NMCOWBOY

Thought I would weight in on this discussion about Sewing Machines. I have been looking to by a sewing machine for about the last 9 months. Doing research and saving my money I have looked at and talked to people about the "Boss, the Cobra, and the Toro as well as a few others. I attended the leather show in Wickenburg AZ last month, (had a great time by the way). While I was there I was able to talk to Steve at the Cobra booth about the Cobra class 4 and Larry about Artisan Toro 4000. For me the longer arm is the way to go. It allows me to go in different directions with my leather making without having to upgrade my machine at a later date. Given all the information I obtained I bought a Cobra Class 4 with the EPS motor. EPS stands for Electronic Positioning System this allows you to stop the needle in the UP position or in the DOWN position. None of the other sewing machines have this feature. Olliesrevenge you say in your post that you make holsters, as soon as folks find out you do leather work you are going to be asked to do all kinds of projects. And you may as well have a machine that will allow you to do the work you ask of it. Do yourself a favor and buy the machine that will allow you to do most with it from the start.

shaveing cream should strip off the supersheen, we used it in the Marine Corps to strip or boots so the could be spit shined. wipe it down with shaving cream and a soft cloth then go over it with saddle soap. should work,and won't take all the oils out of the leather like Acetone will.