Originally Posted by SandraG
I'm going to order the DVD about cleaning featherweights and 301s and do it myself. (I also bought a featherweight on Ebay in February - Billy is cleaning it now.)
Yes, get the DVD, do a general google search & you will find it on sale. $47 @ CT
http://www.connectingthreads.com/Boo...t__D90148.HTML And watch you don't use WD-40! Dave McCallum covers everything about the FW machines & cases, but you can see that it applies to all the other old singers as well.
He specifically addresses why the old cases stink (hide glue) & how to remedy the problem. Of course he recommends you change out the felt pad or clean it. I can't recall what he used to clean it...but it's all covered.
Now I maintain all my old singers myself, with this DVD.