I finally have my FW "Olivia" sewing a good straight stitch.
Now I need to know how fast the machine should go. I have a Janome that is a year old and she sews very fast. Then I go use Olivia and she sews not as fast.
Also when I was in Idaho Falls I went into "Jones Sew and Vac" looking for some motor grease and the gal there that I talked to said their repair man was a Featherweight nut and knew a lot about them. Then he said he has featherweight shipped from all over the country. So I figured he was very knowledgeable. When I asked about the grease...he didn't have any tubes. But he said that regular oil is just fine. That sewing machine oil has come a long way and you only need to use a drop every 5 years.
Now the only thing stopping me from using my featherweight is I don't want to burn up the motor if I was given incorrect information and I need to purchase a tube of motor grease online.
What are your thoughts.