Members DieselTech Posted March 13, 2024 Members Report Posted March 13, 2024 Guys & gals I have finally saved up enough money for a Cobra Class 4 & ordered 1 Tuesday. Also ordered Patrick1 accessories just in case they are needed. I will be using 277 thread top & bottom most of the time. My question is: Does anybody have photos of sewing samples with the different leather point needles? Like the D, S, & LR needle points in a #25needle. Also does anyone recommend any wear items/parts or additional accessories, I would like to hear about them. I have been reading & watching lots of videos on that machine. Do any of you guys & gals reccomend any. I'll take any advice given. I am hoping if I run into a bind someone will be willing to help out. Thanks. Quote
Members TomE Posted March 14, 2024 Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 40 minutes ago, DieselTech said: I have been reading & watching lots of videos on that machine. Do any of you guys & gals reccomend any. I'll take any advice given. I knocked my machine out of time when I was learning to sew and this video by @Uwe got me back on track. He also has a video on adjusting the walking foot that is very well done. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted March 14, 2024 Author Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 2 minutes ago, TomE said: I knocked my machine out of time when I was learning to sew and this video by @Uwe got me back on track. He also has a video on adjusting the walking foot that is very well done. Thanks TomE I watched that video a few years ago & could not remember the link to it. Thanks I appreciate it. Quote
Members bladegrinder Posted March 14, 2024 Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 I bought Cowboy 4500 from Bob at Toledo Industrial last year and it was up and running out of the box. I never ran a sewing machine so it took a while to get comfortable using it but now I love this thing. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted March 14, 2024 Author Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 34 minutes ago, bladegrinder said: I bought Cowboy 4500 from Bob at Toledo Industrial last year and it was up and running out of the box. I never ran a sewing machine so it took a while to get comfortable using it but now I love this thing. Thanks. Lol the last time I ran a sewing machine was high school. So yeah this is going to be a journey for me. My machine is supposedly to be set up, & ready to sew other than final assembly. I'm sure I am going to waste 40miles of thread & lots of leather scraps learning the ins & outs of the machine. Quote
Members bladegrinder Posted March 14, 2024 Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 Yea, I had quite the pile of sewed up scrap. the one thing I kept doing was I'd end on one piece of scrap in reverse then when I started another one I forgot to switch to forward, but now stitching knife sheaths or holsters I always start in reverse and end in reverse. I also find myself hand turning the flywheel by hand at tight spots or turns, taking the brake pad out of the motor helps with that a lot, with the brake pad in, you have to push the pedal a small amount to free the flywheel, so there's lag in the machine starting. the way I have my pedal set up now there's no play before the machine starts running, you touch it and it goes. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted March 14, 2024 Author Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 10 minutes ago, bladegrinder said: Yea, I had quite the pile of sewed up scrap. the one thing I kept doing was I'd end on one piece of scrap in reverse then when I started another one I forgot to switch to forward, but now stitching knife sheaths or holsters I always start in reverse and end in reverse. I also find myself hand turning the flywheel by hand at tight spots or turns, taking the brake pad out of the motor helps with that a lot, with the brake pad in, you have to push the pedal a small amount to free the flywheel, so there's lag in the machine starting. the way I have my pedal set up now there's no play before the machine starts running, you touch it and it goes. Yeah I'm sure I have soo much to learn. I'm hoping I dont mess the machine up or something. I think I have watched 20+ videos on different aspects of the machine. Read a lot of info on here as well. Cant wait to get it, but I know its possibly 4-6 weeks out yet. Thanks I'll have to look into the brake thing you mentioned. Quote
1hp Posted March 14, 2024 Report Posted March 14, 2024 https://www.schmetz.com/en/industrial-needles/needle-compass/cutting-points/ Quote
Members DieselTech Posted March 14, 2024 Author Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 32 minutes ago, 1hp said: https://www.schmetz.com/en/industrial-needles/needle-compass/cutting-points/ Thanks. That is great info. I appreciate it. Quote
Members purplefox66 Posted March 14, 2024 Members Report Posted March 14, 2024 Watch al bane for leather on YouTube he is a wealth of info Quote
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