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About this blog

You may know me as the user named Wizcrafts, on Leatherworker.net. This blog, hosted by Leatherworker.net, is about leather work and leather sewing machines.

I also maintain my own commercially hosted public blog, Wiz's Computer and Website Security Blog, which as the title says, deals with online security issues. That blog deals heavily with detecting, filtering and blocking email spam, especially those containing malicious links and attachments. That blog has existed since 2006.

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My history with leather sewing machines

PRELUDE Most members of this forum know me as a frequent poster on the Leather Sewing Machines Forum on Leatherworker.net. Some may assume that I know more about specific machines than I actually do. However, in many cases, I have had or currently have plenty of hands on experience with a particular machine, or type of machine. As a result of my own experiences with various types of sewing machines I am often able to give advice or provide assistance to other members who ask for help with t
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Dumbing down a Cowboy CB4500 or other 441 clone

Most people who buy the large harness stitchers, known as 441 clones, use them to sew holsters, knife sheathes, saddles, harnesses and saddle bags. They normally come preloaded with #277 bonded nylon thread, on top and in the bobbin and are adjusted and sewn off with this thread (at least they are by our member-dealers), with the test piece under the feet. The most common brands and models discussed on Leatherworker.net include the Cowboy CB4500, the Cobra Class 4, and the Techsew 5100 (they and
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