Ordered A Cobra Class 4

[dikman]

4 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Yeah I ordered the cobra class 4 premium package & should of just bought the base package, then added the Hennigan Engineering needle plates & feed dogs. 

I could have saved a good chunk of change doing that. 

Lmao I'm blind, leading the blind man, going yeah I need this & that. When I actually have no clue what I all will need. 

It's easy to get carried away with shiny new toys!

[JLSleather]

10 hours ago, LiftPig said:

Hold the phone!  Are those holster plates WITH feed dogs?!?  

I didn't find I use the "holster" or "stirrup" plates nearly as much as I thought I would. With just a little thought, the standard plate does prett much all of that.  I suppose if you were trying to sew next to a metal clip.... 

[DieselTech]

3 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

I didn't find I use the "holster" or "stirrup" plates nearly as much as I thought I would. With just a little thought, the standard plate does prett much all of that.  I suppose if you were trying to sew next to a metal clip.... 

Yeah I got a lot to learn on this beast. I've watched a few vids where they say the stirrup plate is good for sewing gussets on a 90° corner. For bags & such. 

[JLSleather]

2 minutes ago, DieselTech said:

Yeah I got a lot to learn on this beast. I've watched a few vids where they say the stirrup plate is good for sewing gussets on a 90° corner. For bags & such. 

yeah, prolly work there, long as the land is wide enough.  Mostly on chrome-tanned bags, I would think. Assuming we're talking about the same type of bag, a 90° on a veg-tanned edge would likely cause a "booger" (wrinkle) I would find unacceptable.

Still, it may be of use for like gussets on notebooks/binders?

[DieselTech]

7 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

yeah, prolly work there, long as the land is wide enough.  Mostly on chrome-tanned bags, I would think. Assuming we're talking about the same type of bag, a 90° on a veg-tanned edge would likely cause a "booger" (wrinkle) I would find unacceptable.

Still, it may be of use for like gussets on notebooks/binders?

Yeah I wish I could find more sewing vids of the cobra class 4. I found a few where they are sewing a project up. 

I just like watching them, to get a idea how things are done. 

[bruce johnson]

2 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Yeah I got a lot to learn on this beast. I've watched a few vids where they say the stirrup plate is good for sewing gussets on a 90° corner. For bags & such. 

Yes it is. Stirrup plates shorten up the radius on the cylinder arm to make these squarish corners much easier to sew into and over. I did probably a hundred briefcases and a few hundred shaving kits with the stirrup foot. 

[DieselTech]

4 hours ago, bruce johnson said:

Yes it is. Stirrup plates shorten up the radius on the cylinder arm to make these squarish corners much easier to sew into and over. I did probably a hundred briefcases and a few hundred shaving kits with the stirrup foot. 

Thanks Bruce. Nice work on the briefcase & dopp kit. Beautiful work. 

[Hags]

I used my holster plate yesterday and found I needed to "tune up" the back a little to get the needle to line up in the center (cobra brand). I'm not sure a lower feed dog would help, but don't see how it could hurt either.  Nice looking feet. Might have to look at that super 25 for smaller stuff. I've had my class 3 since April of 2020 and am just now getting comfortable. Slow learner I guess.

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[DieselTech]

39 minutes ago, Hags said:

I used my holster plate yesterday and found I needed to "tune up" the back a little to get the needle to line up in the center (cobra brand). I'm not sure a lower feed dog would help, but don't see how it could hurt either.  Nice looking feet. Might have to look at that super 25 for smaller stuff. I've had my class 3 since April of 2020 and am just now getting comfortable. Slow learner I guess.

Thanks Hags. Yeah I got the narrow plates & feed dogs, so I have the ability to sew lighter/thinner projects. 

I have also read that the narrow plates & feed dogs work/perform soo much nicer when sewing. Cant wait to get the machine. 

[dikman]

6 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Thanks Hags. Yeah I got the narrow plates & feed dogs, so I have the ability to sew lighter/thinner projects. 

I have also read that the narrow plates & feed dogs work/perform soo much nicer when sewing. Cant wait to get the machine. 

I bought the narrow plate set from RockyAussie and haven't seen any need to take them off, they work well for everything I'm likely to do.