Dwight Report post Posted November 24, 2011 Sitting here tonight, . . . right shoulder telling me I'm not going to sleep well tonight. Cranked up the old Tippmann today, . . . 40 inch gunbelt, . . . 40 inch dress belt, . . . and a 50 something dress belt. Went through 3 bobbins of thread in one sitting. Need to seriously think about an electric machine, . . . or a cheap laborer to pull the Boss handle Anyway, . . . thankful for living in a land where I can do that, . . . thankful for all you folks on this forum, . . . makes me glad I came this way a few years back. Happy Thanksgiving to you all, . . . May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
malabar Report post Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Sitting here tonight, . . . right shoulder telling me I'm not going to sleep well tonight. Cranked up the old Tippmann today, . . . 40 inch gunbelt, . . . 40 inch dress belt, . . . and a 50 something dress belt. Went through 3 bobbins of thread in one sitting. Need to seriously think about an electric machine, . . . or a cheap laborer to pull the Boss handle Anyway, . . . thankful for living in a land where I can do that, . . . thankful for all you folks on this forum, . . . makes me glad I came this way a few years back. Happy Thanksgiving to you all, . . . May God bless, Dwight Let's see, at six stitches per inch, and a stroke per stitch, that's about 1,596 cranks on the handle -- assuming none of them is a ranger belt. Man, just thinking about that hurts MY shoulders <g> tk Edited November 24, 2011 by malabar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlapaglia Report post Posted November 25, 2011 Sitting here tonight, . . . right shoulder telling me I'm not going to sleep well tonight. Cranked up the old Tippmann today, . . . 40 inch gunbelt, . . . 40 inch dress belt, . . . and a 50 something dress belt. Went through 3 bobbins of thread in one sitting. Need to seriously think about an electric machine, . . . or a cheap laborer to pull the Boss handle Anyway, . . . thankful for living in a land where I can do that, . . . thankful for all you folks on this forum, . . . makes me glad I came this way a few years back. Happy Thanksgiving to you all, . . . May God bless, Dwight Dwight, Along with being thankful remember that there are people that are thankful for you and what you do. Happy Thanksgiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usmc0341 Report post Posted November 25, 2011 Be thankful you weren't hand stitching! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted November 26, 2011 Be thankful you weren't hand stitching! All of my students would have helped you out there: "Hands are for hamburgers, "Sewing machines are for stitching. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lobo Report post Posted November 26, 2011 Four holsters, two pouches, and two belts today between 9:00AM and 2:00PM (with a leisurely lunch break worked in). Spent the afternoon playing cards and drinking beer on the patio of my club (conveniently located less than two blocks from the shop), sincerely thankful for my Cobra Class 4 machine with automatic bobbin winder as a standard feature. The first belt that I hand-stitched was the LAST belt that I hand-stitched, and that was decades ago! My Tippmann Boss remains in the shop both as a back-up and as a reminder of a couple of years in transition between true hand-stitching and genuine machine-stitching (not to mention what I learned about thread tensioning, machine timing, parts replacement, and machine repair). About 16 months on the Cobra Class 4 now, with absolutely ZERO down time, minimal maintenance, and "Cobra Steve" always ready to answer the phone and walk me through any little glitches (although that has been a minimal requirement). You can purchase what might appear to be quite similar machines from several sources, but I can recommend Leather Machine Company and "Cobra Steve" without any reservations whatsoever. When the time comes, I recommend buying a bit more machine than you think you might need; you will never regret having greater capacity, but you will always regret not having what is required for the job at hand. By the way, don't ever consider "cheap laborers". One of the biggest mistakes any businessman can make is to rely upon someone who does not feel that he/she is being paid fairly for their efforts. When the time comes to employ someone make sure that you are paying that person enough to demand his/her full attention and dedication to your business; otherwise you will learn a very old and very hard lesson. "Cheap labor" requires constant supervision, a day off means another day of re-training, and you will never be able to walk away and expect to have the day's work completed without your presence and attention. Good workers, properly paid and taken care of, will do what is required whether you are there watching or a couple of blocks away playing cards and drinking beer on the patio of your club. Good workers go onto profit-sharing plans; "cheap labor" ruins your vacation plans. Big difference, IMHO. Best regards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
