Originally Posted by cjomomma
I have had my brother for about 2 years and did not know I was suppose to oil it either. It was running fine so I didn't think about it. So I found my manual which was lost and found out it is suppose to be oiled every hour that I use it. Boy was I surprised it was still running.
Anything that needs to be oiled every hour shouldn't even be on the market! That's ridiculous! Notice that it was still working just fine. My machine is 74 years old. I oil it once every 3-6 months - and I use it a lot!