Used Ferdco Pro 2000/juki Vs New Cobra Class 4

[Lobo]

I must admit that I have no experience with the Ferdco machines. I have had about 5 years experience using the Cobra Class 4 from Cobra Steve at Leather Machine Company. After about 9,000 products completed (holsters, belts, accessories) the Cobra Class 4 continues to function flawlessly. I am constantly amazed at how little maintenance attention this machine requires. When a couple of little things have come up I know I can call and either Steve will answer the phone personally or he will have a qualified tech there to answer the phone and I will be walked through any needed adjustments.

You can buy a machine from any number of sources. You will not find any source that will provide the level of customer service that Leather Machine Company will deliver.

Best regards.

[dirtclod]

Wondering why the Ferdco / Juki.....Cobra thread was deleated ??? Or was myself and others politics incorrect when we answered the question and gave or opinion's ??? I have seen several pretty heated discissions on what was best a needle awl or a single needle machine and to the best of my knowllage none of those were deleated.

Edited July 29, 2015 by dirtclod

[Geneva]

Politically correct sucks.

[JLSleather]

Fact is, I probably wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't bring it up. I didn't even see anything there that "heated".

I think more political than correct

[JSLeathercraft]

I just got on to check it and thought I'd lost my mind for a minute because it wasn't there.

I belong to another (completely different skill) trade forum and used to be really active on there. However, because of sponsorship/ad revenue, we were not allowed to review or talk in a negative manner about sponsors...some of which were trade schools you would be giving a great deal of your hard earned money and time to. It's put a lot of people off enough to switch to using Facebook groups instead because they can talk freely. Sad to see but it is happening.

[JLSleather]

You said a mouthful. Wait, I admit that I'm not that bright... but are you saying that people are BUYING a reputation?

Edited July 30, 2015 by JLSleather

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

These issues are as old as the hills, or at least as old as online message boards! As per Wikipedia;

Flaming is a hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users, often involving the use of profanity.

Flaming usually occurs in the social context of an Internet forum, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Usenet, by e-mail, game servers such as Xbox Live or PlayStation Network, and on video-sharing websites such as YouTube. It is frequently the result of the discussion of heated real-world issues such as politics, religion, andphilosophy, or of issues that polarize sub-populations, but can also be provoked by seemingly trivial differences.

Deliberate flaming, as opposed to flaming as a result of emotional discussions, is carried out by individuals known as flamers, who are specifically motivated to incite flaming. These users specialize in flaming and target specific aspects of a controversial conversation.

Edited July 30, 2015 by Gregg From Keystone Sewing

[Hockeymender]

Guess the old saying is being applied here- "never bite the hand that feeds you"

[DrmCa]

I did see someone being pushy in that thread and id did not sound right. But deleting the thread for that raises eyebrows.

In other words, if someone bets their revenue on a forum thread, they have a bigger issue than honest opinions.

Edited July 30, 2015 by DrmCa

[Hockeymender]

It would be nice if the person responsible for it's deletion would outline the reasoning for it, but.............