Members JoelR Posted March 26, 2011 Members Report Posted March 26, 2011 +1 to the 3500/4500 crowd. Received my 3500 last Monday and had it setup and stitching that evening (after coming home from my real job). Only issue I had with it was trying to unload a 310 lb pallet from the back of my pickup by myself. For those who have not worked with these before (I was one of them) the stand alone is 140 lb so even breaking the pallet apart leaves you with some large heavy items to deal with. Highly recommend the flat table attachment. Quote By the end of the show you start telling them you keep a few head of steers behind the house and go out and carve off a strip when you need it, it grows back in 5 or 6 weeks. - Art JR
Members economical sewing solution Posted April 17, 2011 Members Report Posted April 17, 2011 Hello Arno, Cowboy has European warehouse in Germany, you can get contact information from www.cowboysew.com. John Hi I in search of a leather sewing machine, am I the cowboy would like 4500 very well. Is it possible to buy this machine in Germany? Thanke you Arno Quote
philippe Posted May 24, 2011 Report Posted May 24, 2011 Just ordered my Cowboy cb4500 with complete package upgrades and extra "stuff" from Ryan Neel he is working on it now and says it will be here by the end of next week. Can't wait to make beautiful bags straps and case goods that will rival Dunhill, (at least in my mind and my 5 y. o.'s mind) lol. Looking forward to it very much I just wish there were more pictures and videos available of these machines. Quote
Members Rayban Posted May 24, 2011 Members Report Posted May 24, 2011 Just ordered my Cowboy cb4500 with complete package upgrades and extra "stuff" from Ryan Neel he is working on it now and says it will be here by the end of next week. Can't wait to make beautiful bags straps and case goods that will rival Dunhill, (at least in my mind and my 5 y. o.'s mind) lol. Looking forward to it very much I just wish there were more pictures and videos available of these machines. Congrats on your new machine...you'll love it. Quote Raybanwww.rgleather.net
MADMAX22 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Posted May 24, 2011 I concur with Rayban. These things are beasties, If you have not already got it in the setup I would get the left and right outer feet. These will be imperative to stitching around formed items. Neels great to work with and your machine should show up ready to go. I got mine all hooked up and ready to go within an hour plus and I dont really know squat about sewing machines. Quote
philippe Posted May 25, 2011 Report Posted May 25, 2011 From everything I read and what Ryan told me I won't really need to get anything other than thread and needles, (which he included 2lbs. of and ten needles) in the future, it comes with all sorts of feet and attachments including a flat table, the only thing I can't seem to find is a detailed explanation of needles and thread sizes that would explain generally what each size is used for. It would be nice if someone would explain all the sizes of thread and needles, it would sure be a nice reference chart to compare experimentation with. Quote
Members Rayban Posted May 25, 2011 Members Report Posted May 25, 2011 All I can tell you about that is for the work I do, holsters, knife sheaths, belts etc.....the only thing I use is 277 thread top and btm, with #25 needles....per Bob Kovar's and Wiz' suggestions....I'm happy with the results so I'm sticking to em. Quote Raybanwww.rgleather.net
Techsew Ron Posted May 25, 2011 Report Posted May 25, 2011 From everything I read and what Ryan told me I won't really need to get anything other than thread and needles, (which he included 2lbs. of and ten needles) in the future, it comes with all sorts of feet and attachments including a flat table, the only thing I can't seem to find is a detailed explanation of needles and thread sizes that would explain generally what each size is used for. It would be nice if someone would explain all the sizes of thread and needles, it would sure be a nice reference chart to compare experimentation with. I recommend you print out our needle and thread compatibility chart: http://raphaelsewing.com/blog/?p=11 Also take a look at this detailed article about nylon thread: http://www.thethreadexchange.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TTE&Category_Code=nylon-thread-information Enjoy your new machine! Ron Quote Techsew Industrial Sewing Machines Call toll-free: 866-415-8223 Visit www.techsew.com
philippe Posted May 26, 2011 Report Posted May 26, 2011 Thanks for the advice and that page about thread history is exactly what I was looking for thanks again Quote
philippe Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 holland freight says it will be here Monday can't wait to set it up and get started Quote
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