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Singer 6136 Manual
when I lift my older Kenmore, I turn the wheel and look at parts that turn
underneath, and that is where I put a drop of oil. You may have some small holes on the machine for oiling, but it would be better to get the manual to find all the oiling places. If the side of your machine opens up, or the top can come off, also look at metal to metal that turns and put a drop of oil in those area also. other than that, I would just wait for the manual to get there, and maybe let the machine take a rest. Maine-iac Rose @--- remove the thorns so you don't get pricked, and add a hyphen between the two words to email me "dogsnus" wrote in message I've lost mine. I can order one for 12-15 USAian $'s, but it's going to take awhile to arrive. Now would be a good time to really clean and oil my machine, as I'm in between projects until this weekend, too. Does anyone out there have a model like mine that can tell me what critical pieces to oil while I'm waiting for my manual to arrive? Neither me, nor my husband has ever done any maintenance on a sewing machine. We've just taken it into a dealer to tune up. I feel that I need to know how to do it myself. While we're on the subject of cleaning, how do some of you clean yours, what tools do you use, etc.? Terri |
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Hi Terri,
I think it sort of depends on the project, some are weeks or even (for me at least) months long. I try to oil my machine at least once every 20 hours of actual sewing time. And sometimes I clean the most obvious places every day when I'm in the middle of a big project. Some thread is much lintier than other thread. I also use a lot of flannel backings for my quilts and some of them produce lots of lint. One thing I have seen in my manual though is not to ever oil the gears, they get the gear lube instead. But I do what Rose said, oil all the moving parts, the places where the metal touches metal. For cleaning, I use brushes, toothpicks, qtips, whatever works. Or I should say I used to use toothpicks, I've moved up to bamboo skewers since they are sturdier and less likely to break. And of course, paper towels to wipe everything with. Good luck, let us know how you make out. Just remember a little goes a long way, better to under oil than over oil or so I've been told. Judie, formerly in South Lake Tahoe, CA now in Rochester, NY This book I'm reading, The Complete Guide To Machine Quilting, recommends oiling it after every project and even in the middle of a project, if it's a king sized quilt. Do people really do this that often? Terri |
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However, the interior bobbin plate was loaded with lint, dust
and such. It took a long time to clean it out and I sent DH down to the store to get some canned air. I was advised never to use that on sewing machines, for two good reasons reasons: 1: you can blow the lint into inaccessible places, causing more expensive problems later! 2: it's cold: on electrical and electronic machines, this can cause condensation which can short out or ruin the machine. On metal only machines, it can cause rust. OUCH! Far better to get an attachment for the vacuum cleaner and suck out the grunge! It's spent the past 18 years in an area so dusty that I could dust twice a day and never get it all out of my house. You dust? Coo, there's insanity! O vacuum everything... Yes, even the ornaments! Anyway, it's nice and clean and happy now. I started it up and it sound so much quieter! Thanks for everyone's input. Terri Well done! |
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