Learning curve of a machine

[Shorts]

At the end of the DVD Steve shows the different accessories that are available. Now that I've seen what it looks like I can apply very easily the explanations from here. Great info guys. I don't believe I would use one with the way I'm building holsters presently.

[superchute]

thanks Art and Steve for the fast help

Russ

[Gregg]

Hi Shorts, hang in there it will get better! Took me a little while to get it all down but when you do it is worth the effort.

Steve, what are the benefits of using a slotted plate instead of the standard setup?

Gregg

[Cobra Steve]

Hi Gregg, the Slotted Plate is designed for top stitching on strapped goods, like reigns, belts, headstalls, and so forth. Most machines (including ours), are set up with a feed dog to accommodate heavier thicknesses. The slot in the regular plate, which comes set up on most machines, including ours, is wide, so when putting a top stitch on the edge of the strap, the right edge of the strap will get caught in that slot when the feed dog drops below the plate after each stitch. By using the slotted plate (you must take the feed dog out), this eliminates that wide slot, because the slot on the slotted plate is very narrow. The strapped good that you are sewing cannot fall into that slot. This plate sells for $50.00 to $100.00. This plate is no charge when buying a COBRA Class 3 or COBRA Class 4. Steve

[Gregg]

Thanks Steve! Great information as usual and I'll have to try one. Looks like the best thing for lighter weight materials.

Thanks again,

Gregg

[TwinOaks]

Shorts, I hope I'm not overstating the obvious, but have you turned the speed down? IIRC, the servo motor that comes with the machine has a dial adjustable speed limiter. Set that low and let 'er rip...I mean sew. With the whole thing set at slow motion, you'll still benefit from machine sewing, but be able to work on the muscle memory of when to turn, how to guide, etc.

I did something of the sort learning on my little machines....basically I hand cranked everything to learn how to hold, guide, and turn the project.