Members usmc0341 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Members Report Posted March 19, 2013 As promised, here is an update. Got the machine out and back on the bench yesterday and even stitched my first holster with it. The thing stitched perfect and I think I finally got it figured out! Thanks for all the help from everyone, especially Billy for taking the time to work on it for me! Quote
Members billymac814 Posted March 19, 2013 Members Report Posted March 19, 2013 I'm glad to hear you got it all worked out. It should serve you well for a long time. Quote www.mccabescustomleather.com
Members trekster Posted March 19, 2013 Members Report Posted March 19, 2013 As promised, here is an update. Got the machine out and back on the bench yesterday and even stitched my first holster with it. The thing stitched perfect and I think I finally got it figured out! Thanks for all the help from everyone, especially Billy for taking the time to work on it for me! Glad to hear you are having a better time with your Boss. It would be interesting to hear from you what contributed the most to your current success. Were there bad parts that were replaced by the factory (Ben)? Perhaps different adjustments and thread tension settings? Or, do you think it is more just you becoming more knowledgable about the operation of the machine? Anyway... good luck with it. Quote
Members usmc0341 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Members Report Posted March 19, 2013 Glad to hear you are having a better time with your Boss. It would be interesting to hear from you what contributed the most to your current success. Were there bad parts that were replaced by the factory (Ben)? Perhaps different adjustments and thread tension settings? Or, do you think it is more just you becoming more knowledgable about the operation of the machine? Anyway... good luck with it. I'm pretty sure it was just the gear that Ben replaced. Billy had it working really well and then it crapped the bed, so I'm sure no matter what we tried it never would have worked consistently with the broken gear. It was well worth the money to ship it back. Quote
Members clintsdivco Posted March 20, 2013 Members Report Posted March 20, 2013 Glad to hear that it's working good for you now. I just bought a cast iron machine a couple of months ago and after sorting out a few issues, thanks to this forum, it has performed almost flawlessly. The only problem I am having with mine now is the thread on the spool tends to drop down around the stand the spool is mounted on. I poked a hole in the bottom of a plastic bowl and put it over the post on the thread stand and then put the thread spool on the post and the bowl keeps the thread from falling over the stand, this has helped a lot. Hope you continue to have good luck with it. I love mine. Clint Quote
Members trekster Posted March 20, 2013 Members Report Posted March 20, 2013 Glad to hear that it's working good for you now. I just bought a cast iron machine a couple of months ago and after sorting out a few issues, thanks to this forum, it has performed almost flawlessly. The only problem I am having with mine now is the thread on the spool tends to drop down around the stand the spool is mounted on. I poked a hole in the bottom of a plastic bowl and put it over the post on the thread stand and then put the thread spool on the post and the bowl keeps the thread from falling over the stand, this has helped a lot. Hope you continue to have good luck with it. I love mine. Clint Another alternative fix for the same problem is to replace the wire hanger that comes with the Tippmann Boss. Get yourself a wire coat-hanger and use the wire to fashion a new support wire. The new support should be bent in a kind of U-shape such that a small hook can be formed at the end of it. Take a 1" stainless steel key ring and hang from the hook. Adjust the bend in the wire so that the hole in the key ring is about even with the center of the spool of thread, and away from the spool about 3 or 4 inches. Route the thread from the spool through the key ring and then into the first hole of the first thread guide. As you use thread from the spool it will come off the spool horizontally instead of looping off the spool in an upwards direction. The thread will actually "turn" the spool on the base, and thus will maintain tension - and it can never coil off the spool again. Note: This arrangement will change the overall thread tension some, so some adjustments in tension settings might be necessary. Quote
Members clintsdivco Posted March 20, 2013 Members Report Posted March 20, 2013 Thanks for that tip, Trekster. I think I have read just about every post on this board about the Tippmann Boss,, and never saw anything about this issue. I will definitely try doing that tomorrow. Other than that, I couldn't be happier with my Boss. Thanks again, Clint Quote
Members clintsdivco Posted March 21, 2013 Members Report Posted March 21, 2013 Thanks again, Trekster. I made the modification you suggested yesterday and it is working just like you said. I did not have to adjust the tension setting either. Clint Quote
Members trekster Posted March 21, 2013 Members Report Posted March 21, 2013 Thanks again, Trekster. I made the modification you suggested yesterday and it is working just like you said. I did not have to adjust the tension setting either. Clint Glad it worked out for you. You might have a little smaller thread spool than I do; in which case the weight of the thread spool will not add that much additional tension to the overall settings (as it turns), so your thread tensions would not be influenced. Quote
Members johnl1 Posted April 13, 2013 Members Report Posted April 13, 2013 One more thing. On the upstroke of the machine, don't slowly ease the needle up, briskly operate the handle. Quote
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