New Cowboy 4500

[Colt W Knight]

1 hour ago, Darren Brosowski said:

Ask Bob about the CB8500 before buying the weaver punch

Very interested to hear more about this. I didn't know cowboy made a rotary belt punch. 

[Cascabel]

18 hours ago, Wizcrafts said:

As Bob mentioned earlier in this topic, his current motors have a brake that engages with the unit at rest and the pedal up. The pedal needs to be depressed a little to release the brake. This is the same way a clutch motor works.

I was not aware that they currently have a brake built in to the motor !!  Mine does not have that feature.

 

[Sheilajeanne]

Just curious to know what weight of leather do you used to make these collars? :D

[Wizcrafts]

37 minutes ago, Cascabel said:

I was not aware that they currently have a brake built in to the motor !!  Mine does not have that feature.

 

The brake first appeared in the SewPro 500GR servos. After their demise, and a short stint of push button motors, CowboyBob began distributing Family Sew 550 Watt servo motors, all of which have a removable cork brake.

[Colt W Knight]

On 10/26/2017 at 11:04 AM, Sheilajeanne said:

Just curious to know what weight of leather do you used to make these collars? :D

I use the Weaver Brahman Webbing  to make most of the cattle collars, However, the I do make leather collars for some cattle research and for sheep and goats. The strap is 13/14 ounce latigo and the pouch to hold the GPS is 8/9 ounce veg tan.

 

[Yetibelle]

On ‎10‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 8:55 PM, Uwe said:

You can also remove the brake pad on those FamilySew style motors. Personally I strongly dislike those brakes. In my experience I was much more likely to accidentally start the motor while depressing the pedal just so while leaning in to position something. For me it's actually safer to remove the brake pad and keep the foot off the pedal as I turn the handwheel and manipulate the workpiece. This machine will stop quickly when you let go of the pedal, brake or not. It's a different story on racehorse garment machines galloping along at 3000 stitches per minute. It's also a different story on a car.

Even without brake pads the handwheel will be somewhat hard to turn due to the speed reducer pulley.

 

This hack needs one of your special instruction videos.  Can you make one up for removing the brake pad? 

 

[CowboyBob]

On ‎10‎/‎26‎/‎2017 at 10:55 AM, Cascabel said:

I was not aware that they currently have a brake built in to the motor !!  Mine does not have that feature.

 

There are 2 styles of servos one has a computer chip in it,it doesn't have a brake,it uses electronics to stop,we did use that style until I got tired of the boards burning out & they are much harder to adjust the speed on(you have to do a 3-step process) so we found these motors w/a built-in brake are much more reliable & you just turn a knob for the speed control.The way the machines are set up you can get the needle up or down by a light tap on the pedal.