Do you vacuum out your machine?
12-27-2010, 04:54 AM
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I wish I had a Harbor Frieght nearby. I understand those stores have some pretty nifty household tools. I looked at the internet store and was not impressed. There is a store by where my daughter lives. May have to go there when I visit her.
12-27-2010, 06:01 AM
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12-27-2010, 06:11 AM
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I also have a small set of attachments to vacuum out my sewing machines. I clean my machines...bobbin area after each quilt. It is a great way to keep you machines in top running order. I also clean my bobbin area out throughly after each bobbin change. Course with King Tut thread I rarely have any buildup but do this out of habit.
12-27-2010, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I vacuum out my machine with a regular hose. I just tape a straw to the end of the crevice attachment, taping around to close off the opening around the straw. The straw fits in everywhere.
12-27-2010, 05:47 PM
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I was told by dealers to NEVER blow into your machine and never use the compressed air. Both the compressed air and your breath contain moisture.
I use a small artist brush.
Before I learned the correct way to clean my latest machine, I had used it for about three months, I only used an artist brush and when I went to my first class, I was happy to see very little lint when we were taught how to take it apart to clean it.
I had not even taken off the throat plate in all that time as I couldn't figure out how. It was clean there too as I had used the tiny artist brush up under the plate. I had just finished sewing with flannel and fleece before my class so I was really pleased that it was clean.
Moisture will ruin your machine.
I use a small artist brush.
Before I learned the correct way to clean my latest machine, I had used it for about three months, I only used an artist brush and when I went to my first class, I was happy to see very little lint when we were taught how to take it apart to clean it.
I had not even taken off the throat plate in all that time as I couldn't figure out how. It was clean there too as I had used the tiny artist brush up under the plate. I had just finished sewing with flannel and fleece before my class so I was really pleased that it was clean.
Moisture will ruin your machine.
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