Hi Matt, you will have a ton of fun here, there are a lot of very skilled people floating around here. I read your blog and I would not worry about the sewing machine, you can always get a bigger faster one later when you need it. Its also worth keeping an eye out for a decent overlocker that will handle double needles and differential feed, a 4 thread safety stitch on an overlocker is really useful and more than strong enough. It allows you to work on stretch and knit fabrics as well as woven material.
Hello hutch
I did end up getting an overlocker - a used one that is from 1991 - but it appears to work okay. It has double needles but I don't think it has differential feed.
Funny, I read your site, and I am also into assembly language - on microcontrollers though - haven't tried x86.
-Matt
