Members Colt W Knight Posted February 28, 2018 Members Report Posted February 28, 2018 I have been using my Cowboy 4500 to make GPS Tracking Collars for livestock ( Goats - sheep - cattle) and sew a variety of heavy latigo, vegtan, biothane and closed cell foam. The needle and thread were getting quite hot sewing these heavy materials, and I was running into problems when I was doing larger production runs of collars with frayed thread, skipped stitches and not wanting to back stitch. Plus, I had to sew pretty slow or I would tear up my thread and needles. The more I thought about it, the more I figured I needed to use that lube pot that came with the machine. So I called up Cowboy Bob and he sent me some special needles to sew biothane and some silicone lube. Wow, this things runs so much smoother now. Its easier to pull the thread loose after I finish sewing to remove the work piece, it no longer frays thread, and I can sew 3-4x faster saving me a ton of time. No more back precarious backstitching. The machine always performed fine on straight veg tan leather, but when I started adding in latigo, glue seams, padding material and biothane, it got temperamental. Not anymore. Now I am trying to think of a way to rig up my Consew 206 for a thread lube pot. Quote
garypl Posted February 28, 2018 Report Posted February 28, 2018 31 minutes ago, Colt W Knight said: I have been using my Cowboy 4500 to make GPS Tracking Collars for livestock ( Goats - sheep - cattle) and sew a variety of heavy latigo, vegtan, biothane and closed cell foam. The needle and thread were getting quite hot sewing these heavy materials, and I was running into problems when I was doing larger production runs of collars with frayed thread, skipped stitches and not wanting to back stitch. Plus, I had to sew pretty slow or I would tear up my thread and needles. The more I thought about it, the more I figured I needed to use that lube pot that came with the machine. So I called up Cowboy Bob and he sent me some special needles to sew biothane and some silicone lube. Wow, this things runs so much smoother now. Its easier to pull the thread loose after I finish sewing to remove the work piece, it no longer frays thread, and I can sew 3-4x faster saving me a ton of time. No more back precarious backstitching. The machine always performed fine on straight veg tan leather, but when I started adding in latigo, glue seams, padding material and biothane, it got temperamental. Not anymore. Now I am trying to think of a way to rig up my Consew 206 for a thread lube pot. Colt - are you using regular bonded nylon thread? I have a lube pot, but have not used it. How did you route the thread through the pot without increasing the tension excessively? Do you see any benefit to using the lube pot unless you are sewing materials other than veg tan? Gary Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
Members Colt W Knight Posted February 28, 2018 Author Members Report Posted February 28, 2018 Yes, I'm using #277 bonded nylon thread. I'll take a pic of the threading I had to run the machine a bit to get the lube in the tension discs, and adjusted the tension a little, but now it seems to run with less tension and I can pull the work item out easier and thread the machine easier with the lube on the thread. I don't think you'd need it sewing slow on thinner veg tan products. I do think it helps with thicker projects. Quote
garypl Posted March 1, 2018 Report Posted March 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Colt W Knight said: Yes, I'm using #277 bonded nylon thread. I'll take a pic of the threading I had to run the machine a bit to get the lube in the tension discs, and adjusted the tension a little, but now it seems to run with less tension and I can pull the work item out easier and thread the machine easier with the lube on the thread. I don't think you'd need it sewing slow on thinner veg tan products. I do think it helps with thicker projects. Thanks Colt - look forward to seeing your pics of thread path! Gary Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
Members OLDNSLOW Posted March 29, 2018 Members Report Posted March 29, 2018 That is the same oil pot I use on my cobra 4 I think it works great! Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 29, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted March 29, 2018 Hmm.. that piece of cobra I ordered didn't include that ... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members brmax Posted March 29, 2018 Members Report Posted March 29, 2018 ... $95.00 Option This part can obviously be a benefit, maybe Cobra can offer the part if contacted. Have a good day Floyd Quote
Members OLDNSLOW Posted March 29, 2018 Members Report Posted March 29, 2018 ya well mine didn't either but I got one. Quote
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