Cb 3200 Arrived/setup And Sewing!

[eglideride]

MHW (my Hot wife) ordered my Cowboy 3200 for me a couple of weeks ago- said "merry Christmas" (she spoils me) snow/ice storms, holidays seemed like forever..my machine arrived today. Best friend Derrick hauled it from work in his truck and helped me carry the boxes and table to the basement to my shop.

Only took and hour to bolt the casters and head to the table, and thread the machine. I watched one of Bob's (Toledo sewing) you tube video's a couple of time to get the thread stand and thread "threaded" correctly. Turned on the machine- started very slowly- running backwards, crap!. Flipped the lever, the other way...sewing! Awesome!

[Darren Brosowski]

Cool - better than sox and jox for Christmas!

[soccerdad]

Congrats on the 3200 and especially on MHW.

[Darren Brosowski]

You mean HHW - His Hot Wife LOL

Congrats on the 3200 and especially on MHW.

[CowboyBob]

Great !! Give us a call if you ever have any questions.

[soccerdad]

You mean HHW - His Hot Wife LOL

Darren, I stand uncorrected. I think you were going for YHL. : )

Eglideride, we hope to see what you come up with on the 3200.

[eglideride]

Thanks!

Pretty cool- I spent HOURS researching, contemplating, considering...Kept coming back to Cowboy Bob and Toledo!...this community had a huge influence, for that I am grateful (Wiz in particular)

very excited by the possibilities. I have a guitar strap that I want to line...see what happens after some practice!

[l2bravo]

I'm about a month and a half in my 3200. I couldn't be happier! It does open up a lot of possibilities for sure. I got pretty good at hand sewing, and got the machine. While it will make things a TON faster, there is a pretty big learning curve there as well. Adjusting tensions, using different thread sizes/needles, learning how to feed the machine in a difficult seam, and not getting it to skip a stitch because you forced it. It's not bad, but here's old Murphy for you; you sample will come out beautiful, and your project will have the hiccup. Good luck, be sure to post up your progress.

BTW, Wiz is the man! He is a wealth of knowledge, and I thank him for all of his help as well.

[Wizcrafts]

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Thanks!

Pretty cool- I spent HOURS researching, contemplating, considering...Kept coming back to Cowboy Bob and Toledo!...this community had a huge influence, for that I am grateful (Wiz in particular)

very excited by the possibilities. I have a guitar strap that I want to line...see what happens after some practice!

I suggest using a 4-5 oz split to line the guitar strap. I also would consider adding a piece of 1/2 inch thick green foam in the shoulder area. I glue these in with rubber cement, then use a bone folder to flatten the outer edges, then sew it all on.

Edited January 7, 2016 by Wizcrafts

[eglideride]

No Pressure!

( Thanks for the info- great ideas!)