How often do you oil your 100+ treadle?
10-09-2014, 12:01 AM
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Don't try to run it with the motor/treadle until it's fairly free by hand.
10-09-2014, 01:45 AM
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Rule of thumb is to oil any holes that do not have threads in them, and anything underneath that has a small hole in it, or any place where metal to metal movement occurs.
Joe
10-09-2014, 03:09 AM
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This should help if it's a White Rotary.
http://ismacs.net/white/manuals/white-rotary.pdf
ISMACS is a huge resource for me for non-Singer manuals.
Rodney
http://ismacs.net/white/manuals/white-rotary.pdf
ISMACS is a huge resource for me for non-Singer manuals.
Rodney
10-09-2014, 07:17 AM
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I have to really great sons who have given me 4 DGDs. 3blood and one "step". My youngest married a woman with a child from a previous relationship. As soon as he met the little girl he knew she was going to be his. When we found out they were going to get married, I said Ok as soon as you have the next baby then we will have 4 DGDs. That little girl who became a member of the family by marriage is still my "Granddaughter" even though my son and her mother are divorced now. All 4 are blessings to me. She calls my son her dad and he calls her his daughter. He would like to adopt her but her father who she never sees will not sign off on parental rights. A requisite in the state of Michigan. He knows he would have to pay support. He buys for his girls. She says she'll wait til she can legally change her name when she turns 18. I am the "Proud Grandmother of 4 DGDs." She calls me every other week sometimes more often. When they get together once a month, as soon as she gets in the car, I get a phone call. All my girls are blessings. Just wish I got to see them more often but I'll take the "I love you!" over the phone too.
Folks, I, too believe that children are a real blessing. My husband and I were only gifted with one son, and he's so much like his Dad, it's unbelievable. My oldest sister's oldest daughter is adopted, but she's my niece just as surely as any of my other nieces (and nephews, too, of course). My oldest sister has a son and a daughter, both adopted, and they are just as precious to me as any of my other nieces or nephews. It must pass down in the family, because one of my nephews adopted three (YES, THREE) siblings because they didn't want to separate the brothers and a sister. Then, my nephew and his wife had two of their own! Large family! But, all of them are so precious to me! So, yes, we all used to sing Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Shotgun Buggie" a lot! LOL
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10-09-2014, 07:53 AM
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When things start getting sluggish or noisy, it’s time to give them a drink of oil. Like today, when I was mending a pair of denim jeans using my MUTT treadle and my Singer 319W. My treadle got to clanking and after a while I thought my right foot was going to fall off from the pain in my ankle (I use only one foot to treadle).
I found some slack in the cone bearings on the flywheel, so I grabbed a wrench and screwdriver to tighten them up just a bit, then gave the treadle parts all a little drink of sewing machine oil.
Things went much better after that, but I’m still going to tell my wife that treadle problems were the reason that I didn’t get much done today while she was gone....
CD in Oklahoma
10-09-2014, 01:29 PM
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I agree with that. I have treadles over a hundred years old and, once properly oiled, lubricated and cleaned, I oil about every 8 hours of sewing. I also do that with every machine that allows it. (I don't have Pfaff or Bernina tools.)
And like Joe said, use exactly one drop of SEWING MACHINE every place metal meets metal - but only grease on the gears. No 3-in-1, no WD40, etc.
Cricket
And like Joe said, use exactly one drop of SEWING MACHINE every place metal meets metal - but only grease on the gears. No 3-in-1, no WD40, etc.
Cricket
10-09-2014, 01:47 PM
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One comment. The oil serves two functions, one is to provide lubrication, the other is to act as a rust barrier.
If it is a machine that i use regularly then I oil it AFTER I am done so it will be protected and ready to go next time. Also gives any excess oil time to travel...
If I do not use the machine regularly I give a light oil (one drop per) before and after.
If it is a machine that i use regularly then I oil it AFTER I am done so it will be protected and ready to go next time. Also gives any excess oil time to travel...
If I do not use the machine regularly I give a light oil (one drop per) before and after.
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