Stitchnripper

This is my new to me hand crank. It seems to work fine. Got the bobbin cover from sew classic.

I have tried brasso, wadding polish, Maas polish. It doesn't seem to budge whatever is on there. And, lo and behold we have a dremel.

Thing is, I have no idea how to proceed. What attachment? There is a tiny bit of rubbing compound in the box. Use that? Something else?

Also, any ideas on where to get the wood cover that is missing from under the hand wheel?

Thanks in advance!!!

SteveH

I would use the Brasso and a soft wire hand brush, in fact I just did last night, see here

Stitchnripper

So I would apply the Brasso like in your picture? What kind of soft wire hand brush? I will have to get one of those. Can you tell I have never done this before?

SteveH

I get me wooden handle brass brush form the local hardware store.

my sequence is

Apply Brasso liberally
Wait a minute or so, PUT ON GOGGLES, then brush, first long ways, then at the diagonal each way.
wait another minute or so, then wipe off with buffing action.
Remove goggles.

Sometimes it takes two or even three passes to clean it up.

Lew Schiller

Will this clean up metal that wasn't plated? Trying to figure out what to do with what should be the shiney bits on the Adler 30-1

SteveH

Brasso is what i use on almost all of the metal bits, brass, silver, steel, iron, etc.

It will remove paint and decals really easily BTW, be careful. There is a reason I "masked" off the face plate before polishing it.

BTW, that is one heck of a long arm patcher you got there, very nice.

Steve

Lew Schiller

I'll give it a go!
I'm looking forward to getting it going. It was filthy. You can see from the potions and lotions in the background that I went at it hammer and tongs with serious shop cleaners.
What worked,though, was sewing machine oil!
Thanks to the tip in Miriam's sticky.

SteveH

since we're swooping on the OP already, might as well throw in this. My "little" version of that beast
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miriam

The hand wheel needs the dremmel just like Steve said. The needle bar is caked in oil, not rust. Oil will clean it off - so will some solvents but the solvents will take off paint and go places you don't want solvent. I cut a long thin piece of t-shirt and kind of floss around the area with oil or solvent... Depends on if the oil cuts it pretty good or not. Then use a bit of Tri-flow... I should buy stock in that company...

Stitchnripper

How exactly to use the dremel on the handwheel? Which attachment? Any kind of rubbing compound? I'm talking about my hand crank, not Lew's machine.