Members ohio Posted January 15, 2018 Members Report Posted January 15, 2018 Hey, spurdude101 did you get the lite spring? And how do you like it? I'm just curious to see what you thoughts are and did it solve the issues you have? Thank you OHIO Quote
Members AdamPCain Posted January 17, 2018 Members Report Posted January 17, 2018 I am getting ready to buy my first machine soon, here is a dumb question. I know from reading that a lot of people grind and polish the feed dog teeth down so it doesn't mark up the leather. Do you need to make an adjustment from grinding away the metal so the feed dog comes up high enough. For instance if the feed dog was ground down on a consew 227 does it need to be shimmed up or is there a height adjustment. I am trying to learn as much as I can before I buy a machine. @Wizcrafts @Uwe Quote
alpha2 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 Ordered my 4500 from Cowboy Bob today. Can't wait to have these issues! Hand-stitching holsters/sheaths/belts is killing my arthritic hands. Machines might be more involved, but have to less painful! Quote So much leather...so little time.
Members ohio Posted January 17, 2018 Members Report Posted January 17, 2018 Congratulation, on your CB4500. You are going to really like the speed compared to hand sewing. Quote
garypl Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 45 minutes ago, alpha2 said: Ordered my 4500 from Cowboy Bob today. Can't wait to have these issues! Hand-stitching holsters/sheaths/belts is killing my arthritic hands. Machines might be more involved, but have to less painful! Congratulations Alpha! I bought. CB4500 from Bob about 8 months ago and after a learning cycle I feel very comfortable using it. It does a great job on most of my projects, but I am thinking of getting a lighter weight machine for very thin leather. I am sure you will enjoy sewing with your new machine. What used to take me hours to sew I can now sew in minutes! Gary Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
alpha2 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 I was worried about the lighter stuff, too, then I figured the things I make out of really thin stuff are small enough I can saddle stitch them without any trouble. Now, I wait...tick tock, tick tock, tick, tock, etc. Quote So much leather...so little time.
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