It's "NATIONAL CLEAN THE BOBBIN AREA DAY" nah just do it anyway...
07-28-2015, 03:17 PM
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LOL, I cleaned the PC my boss uses and afterward he called me into his office to ask if I forgot to reconnect the fan (since it was not making it's usual sounds) I presented him with the 2 handfuls of lint and dust from the inside of his machine. One handful came from the CPU fan/heatsink alone.
07-28-2015, 04:00 PM
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I used to work with techs like that. "I like loud fans, I know they're working. It's when they're quiet that I worry".
Yeah, I did that once. Almost fried my server over it. It was the CPU fan, not the PSU fan.
Yeah, I did that once. Almost fried my server over it. It was the CPU fan, not the PSU fan.
07-29-2015, 01:38 PM
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I clean my bobbin area every time I start on another project or recommence another project! If I didn't, I'd never hear the end of it from my son, a former SM Mechanic, now working in retail! LOL!
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09-09-2015, 07:15 AM
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Oh here is the thread I should have posted on.
One very oiled yet linty Kenmore. Some of the lint near and under the power plug terminal is oily and carbon black. I bet that machine was put away because it smoked!
One very oiled yet linty Kenmore. Some of the lint near and under the power plug terminal is oily and carbon black. I bet that machine was put away because it smoked!
09-09-2015, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Quincunx
Oh here is the thread I should have posted on.
One very oiled yet linty Kenmore. Some of the lint near and under the power plug terminal is oily and carbon black. I bet that machine was put away because it smoked!
One very oiled yet linty Kenmore. Some of the lint near and under the power plug terminal is oily and carbon black. I bet that machine was put away because it smoked!
09-10-2015, 06:04 AM
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I like digging lint out of machines. Is that weird? It's my favorite part of cleaning out a "fresh" old machine that's just come into my possession. It's so EASY and can make such a huge difference - I guess it's an instant gratification kind of thing. I am pretty obsessive about keeping my machines clean now, so when I find a machine that has a metric ton of lint packed into the bobbin area I find it weirdly enjoyable to dig it all out and marvel at the sheer volume of fibers that have accumulated.
09-10-2015, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Sewnoma
I like digging lint out of machines. Is that weird? It's my favorite part of cleaning out a "fresh" old machine that's just come into my possession. It's so EASY and can make such a huge difference - I guess it's an instant gratification kind of thing. I am pretty obsessive about keeping my machines clean now, so when I find a machine that has a metric ton of lint packed into the bobbin area I find it weirdly enjoyable to dig it all out and marvel at the sheer volume of fibers that have accumulated.
09-10-2015, 07:55 AM
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Looks like the grandkids are earning their keep. 
I enjoy the entire process of bringing a dead machine back to life including cleaning all the grunge off it.
Regular maintenance cleaning only takes a couple minutes. It's not a big deal.
Rodney
I enjoy the entire process of bringing a dead machine back to life including cleaning all the grunge off it.
Regular maintenance cleaning only takes a couple minutes. It's not a big deal.
Rodney
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