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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts

09-01-2015, 01:17 PM

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'Stored' machines, oiling or not, how often to run?

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Posted By SteveH

ok, not trying to get into a argument here, and I...

ok, not trying to get into a argument here, and I agree that indoors is the way to store a machine, but there is moisture in the air at all times. Homes are sometimes even worse than outdoors with...

Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts

08-31-2015, 12:01 PM

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'Stored' machines, oiling or not, how often to run?

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Posted By SteveH

I would consider carefully whether you want to...

I would consider carefully whether you want to use a piece of fabric under the presser foot. Fabric can act as a moisture collector. I have purchased more than one OLD machine with fabric under the...

Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts

08-31-2015, 08:19 AM

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'Stored' machines, oiling or not, how often to run?

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Posted By SteveH

Oil evaporates over time. The earliest machines...

Oil evaporates over time. The earliest machines came with two oil cans. one for oil, one for kerosene. The kerosene was used if the oil got dried up. It breaks down the varnish that oil becomes,...

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