A little change to make a BIG differance on Cowboy sewing machines

[Thescandall]

6 hours ago, Wizcrafts said:

I suggest that you read my blog article about dumbing down a Cowboy, Cobra, or other Juki TSC-441 clone.

Thanks wiz. Good read and seems like a good used machine might be in order.  Most of my work is on thicker materials and I’ve got it stitching great as it’s set up. 
 But the wife is coming up with things to make that are thinner. 

[Spyros]

1 minute ago, Thescandall said:

Thanks wiz. Good read and seems like a good used machine might be in order.  Most of my work is on thicker materials and I’ve got it stitching great as it’s set up. 
 But the wife is coming up with things to make that are thinner. 

Yesterday I was stitching a zipper on 0.8mm kangaroo with a cowboy 4500.  It did it.

The day before that an apron out of thin upholstery leather that was soft as chewing gum.  No problems.

[Thescandall]

3 minutes ago, Spyros said:

Yesterday I was stitching a zipper on 0.8mm kangaroo with a cowboy 4500.  It did it.

The day before that an apron out of thin upholstery leather that was soft as chewing gum.  No problems.

I’m going to try wiz’s setup before I drop some funds on a smaller machine then. 
I wish I could get my hands on some kangaroo leather lol. 

[Spyros]

16 minutes ago, Thescandall said:

I’m going to try wiz’s setup before I drop some funds on a smaller machine then. 
I wish I could get my hands on some kangaroo leather lol. 

I didn't do wiz's setup, just the narrow plate.

I order all my leather from overseas, except for kangaroo.  So I'm used to my leather going half the globe before it gets to me.  If that doesn't scare you, I get my kangaroo from this mob:

https://www.austanners.com.au/

[Thescandall]

The tracking on my narrow plate says out for delivery today.  Been waiting for a while.  

[MtlBiker]

On 1/29/2022 at 7:00 AM, Thescandall said:

I would like to add. Shipping here in the USA is at an alll time slow. Getting parts and accessories from Techsew Canada is taking weeks because of the truckers storming the capital.  Lots of unhappy truckers over the mandates.  

I don't think the truckers protest is the issue with Techsew... First of all, they're in Quebec (Montreal) and the protest is in Ottawa, plus it just started a week ago.

I placed an order with Techsew for a new skiver which they said was in stock.  For pickup right here in Montreal, so no shipping involved.  I was told it would take 10 days to two weeks for them to get the order ready, because they were, uh, "busy".  Then just over a week later they said it would be another week at least before the order would be ready for pickup.  Again because they are "busy".  I wanted to deal with them because they support this forum, and also because I had bought a new 2750 Pro from them a year ago and I've been happy.  But they were making me feel that they were doing me a favor by taking my order.

Meanwhile, two weeks ago I talked to the local Consew dealer who had a brand new skiver in stock.  He offered to deliver it to me that same day.  He made me feel his company valued my business and that they wanted to be helpful.  But I still placed my order with Techsew.  On Friday I cancelled my Techsew order and today I have my new Consew DSC-S4 skiver.  Plus they refused to let me just pick it up... they insisted they would do a run-through of the machine with me first, showing me exactly how it worked and how to adjust it.  They obviously value their customers.

The machines might actually be the same, only with different branding and maybe a different table.  The Consew also included a "chute" attached to the table for collecting debris that I'm pretty sure the Techsew doesn't have.  And it came with (I believe) more accessories than the Techsew does.  At least according to the Techsew site.

Anyway, I don't believe the trucker's protest has anything to do with this.  (Also a few weeks ago, way before the trucker's protest, I needed a small sewing machine motor for a project I was building.  Again a stock item at Techsew.  I had an errand to run that day which would bring me literally within one block of their offices.  I called them, confirmed it was stock, but was told it would be about 10 days before the order would be ready for me to pick up.  Simply not acceptable in this day and age.  So I called in a favor by calling one of their guys, and he came through and had the order ready for pick up the same day.  All I'm saying is that for a simple stock item, there is really no excuse for it taking longer than a few hours to be made ready for pickup.  No testing or adjusting required, just let me pick it up.  And it shouldn't require a special favor.)

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by MtlBiker

[RockyAussie]

4 hours ago, MtlBiker said:

Plus they refused to let me just pick it up... they insisted they would do a run-through of the machine with me first, showing me exactly how it worked and how to adjust it.  They obviously value their customers.

That alone is the service that we need to support. I do believe that we should all do our best to supply where possible this type of service. I like and appreciate it and always try to give a customer more than they expect. Referrals just follow and saves a lot on bullshit advertising.

[RockyAussie]

Great news for the Techsew 5100 owners. Thanks to member @Thescandall I can now confirm 100% that this set will fit straight up to these machines. For reference here is his post - 

 

[Thescandall]

II guess I should have posted it here. But this thread is gone twisted.  But yes, it fits perfect. The tolerances are the same as the stock ones are. This is a much better system for thick or thin.  Kinda like putting a better saddle on your horse.  Thanks again Rocky. 

[JollyDodgerCanvas]

On 12/23/2021 at 3:48 PM, Spyros said:

How often do you guys oil you machines (beyond the daily drop of oil in the red holes)?

The Cowboy4500 is fully manually oiled, no wicks no pumps. Oil a lot more frequently than other machines. I had a chat with my dealer about oiling the hook race frequently, hourly if you are running the machine constantly. He told me about a customer who didn't oil the hook enough and the steel turned color due to the heat build up.