Help With Tippman Boss When Back-Stitching

[Iron Pounder]

I go two and a half, or three and a half, depending on how much stress I think it will get. The "and a half" means I saddle stitch and then pull the top thread back onto the previous hole, instead of the next hole. That puts the 4 threads from the lock stitch, two from the saddle stitch, plus the final 'tail', leaving 7 threads in a hole sized for four. At that point, it's in there really tight....don't be surprised if you need pliers to pull the needle through. Then once all the threads are pulled through to the back side, I trim them and give the area a light spraying of water right on the holes to help swell the leather, and roll the seam with a hand roller (you could also tap them down if you have a flat faced hammer).

I thought I had it in my head until you said 7 threads in one hole. I'm sure it is just the pain in my leg not letting me think about much else. It looks like back in the hospital on Monday. I sure hope they can save it as I kind of like it. My thought is 2 threads from the regular stitch, 2 threads from the saddle stitch and one thread pulled from the top to the back. So I get 5 in one hole but then again I'm in Missouri and we have our own math system here. Either way you guys have been a big help for sure.

Ryan

[TwinOaks]

A lock-stitch (which is what the Boss does) has 4 threads in each hole. Both the top and bottom threads go into the hole....and come out on the same side. They just happen to be wrapped around each other in the middle. Saddle stitching only has two threads in each hole because each thread enters on one side but exits on the opposite side.

[Iron Pounder]

A lock-stitch (which is what the Boss does) has 4 threads in each hole. Both the top and bottom threads go into the hole....and come out on the same side. They just happen to be wrapped around each other in the middle. Saddle stitching only has two threads in each hole because each thread enters on one side but exits on the opposite side.

Ha yep I'm with ya. Laid there last night as I couldn't sleep and went through it in my head. I will have to see if I have a pair of needles small enough to do that and not bend. I have some size 0 but I think that is the smallest I have.

[TwinOaks]

Walmart sells a pack of needles in the craft dept. for around 2 bucks. The second smallest size (two of each) works fine for 277, and the smallest works as well, but has a smaller eye, so threading is a bit more challenging.