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#11
I only attend to it when it acts up. But it acts up a lot, so it is not as if I am leaving it for ages.
I am better at cleaning lint than changing needles- if it is still sewing OK I don't like throwing it away- and even if it is not sewing OK I keep it unless it is broken- never know when you might need an old needle for sewing paper or something!
I am better at cleaning lint than changing needles- if it is still sewing OK I don't like throwing it away- and even if it is not sewing OK I keep it unless it is broken- never know when you might need an old needle for sewing paper or something!
#12
Not often enough to all of the above! I'm terrible about cahnging the needle unless I notice something sounds funny or I am having trouble. I do clean & oil pretty regularly. When I do change my rotary blades I am usually so irritated with myself for not doing it sooner!
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Northeast Colorado
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I brush the lint out of the bobbin area when I put in a new bobbin, amazing how much stuff comes out with my little paint brush. The needle is changed to accomodate the fabric I am sewing on, and I oil my machine when it begins to sound like it's in labor.
#15
I change needles daily, if I use my machine all day. Most days I change. Cleaning the lint out, well I'm guilty of not keeping on top of that, but I do oil about once a week. Rotory cutter just when its starts to dull.
#16
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 1,727
Originally Posted by deema
I change my needle when it starts giving me fits. I clean my machine each time I change the bobbin. I don't have to oil my machine. And I change my rotary blade when it needs it.
#18
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,453
Originally Posted by SuziC
I clean my machine before i start a new sewing task. Same with the needle. I don't change my rotarty cutter blade unless it gets dull. A good running machine make any project a joy to do :!:
same here,although i probably clean the bobbin area more times than that... i put a drop on oil in her too, when i start a new project.
#19
I inherited my moms "sewing stuff" and in it was a needle repair kit. It's about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick, about 6 inches long and 1 1/2 wide and each side is covered with a cloth like rough material that I'm guessing will take "burrs" off the needle or sharpens it when you sew through it (without thread, of course...don't ask how I know this! DUH!!) Never have seen one in a store, so I'm pretty sure it's older than dirt.
#20
Originally Posted by greensleeves
Originally Posted by deema
I change my needle when it starts giving me fits. I clean my machine each time I change the bobbin. I don't have to oil my machine. And I change my rotary blade when it needs it.
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