Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Glenn
Last night I looked real close, and it actually has an oil hole. I filled it up and started just working it back and forth, and lo and behold, it started turning real easy!! I also took the bobbin assembly apart, and removed the needle plate and feed dogs, and oiled down around the bobbin area really well. I turned the handwheel several times, cleaned up the extra oil, and replaced the bobbin carrier and all the other parts. When I tried her out, she sewed about 100% better!! I think she had probably sat for a long time and her joints just needed lubricating! :-)
Most people don't realize that there are actual oil holes everwhere on these old machines. I didn't realize that until I took the FW maintance class and the instructor pointed out that fact when we had the face plates off. You just don't oil all the joints, although that is good too, but there are actuall oil holes you will see if you rotate the wheel at each joint that need a drop of oil put in them!
Nancy
Thanks, Nancy!! That is a real help. I'll open her up again to take a look for those oil holes on the mechanicals. I actually wound a bobbin yesterday. I am so pleased! And it seems the more I sew with her the better she is sewing! Thanks for your help.....I appreciate everyone's very generous spirits here!!