kyleboedeker

Hey all, I'm in the St. Louis, MO area and I'm looking to sell my Cowboy Outlaw sewing machine. It's mounted to a harbor freight grinder stand, which works out pretty perfectly. It comes with several different feet, the flat top attachment, and a bunch of different spools of thread. I'm asking $1,000 and probably best that it's someone in the St. Louis area or someone willing to drive here. I don't know how I'd go about trying to ship it. Photo: http://imgur.com/a/WszBlhC

LOL at people thinking GOT was a period piece.

Hey guys, After several false starts with buying a leather sewing machine (bought and returned a Tippmann Boss, ordered then canceled CB3200 because I suddenly needed car repairs) I finally ended up going with a Cowboy Outlaw. I'll start by saying I returned the Boss because I just could not get it to produce a good line of stitching on the front and back and it seemed totally unpredictable. I never really knew what I was going to get when I sewed something. It also felt really clunky, not smoothly operating at all. I don't know, maybe I got a lemon, but I returned that boat anchor to Tandy. Now enter the Outlaw. Due to its similarities to the Boss, I was nervous after I placed my order that I'd end up with another clunker... but this thing is awesome. I'm getting very good looking and consistent stitch lines on the front and back. So far I've sewn a few passport books, wallets and a laptop bag with it. I've been adjusting tension when changing leathers to get my knots in the right spot and it's been quite intuitive and effective in accomplishing my goals. I was a little concerned that it was going to be too much machine for something like wallets, but it's handled it with no problem. I've been able to sew down to like 5/6 oz without a hiccup. It came with a 1 pound spool of white #277 thread, which is exactly the size I like to sew with. The action on it is also much smoother than the loud "KA CHUNK" of the Boss. I'm really loving this machine, so if you're considering, don't hesitate! I'll also throw a shout out to Ryan at Neel's Saddlery, He was super friendly and provided me a lot of information. Anyway, just thought I'd make this post as it seems there is a shortage of reviews out there for the Outlaw.

I received my Outlaw yesterday! I ended up ordering one after first getting a Tippmann Boss, then returning it because I couldn't get it to perform consistently. Then I ordered a CB3200, but my wife was in a car accident, so I had to cancel the order to pay for car repairs. Finally I ended up ordering the Outlaw to save a little money vs the 3200. I have to say, though the Outlaw resembles the Boss, it outperforms it in every way. The components cycle much more smoothly and it is much quieter. No loud bang as the spring cycles. I'm not constantly getting thread nests in the bobbin area like I was with the boss. I've adjusted tensions for different leathers and it was a simple and effective process - unlike the boss when I would try to adjust tension a bit and then have a problem somewhere else in the machine that I could never rectify. I also got the left foot, right foot and roller guide which are working well. I got the flat top table as well, but I haven't tried that yet. I sewed up two passport wallets before work this morning. Amazing.

Looks good. This was the dieselpunk pattern, right? My zipper piece ended up too long as well. I ended up cutting it off.

Haha awesome! You rock!

Alrighty. Hand crank it is. Can't wait for my machine to come in from you guys!

Hey guys, I'm just curious if anyone has tried to run a cowboy or similar machine via a treadle? I just ordered a hand cranked CB3200, but it occurred to me that I have access to an old singer treadle that's in good shape. I'm wondering if it would be possible to combine the two.

haha don't think she'd go for it. Maybe if I just put it in my leatherworking space she won't notice. She knows I had picked up that Tippmann Boss and that I was pretty unhappy with it and returned it, so I'm sure she won't be too surprised to find another machine down there. I was (mostly) kidding... through I will probably downplay the cost a bit. "I bought it on clearance!"

Welp. I finally pulled the trigger on a cowboy. After 6 months of hand stitching, a couple weeks of messing around with one of those chinese patchers and a bought and returned Tippmann Boss, I finally decided to do it right with the Cowboy. I opted for the hand crank version for a few reasons. First it saved me about 400 dollars as well as much lower shipping costs. Second, I really like the control of the hand crank machines i've tried. Third, I don't really have room for the big table setup. I will mount it on a harbor freight grinder stand. Fourth, my plan is to start selling bags and wallets etc at craft shows around St. Louis and I am going to take the machine with me to set up and sew while I'm at the table. I think it will draw people in. Anyway, I called Bob at Toledo and Alexander at Solar and talked to both of them. Solar ended up being able to ship out the machine faster at around the same price, so I went with them. Now I play the waiting game and figure out how to tell my wife I spent 1800 bucks on a sewing machine.

Where in IL? I'm in St. Louis and looking for a machine. I bought a Tippmann Boss over the weekend, but am not impressed and have decided to return it to Tandy. If you're close to STL, I might be interested.

It has its own proprietary software, unfortunately. She used it to create a lot of the stuff for our wedding, but I haven't really messed with it much. The software is a web-based type app, but from what i've seen it's kind of like a lighter weight adobe illustrator.

That's a good idea. Actually, my wife has one of those cricut machines. I bet I could design some stuff on there and have the cricut cut out some templates for me perfectly.

For sure. I didn't take enough time planning it out. Just kind of threw it together. I'm very new at leathercraft and that is one thing I am learning - that I have to think ahead or my end product reflects my lack of planning.

Here it is.

Good god. Your stitching is leathercraft porn.

Heh. I saw your post on reddit! Still love this bag and after seeing it I made one in a similar shape. Mine didn't come out nearly as nice. I should have sewn the gusset the way you did, but I sewed it outside to inside instead of inside to inside... if that makes sense. I ended up with an ill defined bit of hangover leather past my stitch line and looks sloppy.

That edge burnishing! Damn! Looks like a block of wood. Good work. Stitching looks a little crowded though. I'd probably go down a thread size.