After 38 yrs of sewing, I learned something new today

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04-21-2012, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by anita211

I just looked at my manual on the machine I use the most... it says it doesn't need to be oiled. The other machines get oiled with sewing machine oil that I bought about 25 years ago at an old Minnesota Fabrics store.
Anita in Northfield, MN

Wow, I don't know of any better way to prove sewing machine oil is different from all other types of oil than to look at your 25 yr old sewing machine oil. Regular oil would have thickened and darkened into a blob after 2-1/2 decades! LOL Your oil won't evaporate, since the lid is on it, but it is certainly a testimony to sewing machine oil!

04-21-2012, 06:41 AM

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I was always told to use the machine oil, when i bought my first machine almost forty years ago, i was told to never use 3 in1, only the machine oil, i am glad i do listen, i caught my hubs getting ready to put the 3 in 1 in my machine, and i almost broke his arm, i said leave my machines to me.

04-21-2012, 07:04 AM

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Thanks for sharing that. I'd never heard that either.

04-21-2012, 07:05 AM

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dglvr

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Thanks for sharing. I didn't know that either. Now I do thanks to you.

04-21-2012, 07:15 AM

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Thanks for the information, I didn't know that either. Now you are not the only one learning something new.

04-21-2012, 08:06 AM

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Nice to know.

04-21-2012, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by momto5

I always use the regular sewing machine oil...never WD-40 as it isn't intended for the machines either. But...that said, I hate it when the oil discolors and you have to throw it away. Why can't they make oil that stays good enough to use for a few years???

Hah, my hubby's answer to everything is WD-40!! I buy my sewing machine oil at Walmart, sold right above the sewing machines - but I only have 2 machines left in the house any more that need to be oiled - the others are newer and are not to be oiled. :-)

Mary

04-21-2012, 09:09 AM

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Oh that is what I love about this board- we all learn something new !! Thanks for sharing ..

04-21-2012, 09:52 AM

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i never knew that and i only use the sewing machine oil but thank you for the info

04-21-2012, 10:05 AM

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No oil machines need oil! When taken in for cleaning the tech will oil key areas. The gears are embedded with silicone and are self lubricating and oil is not needed for those areas. But if the machine is not used the lubrication will dry up and take a toll on the machine to self lubricate. Never put a no oil machine in the closet and leave it for a long time. If you have a one that hasn't been used in a long time it will need a tiny bit of oil to get going smooth.