Originally Posted by His_Grace

The head of my machine cleaned up quite nicely. But I finally had a chance to sit down and try treadling again, and I have a very disconcerting *SQUEAK* from somewhere around the treadle mechanism. What kind of lubricant is best to use? Do I just lubricate all the moving parts?

And the iron parts (cast iron? wrought iron?) aren't as nice-looking as I'd like - can I polish them? With what?

Thanks for any & all ideas!