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I cleaned this before I did a king size quilt. This fluff is all from that. I was shocked how much was there. When I took the bobbin holder out - it was a layer of felt under it too.
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I clean that area daily and bobbin area each bobbin change on my LA.
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Amazing, isn't it??? I clean mine about every other bobbin change when doing the quilting and a little less often when just piecing.
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Every bobbin change...
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Yikes!
I now clean mine out after every two hours of sewing. More or less. I remember when I first got my first machine I didn't even know you were supposed to clean it. I happen to be in a dealer's store and noticed her taking off the throat plate on a floor model that was the same as my machine. She kindly showed me how to do it. I went home and removed the throat plate on my machine. And it looked worse than that picture above. PACKED solid. No wonder it was making all kind of weird noises. :roll: |
I clean the bobbin area every time I change it and take the plate off (the part under the needle) every time I start a new project.
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Depends on what I'm doing but for the most part I clean with every bobbin change and between projects. If quilting, I also remove all the plates to clean and oil every other bobbin change.
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Originally Posted by sidmona
I clean the bobbin area every time I change it and take the plate off (the part under the needle) every time I start a new project.
And it's one of the things I hate about my new Janome 6500. The throat plate is a PITB to get off. My Husky is a lot easier. |
Every bobbin change.....
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This morning, though it was not as packed as your machine.
Cheers, K |
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