Well, I had a thorough look at my Necchi Supernova Automatica machine last night and it's the first machine I've ever owned that was as dirty as a barbecue! The other machines I've come to own have seemed more clean and dry, even if they are dirty in areas and have packed in lint etc. This one is like a grease pit!! All the lint and dirt is stuck on with this brown grease.
Anyway, I set to work in grease removal as I figured that would be the only way to remove all the unwanted dirt. It also looks like it's all built up around the moving parts so I suppose it won't work as smoothly unless it gets removed and replaced with fresh oil.
My question is... How far should I take it? I've noticed some people talk about sitting their mechanical machines in a bucket of soapy water (and now I know why!!) but this machine has electrics underneath. Am I attempting to get all the parts back to 'shiny and new' or just 'serviceable'? ....and what should I be using to remove it?
I hope someone out there will be patient enough to explain this stuff to me. I am SO desperate to learn how to do all of this myself, but every time I look at a new machine there are always new issues and new questions. Also the mechanics are a lot more complicated than for a simple SS machine. There is a nifty button that you're supposed to be able to turn and push down to drop the feed dogs. It's a spring loaded mechanism that is so sluggish it does absolutely nothing, plus the area around the feed dogs is all black and gunged up anyway, so it's hard to know what end the problem might be at. If I could get THAT working again, I would be as pleased as punch
