J Miller

CD,

A cigarette filter .... that's a good one. We don't smoke and the thought of using the filter medium as a oil reservoir wick would have never occurred to me. But you're right, it should work great.

Joe

J Miller

Several of my VS machines have that oil place. The Minnesota B, Free, 127, Franklin 1911, and maybe one more. It took me a while to figure out what that was for. It came to me as I was thoroughly cleaning one of the machines and I dug out all the old oil medium and gunk and found that tiny cross hole. I forget which machine that was in. Then later I read about oiling that place in one of the manuals I have. Light bulb time. Now every time I use those machines I oil that spot and they do run quieter. It will also prevent wear to the shuttle.
For the machines without that feature, I put a drop of oil on the arched wall the shuttle runs against every so often.

Joe

QuiltingVagabond

I finally had time to oil Miss Florence and try treadling for the first time! She runs very quietly, but I still need to practice my treadling technique awhile before threading her up to sew. Every time I thought, ok I am getting the hang of this, I would falter and she would turn backwards