New CB3200 has landed

[alpha2]

You can't have enough bobbins. Or colors/types of thread. 

Jeff

[Albob]

11 hours ago, CowboyBob said:

Hello Fredo, I'm happy to see you got it up & sewing so quickly.The belt needs to be that tight  or it'll slip.The style of motor we use has a built-in brake so when your foot is off of the pedal it will be hard to turn the machine over,so if you push the pedal down 1/4" it releases it so you can turn the machine by hand.Also,when you stop & start sewing you always want to have the takeup lever(chrome piece you thread through & goes up & down when sewing) @ the highest point.

Have fun & Thanks for Buying a hard working Cowboy !!

Thanks for the info Bob, again great customer service form you guys. I'll give you a call on Monday and get a few small items ordered. and talk about my phone call yesterday.

 

Fredo

San Diego CA

[Matt S]

5 hours ago, alpha2 said:

You can't have enough bobbins. Or colors/types of thread. 

Jeff

I hesitate to admit it but I think I'm in the low triple digits of bobbins. I use a lot of different thread sizes and colours and it's cheaper to just keep a handful of bobbins in my most commonly used threads than keep two cones of each.

Here's 5 of the different types I keep on hand. L-R we have the infamous Craptactular Chinese portable patcher, class 15, G-style, M-style and U-style. Not pictured: 45K and class 66, but I don't use them often.

[brmax]

A big congratulations on the new sew machine. 

I have a nice bobbin storage tip for you all. Especially being the mention of all these bobbins that are just handy to have with other thread types loaded! With colors and for sure sizes of thread. 

I have to say even with access to the normal drawer on the machine table stands for storage, a few of these, Plano fishing storage containers #3449 are real handy I have found. 

These are a bit clear in color, have a 5 compartment capacity that has ample storage. Each of these compartments can hold 3 of the 441 type bobbins or 6 of the U types and the same 6 of the M style. Picked up a few more (last in the box) the other day, at a buck fifty each. It was a sale to!

 

Have a good labor day weekend

Floyd

 

ps: these boxes measure, 4.125” x 6.5” plus a hanger. 

Edited September 1, 2018 by brmax

[Albob]

On ‎8‎/‎31‎/‎2018 at 7:20 PM, airplaneguy said:

Very nice! I spoke with Bob a couple of weeks ago and hopefully I will be purchasing one in a couple of weeks. I notice you have R/C cars hanging in behind your machine. What do you have and do you race or bash?

Airplane, I tried racing for about a year, I never was able to really compete, those kids were just too good for me. I had about 1500 into a buggy and a short course truck, tools and repairs. I sold off both my race rigs and stuck with bashing and crawling just for kicks. I have a tarted up 2 WD slash that I change ties and suspension for street and a entry level crawler built from a box kit.