Originally Posted by Rodney

I just saw a thread here regarding that issue and a different thread path that seems to help.

I see a lot of complaints about repair shops. Enough where unless I know someone here recommends them I would hesitate to take a machine in for work. Fortunately if your machine is healthy routine and oiling it yourself isn't a big deal and all it's likely to need. Vintage machines were built to be serviced by their owners.
It's a good point about running your machines occasionally. No machine of any type likes to sit unused for too long.
I'm working on a rotation system. I'm space challenged, my solution will be a "universal" table I can drop various machines into to run occasionally. I prefer a table mounted machine to a portable for sewing but portables are easier to store. I'm hoping this will give me the best of both worlds.
Rodney