CB3200 "Click"

[Darren Brosowski]

Alexander is spot on there but he forgot to mention the other factor

Between posting the question and going back to the machine you may have had a visit from the sewing machine fairies. I cannot tell you the number of times I have been frustrated with a machine, walked away and when I get back there is nothing wrong with it

 

 

[OLDNSLOW]

I have had the same issue with the Cobra 4 and the guys over in Cali seemed to think it was the shuttle hook,  I removed the hook and checked for burrs.  There was a slight if at all depending on who would be checking the slightest of burrs, so I polished it and put it back, the problem seemed to go away for a little while and came back.  Now on mine it seemed to change depending on the size and type of thread that was being run.  So if there is a little sewing fairy floating around I wish the little Plick would show up and fix them all, another course of action would be to form a committee that I can head up and Wizz could be apart of and everybody else pitch in for the tickets for the committee members to fly to china, heck we probably realistically only need to go to one MFG and voice all the problems to them we could get the machines fixed lickety split!  What Y'all think about that!!!

[Singermania]

Hi its Steve Bonnett from Cowboy Leather Machines in Australia, you are correct the 3200 does often make a clicking sounds, especially under pressure and in reverse.    Some oil helps but I think it is all of the things mentioned above.    We took over Cowboy down here about 3 years ago and haven't had a single CB3200 back in for repair, so it does not seem to be a problem.   Sometimes its just a little bit of character with a machine.

[yippi]

I have a Cowboy 3200. My machine was making a clicking /knocking noise and I pulled the bobbin shuttle out. The small screw at the base of the bobbin case had worked out some and was hitting on the race with each revolution. I tightened this screw and the clicking went away. Just another thing for you to check. Hard to believe such a small screw was making so much noise.

[garypl]

6 hours ago, yippi said:

I have a Cowboy 3200. My machine was making a clicking /knocking noise and I pulled the bobbin shuttle out. The small screw at the base of the bobbin case had worked out some and was hitting on the race with each revolution. I tightened this screw and the clicking went away. Just another thing for you to check. Hard to believe such a small screw was making so much noise.

Yippi - are you referring to the locking set screw on the bobbin case that keeps the bobbin tension screw from moving?

Gary