Sewing machine

[Jason046]

I am thinking about getting a sewing machine to help speed up our work. For the most part we are sewing 10 oz. Leather to 8 oz. Leather. I like the way the thick wax thread looks just takes too long. Was looking at getting a cowboy 3200. Any suggestions or recommndations would be appreciated

[garypl]

I have a CB4500 and love it!  Sews thin or thick leather with little or no adjustment required.

Gary

[RockyAussie]

Ditto as Gary said. Just be sure if your thinking about the 3200 that,  has it the foot lift you want for the product you may want to make? A 4500 is a bit more $ but has a lot more thickness height if you need it. Holsters and pouches can get awfully thick at times and sometimes that is the way you want it. Check out this post I did a while back. I doubt the 3200 could do this job.

Brian

[Jason046]

Thanks for the info guys, I will look into that machine. Willing to spend more to get what will work best, this is the majority of what we are sewing

[RockyAussie]

5 hours ago, Jason046 said:

Thanks for the info guys, I will look into that machine. Willing to spend more to get what will work best, this is the majority of what we are sewing

Nice looking work there. It will take a bit of practice to learn how to make the machine stop and start just in the right point on your turns and on that point I'd say to put in some pin hole marks where you want the needle to go first and consider opening up a slot in your front foot as well cos that'll make it easier to see. Another thing that I found helpful is in this link

 

[Jason046]

Thanks, yea that is kinda what I'm worried about. I will check out that link. 

[Jason046]

Has anyone ever used the tippman boss they sale at Tandy. Any thoughts on going that route?

[RockyAussie]

I think the lack off throat clearance for that sort of work let alone the  price value should be a no go.

[Jason046]

Kinda what I was thinking. There is a industrial sewing machine company we checked out today and they let us try out some. All they sale is Adler, juki, singer machines. The plus with there stuff is they are there to help if I need it

[strathmoredesigns]

When they chime in, the sewing machine pros are going to ask you about the weight of what you're planning to do. Based on the pictures, I'm guessing it's going to be on the heavier side, but if you can share a specific range that'll help them give you a better recommendation sooner. As for the Tippmans, I've poked around with it a tiny bit at Tandy and while it seemed to work well, I would just never want to have to pull the leaver for each stitch. It was going to spend over a grand on a machine, I'd want something that did all of the work of the stitch. With a good machine and a servo motor you should be able to take the stitches pretty slowly. Just my two cents....

Edited January 4, 2018 by strathmoredesigns

[Jason046]

Thanks for the advice. The sewing machine company I went to had a machine with a servo motor that they were going to install a speed reducer on for us and let us try out. The servo motor was not slow enough for us to make all the turns precise enough. I was hoping for a cowboy 3500 but they don' sale that brand. I believe it' an Adler or juko