Moderator Wizcrafts Posted January 19, 2023 Moderator Report Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Burkhardt said: @Wizcrafts has a really good write up on dumbing down the 441 sized machines to be able to use light thread Thanks for the plug! I wrote the article in 2019 and published it on my leatherworks website's blog. The article is here, titled Dumbing down a Cowboy CB4500, Cobra Class 4, or similar harness stitcher When I wrote the article there weren't any aftermarket narrow feed dogs. So, I recommended using the narrow slotted flat throat plate. This system worked very well every time I applied it. The loss of the bottom feed was not that big of a deal on the thin work I was doing on my big machine. Folks owning a 441 clone who don't have aftermarket narrow feed dog/throat plate sets can use my system to dumb down their harness stitchers to sew thin work with thin thread. I used the system to hem jeans on my machine. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Dwight Posted January 19, 2023 Members Report Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 12:57 PM, Saltysteele said: Looking for a machine. Bags, wallets, holsters, belts. Hand sewing is tedious and not my thing, is holding me back. I didn't see where you considered a Tippmann Boss or one of it's clones . . . totally manual machine. I have used one since 2000 . . . picked up a Cowboy 4500 a year ago . . . that old one armed bandit made a lot of money for me . . . as well as made a lot of products. Looking at your list . . . it would fit very well for all of them . . . provided you are not sewing a lot of belts . . . then it becomes a bit of a pain. The rest are easy peasy for it. Tippmann is right down the road from you in Ft. Wayne . . . and they'll treat you like family . . . May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Saltysteele Posted January 31, 2023 Author Members Report Posted January 31, 2023 Called CowboyBob last week and he had just recieved a cb3200 in, barely used with edge guide and set of single left and right feet. At that time, hadn't even been able to go through it. They went through it over the weekend, so i drove down to toledo (3 hour trip down, then 3 back) and picked it up today. SERIOUSLY nice machine!! Quote
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