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Sewing Machine Question

luvsbulldogs — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:48:05 GMT

Hi everyone. I am not sure if this is the place where I would ask this question.

I have a Singer Sewing machine that I bought in the late 60's and used it a lot back then. I have not used it in the past 6 or 7 years and want to use it again. I am thinking that I will need to oil and lubricate it but I have no clue as to what to oil and what to lubricate. I bought the lubricant and also the oil from Amazon.com. I cannot find the book that it came with and there is no one in the area that services sewing machines.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA

Re: Sewing Machine Question

DoneTryin — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:52:25 GMT

Hi - why don't you look for the model number on the machine, then go to Singer's website & see if you can get the instruction book online? If that doesn't work, maybe try calling Singer & ask them to send you a copy?

Good luck!

Re: Sewing Machine Question

luvsbulldogs — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:02:51 GMT

Hi VCamp.....great idea. I will definitely look into it. Thank you VCamp.

Re: Sewing Machine Question

Nuttmeg — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:05:09 GMT

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2012/09/how-to-cleanoil-your-sewing-machine.html

You can find a video on YouTube on cleaning your machine.

Re: Sewing Machine Question

ahoymate — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:08:15 GMT

Find a Singer store in your area and call them.

Re: Sewing Machine Question

151949 — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:54:56 GMT

I have a 22 year old singer 20 stitch. Honestly - my DH just open s the top and the bottom and oils everything then we let it sit on newspaper because some will drip out. the next day he puts it back together. He just oiled mine and she is running smoothly. he actually paints the oil in there with a small paint brush. I don't know if it is the correct thing to do or not , but , so far, it has worked fine.

Re: Sewing Machine Question

Just Plain Crazy — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:57:13 GMT

Hi luvs,

You got some good suggestions here. Just had to pop in and ask if this means you are going to take up Quilting.???? Thought maybe you stopped at the quilt shop and got some inspiration.

Good Luck on getting your machine in tip top shape. I take mine in to have it cleaned etc.

JPC

Re: Sewing Machine Question

LooPY — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:39:06 GMT

luvs--I've had my Singer since 1967, and I've never oiled it so that it's dripping in oil, even if I haven't used it for a long time. If there is a throat plate under the needle on your machine, lift it up and out, and put two drops of Singer machine oil in the bobbin holder, one where the thread would be pulled through and one opposite. Let it sit awhile, several hours or overnight, then stitch across a test piece of fabric just to be sure the oil would not mar your material, and you're good to go! This has kept my machine humming along for 47 years!