Recycling things isn't just fun, it's a moral imperative. I just finished fixing a sewing machine someone had tossed. Admittedly it was placed so people could snag it, but it's not the kind of thing you generally pick up off the street.

Looking it over, the zig-zag lock was seized (and I promptly broke it trying to loosen it off). A few minutes with a drill to drill out the mounting bolt and a dive into the parts bin for a machine bolt and an old quick release skewer cap from the bike parts bin and it's working fine. It's up for adoption or donation to Goodwill.

Now back on getting the recumbent ready for sale. Really long cable paths are a bugger to adjust properly.