Cleaning your machines
01-22-2010, 06:48 PM
#51
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Winston,GA
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I wish I only paid $150, my last cleaning cost me $245! I about fell to the floor and now it's back in the shop again, this time my computer board went out. Luckily (I guess) the board is covered by warranty but I dread what the labor will be.
01-23-2010, 01:10 PM
#52
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Upstate N.Y.
Posts: 333
I have a Viking 1+ and always clean the bobbin area before a big project or every month or so. If you google Jan Hennings site "Sew
Much for Retirement" she has some great tutorials for the Vikings. I printed out her instructions and always make sure I get the four screws back in place and indented properly. I also apply two drops of TriFlow on a Q-tip and wipe it over the area before screwing the plate back on.
Much for Retirement" she has some great tutorials for the Vikings. I printed out her instructions and always make sure I get the four screws back in place and indented properly. I also apply two drops of TriFlow on a Q-tip and wipe it over the area before screwing the plate back on.
01-24-2010, 07:08 AM
#53
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,355
I was just reading the manual for my old singer 327 and it talks about lubricant vs. oil and where to put each one. I've always had this one serviced (never a problem, just service) every few years whether I use it or not, and it seems always to run fine. I've had it since 1965 and it has moved lots of times with me. I ought to try sewing with it now, since I haven't used it since the Brother XR-52 showed up on my doorstep!
01-24-2010, 07:19 AM
#54
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,020
I clean my machines often and keep them maintained. It is not dificult to take out a few screws and take the backs off and give them a good cleaning.I am too frugal to pay some guy to do something I can do myself..LOL!
01-24-2010, 09:00 AM
#55
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Vail Arizona
Posts: 79
a lot of time we as quilters do a better job at cleaning our machines then the man that we take them, and it ok to do it yourself after all you have to save as much money as you can, this way you have more money to spend on fabric.
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01-25-2010, 12:51 AM
#59
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 776
Originally Posted by watterstide
Everytime i finish a quilt, i clean her all down, and change the needle.And she gets a drop of oil in the wick.
..the bobbin area is done everytime i have to change the bobbin..
i have a tiny vac for sewing machines and computers..
I have the Janome 6600p
..the bobbin area is done everytime i have to change the bobbin..
i have a tiny vac for sewing machines and computers..
I have the Janome 6600p
01-25-2010, 01:12 AM
#60
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 776
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I was lucky to work with an ex industrial sewing machine maint. tech. I would bring him my machines and he would show me how to get the housing off and where to clean, where to oil, how to fix the clutch for the bobbin winder, and how to set the timing. I haven't had to use a machine repairman in years. I did let one shop order a new part for one of my machines and found out later when I cleaned it a used part was put in but I was charged for a new one. It makes me wonder how many repairs are made this way.
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