Originally Posted by
JabezRose
Was sewing Stockings for charity the other day, couple hours or so. My FW started slowing down and I reached around to feel the motor, it was hot. Had not been sewing constantly, but sewing. Had to shut it down and finish up on a Kenmore. Haven't had the FW back out to sew on it yet and check it out, but the motor did get too hot to hold my hand on.
Wow - that is not good. Hope it is OK. I know they are "fussy" about being oiled and lubricated on a regular basis. Maybe that is all it needs. Let us know what you figure out so we can all try to avoid it happening to us.