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12-06-2010, 03:23 PM

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GailG

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Originally Posted by Gail B

I bought a vacuum attachment set that is made for vacuuming sewing machines, sergers, etc from my local sewing machine dealer. Works great for cleaning my machine. Much better than using an air hose or blowing on it. I think that just spreads the lint around.

My dealer told me that blowing to get the dust and lint out would just be adding humidity to the machine. Not a good idea. I am prone to give a little puff of my "hot air" sometimes. :oops:

12-06-2010, 03:42 PM

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BellaBoo

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A breath of air would not hurt a sewing machine. The machine is not air tight, so any breath moisture will evaporate. When the machine runs, any rotating or moving part produces heat so no moist breath would stay in the machine. I don't think I'd accept that being the cause of any damage.