Doc Reaper Report post Posted June 27, 2014 What is the thinnest Leather a CB4500 will sew! Can it sew leather to make biker chaps or should I use something different? This might be a question with only one outcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted June 27, 2014 What is the thinnest Leather a CB4500 will sew! Can it sew leather to make biker chaps or should I use something different? This might be a question with only one outcome. I sew chaps and zippers on jackets with my CB4500. I rethread it with #138 top and bottom, using a Schmetz #23 leather point needle. Back off the bobbin tension (should happen automatically if changing from previous #277) and top tension. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Reaper Report post Posted January 13, 2022 Let’s update this just a bit, it’s been just under 8 years, i founder a thinner needle plate (thanks Aussie) and now my Cowboy 4500 will sew whatever I need it to! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted January 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, Doc Reaper said: Let’s update this just a bit, it’s been just under 8 years, i founder a thinner needle plate (thanks Aussie) and now my Cowboy 4500 will sew whatever I need it to! Ditto for my Cobra Class 4. The narrow plate and feed dog handle the heavy and light leather projects without a lot of fiddling. @Doc Reaper do you have any uses for the original plate/feed dog now that you're using the narrow setup? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Reaper Report post Posted August 9, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 7:15 AM, TomE said: Ditto for my Cobra Class 4. The narrow plate and feed dog handle the heavy and light leather projects without a lot of fiddling. @Doc Reaper do you have any uses for the original plate/feed dog now that you're using the narrow setup? Sorry TomE, I just found this, it’s just sitting in the CB4500 ditty drawer (I seriously have to make a larger unit to store items in like drawers) why do you ask??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PAMuzzle Report post Posted August 11, 2022 I bought the same plate/feed dog and was able to sew 2 layers of t-shirt material with #277 thread. It was a test and that was the smallest thread I have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted August 11, 2022 The thread would have been thicker than the material! Seriously, that is a pretty good effort. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PAMuzzle Report post Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) Yeah it is. Puckered a little but I did not change tension from my leather settings. Did not pull material into machine. Edited August 11, 2022 by PAMuzzle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
