Thanks, Joe. I looked again and found the place to put the lube. Can I buy it at a store or just online? SM oil can be purchased pretty much anywhere, right? I have plenty of cotton balls, so that won't be a problem. I downloaded the manual from the Singer site, so I think if I do some reading I should be able to figure it out. Like I said though, I've never done anything like this before so I don't want to mess it up!