Originally Posted by miriam

You can buy Tri-flow from www.sew-classic.com or from your local bicycle shop - You can buy it in a bottle with a straw on it and you can buy it in a spray can. I would use it sparingly with the bottle on all the moving parts of the embroidery machine rather than spraying it. Just go around and drop some on each potentially moving part - turn the hand wheel as you go - even slight turning may get oil in. If you can tilt the head in different directions it would help the oil to go into the parts that move. The Triflow will help dissolve the old gunky oil and it will keep it from rusting - provides a moisture barrier.