picked up my Cowboy 4500

[Handstitched]

I don't have oblong hole punches that big , so instead, I use a 10-12mm hole punch at both ends, and carefully  cut the hole out using a flat ( sharp)  1" wood  chisel. A bit unorthodox, but it works and I have a nice neat straight hole, and then bevell & burnish the outer edges.    . 

HS

Edited July 25, 2022 by Handstitched

[bladegrinder]

I tried that on this one, hole punches and a razor knife, maybe a chisel would work better for me but after the last botched job I'm just going to get a 2" punch.

[DustinHughes]

On 7/12/2022 at 9:37 PM, Dwight said:

hello, I’m currently looking at purchasing this machine used. The problem is that I currently only do smaller stuff. What is the attachment that you are referencing?
 

 I got the table attachment with mine . . . loosened up those height adjustment bolts . . . let it ALL THE WAY DOWN.

Then . . . I removed the two pedals . . . re-drilled the mounting holes for them . . . moved them as far back as I could on the platform.

Got me a stool . . . and life is so much better.

I also got this   https://www.ebay.com/itm/164394345099?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649    to hold extra spools of thread . . . was cheap enough  . . . and I've got all my most used threads out front there . . . just grab the end and thread it.

You'll really like that if you are any relation to me . . . one heck of a great machine.

Holler at me some day if you get interested in doing some smaller stuff and start thinking about another machine.  There's an attachment you can get from Australia for a hundred bucks . . . lets you do small cases with thinner thread . . . etc.  Makes your machine a WHOLE BUNCH more useful.

May God bless,

Dwight