardboard book containing the chosen musical arrangement hasn’t reached its end. As perforations in the card scroll by inside the machine, each hole triggers valves that operate pipes, percussion hits, and even operate animatronic figures.
Folded stacks of perforated cardboard make up the musical arrangement.
The air pressure needed to do all this comes from a reservoir fed by two bellows operated by continuous rotation of a large wheel, a job that requires a fair bit of effort. Turning that crank would likely have been the responsibility of the lowest-ranking person within reach. Today, the preferred method is a belt drive and electric motor.The perforated cardboard arrangements mean that the machine is just as programmable today as it ever was, and happily plays classics as easily as Lady Gaga, Daft Punk, and Queen. [James] has an enormous library of music, so take a moment to listen to it play “Night Fever” by the Bee Gees and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”.
One interesting tidbit [James] shares is that there is a bit of artistry and skill involved in arranging music for the machine. Some instruments play immediately when triggered (such as the pipes) while others trigger after a delay (like percussion), so one needs to take all this into account when punching the cardboard. There’s a bit more info on [James]’ website about his machine and its history.
In addition to being a fascinating piece of musical and mechanical history, it is another example of just how effective of a technology punched card was. Many of us might think of early computing or even music when we think of punched cards, but the original use was in running looms and knitting machines.
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Thanks [Keith Olson] for the tip!
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@cosmattia ma invece come funziona se due PC sono sulla stessa rete?
