Stitching a Leather Hat Patch using the Tippmann Boss 

Great to hear my man. Leather work is a great side gig. To be honest, look at the Cowboy Outlaw sewing machine. It is made with far superior parts and functions pretty much the same as the boss. My main gripe with the boss these days are crappy parts. Ive had to change several. Ive sewn leather as thin as 2oz no problem

Great question. It is definitely a very mechanical machine. I would say the downsides are the price, and that if you have to large stitch jobs it can get tiring. As far as using one hand you definitely get used to it however i cant wait to upgrade so that i do have two hands free. If you like i have made a Tippmann Boss Review video. It might give you more info

Yes it could be a tension issue, but also something im now doing is as i make the corner, i leave the needle in the leather as i rotate it. In the video im pulling the needle completely out. Give it a shot

Thank you. When this happens I generally check several things. I first check to make sure my thread is threaded correctly in the machine. Next I check to make sure my the thread tensioners are set correctly. Next make sure the handle is secured tightly with the screws. Sometimes they come loose and will cause skipped stitches. Last, I make sure the presser foot is adjusted properly. If you just got the tippmann boss it should have come with an instruction DVD that will go over how to make these adjustments. Hope this helped

@@AttackLineLeather Many thanks, the handle was not secure so hopefully thats the problem, Thanks again

By the back looking like crap do you mean little bumps from the lock stitch? Might need to adjust your thread tension

@@AttackLineLeather it's like, you don't see neat little stitches, like on the front. You can see the stitches from the bottom thread, but you can also see the thread from the top. Like where it loops together

@@ReeseCustoms its either a tension issue or make sure you do full range stitch strokes. Make sure to hit the full range of motion. Not doing so can make the Boss run wonky.

@@AttackLineLeather I'm thinking it is probably a tension issue. I've had my machine probably 5 years, but honestly haven't used it much. I'll mess with it some more and hope for the best

No i dont. These were provided by the client

@@AttackLineLeather thank you

Most of the time its not the bobbin tension. Things to make sure of is that you are using the right size thread fir the right size needle. You can try andgusting your presser foot tension. Sometimes if its too tight or too loose it can affect stitches

Make sure you pull the handle all the way down and all the way up with every stroke. Sometimes I forget and my mind starts to wander a bit and that will happen. Also the up stroke tightens the stitch so if you short stroke on the way up you won't get the full tightening on that stitch.

Ya I hear ya. Idk what it is with this machine but that's how it seems to work out. Never had an issue.

Size 138 thread. Ill get back to you on the needle but i believe its a 21. I purchase most everything from Springfield Leather co.

Yes. On my machine it doesn't work sometimes

If you can find a hand krank cobler sewing machine those are more afordable, however, less reliable. You can find them on ebay mostly

@@AttackLineLeather sounds good thanks and I will check them out

Tippman boss

Thank you very mich I think I just found my sewing machine. I do my own patches and sew them on my hats to sell for my small business.

Would the $999 one do the job since I am only doing my personal hats to sell?

@@BroussardCollection yes that one will do it for sure