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Still looks great. Second vote for picture without the ruler.

It looks great but looking at it I don’t think it’s going to line up, the angles it appears are slightly different. I try to put as long a straight line as possible, in this case maybe put a straight edge down about the middle of the brand and mark lines above ithe brand and below it to work off of. I would love to see the finished product, I have a soft spot for brands. Todd

What blue guns do you have left? Thanks Todd

Here is a picture of the Boss and the only belt I sewed with it.

Here are some example pictures of sewing with the Boss.

It is still for sale. It is very old it appears the serial number is 130. It currently works great. I can add pictures tomorrow of what I have been sewing with it. I am upgrading to a Cowboy 4500 is why it’s for sale.

Jwyrick Are you looking for a Boss? I have one for sale. It is the cast iron one and has a low serial number. I have added the material guide, light, center presser foot, a package of needles and it has a bunch of extra bobbins. There is a large and small spool of 277 white, a small spool 207 white, small spool 277 Black, small spool 277 brown. I am asking $700 obo plus shipping. Comes with the original manual and Allen wrenches and bobbin winder.

I just placed my order with Bob for a Cowboy 4500. I have watched most of the YouTube videos. One thing I haven’t seen addressed is do you have to back stitch to lock it when you start sewing? Everyone just holds the threads and starts sewing. Back stitching to lock to finish is shown often but never to start. Thank you for your help. Todd

No expert here but you need to just cut the basic lines then do the stamping with the bevelers, shaders, seeders, etc before you add the decorative cuts to the flower petals.

Same as Dwight. I make sure the edges are sanded and dead even before I bevel and burnish.

Thanks again for the patterns. It’s really nice to have one that you know will fit to help you when you try to draw one on your own.

Very nice, I like the loops an covers.

When you guys use the Leather balm with atom wax do you put a final finish of Resolene or Mop and Glo over it or is it the final finish? Thanks, as always you guys are a great resource. Todd

As a current Boss user I don't think it is the machine that will do all the things you want. It does great on the thicker items but I think you would really struggle to sew wallets, etc. with it.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I will do another one with about a 20 degree forward cant and see if that is better. Thanks agan. Todd

I built the holster pictured below for a Ruger Redhawk with a 4" barrel. Gun fit is great, first holster to actually get a click when the gun is inserted. I wore it for an extended period over the 3 day weekend and I like the fit with the exception that it rides to high to comfortably draw the gun. Would it help to have a forward cant for the gun, I don't think there is much room to move the belt slot and tunnel up much to lower the gun. All suggestions welcome. Please ignore the stitch line over the reinforcement piece on the back, I forgot to transfer my stitch line to that side of the pattern and drew up the reinforcement piece and didn't catch the mistake until I had sewn that piece on and was about to sew the holster shut. Todd

I have a well used Tippmann Boss that I sew holsters and belts with. I have not convinced the finance committee(wife) that I really need a Cowboy 4500 for my hobby but I am still trying.

Apologies, I did not see which section it was posted in, it was just in the current thread feed on the right of my monitor. I will pay closer attention to which sub forum it is from.

ComputerDoc, There is a wealth on information on holster making on this site. If you open your mind up and listen to what others have to say about your design and execution. If you don't want advice then I would state that in your initial post. You have been given some great advice but seem to just react negatively to anything that does not agree with you. You have a great foundation to build from, I like the tooling and finish on your holster. Todd

JKHelms, That is exactly what I did for mine, then I bought a cheap grinder stand and its self contained. Todd

Keep up the good work and thank you many times over for your sharing here. I am a relative newby to the holster world. This forum and your posts in particular have helped me more than I can relate. I am still on my journey of reading all of pages in this sub forum( I have about 50 pages left) and the information I have found is priceless. Todd

Thanks guys thats pretty much the concussion I came to I just wondered if I had missed something. Todd

How do you guys do a belt slide for rifle shells? I tried one I drew up and it is way to deep for my taste, 30-06 shells are right at 3.25” so with enough height to protect the full length it ends up being very large. Thanks Todd

As a current Boss users I definitely would not recommend spending what it would cost to get a new one, look for an older cast iron model. I bought mine well used for $700 bucks and after 2+ years of tinkering and reading I finally have it dialed in and sewing decent on a consistent basis. If I had known I could get a Cowboy 4500 with all the trimmings for less than $3000 I would have waited. I am getting by with the Boss at the hobby level but if I decide to take it up any further production wise I will be investing in a Cowboy 4500. If you definitely want to save the money then I would look at the new Cowboy hand machine, it has a deeper throat than the Boss and that really is a pain on some things getting them bent up so it will clear.

I read the patent has expired that’s why Cowboy pursued bringing this to market.