bikermutt07 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Congratulations on your purchase. There is one thing I would like to add for future readers. No one (including myself) ever asked which of your items you sell the most of. This should be considered. If you gear your purchase towards your most popular items, it would stimulate income faster towards the second machine purchase. Have fun. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members NickH Posted January 28, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 28, 2017 Thanks bikemutt07! Lucky this machine will do what I want to do and what my wife wants. She was going to win anyway I just happened to get lucky this time. Pays to pay it forward! Quote
Members dikman Posted January 28, 2017 Members Report Posted January 28, 2017 Nice one, Nick! . As for the photos, you just need to resize them (smaller). I use irfanview, it's free and has default settings for resizing - easy. Uwe, that photo has got me thinking (bit dangerous). My Pfaff 335 is fitted to a normal table, but now I'm wondering about making something like the photo as it would save a bit of room in my shed. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Uwe Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Let's also take a moment to appreciate that beautiful paint job on the Cobra Class 26 in Al Bane's video above. Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Members NickH Posted January 28, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 28, 2017 Thanks dikman! I'll try a resize the photo and post it it's th newer model of the one shown in this thread. Quote
Members brmax Posted January 28, 2017 Members Report Posted January 28, 2017 Now that paint color is more like it, Cobra cool! I'm now interested in any presser feet accessories, and I didn't start this : ) But hey being i'm here looking around, might as well take a look see at the leather and regular needles, presser feet/smooth zipper feet etc. That machine is going to work out great for you all, and really envy the reducer there. Id still like to see Cobra on it or at least Copperhead Good day there Floyd Quote
Members dikman Posted January 28, 2017 Members Report Posted January 28, 2017 That makes a change from the usual black/silvery grey hammertone/beige. Now that you've mastered the photo thing, how about a couple of the rear and underside of the table and motor? Might give me a few ideas. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Constabulary Posted January 29, 2017 Members Report Posted January 29, 2017 What I like on the machines from Leather Machine Co is that most of them (as it seems) come in a quite distinguishing / typical brown color. So even w/o stickers and badges everyone could tell that these are Cobra machines from Leather Machine Co. All other China machines nowadays are just white and A copied from B and B from A and when you remove the stickers and badges they look all the same. I know back then the machines were all black but you are at least able to tell them by their casting (with some exceptions) or some technical details. Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members XIranch Posted February 17, 2017 Members Report Posted February 17, 2017 Hi Nick, I was wondering if you could give an update on your experience thus far with your new machine. How is it working with the different thicknesses of leather? I am currently looking for a machine that will sew the same things ( handbags to belts) and would like to hear how it's going before I make my decision. Thanks for any insight! Quote
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