How are you doing? From experience I have found it takes a while before an old machine is run in again. First stage is a lot of cleaning and oling, then as the machines actually gets to be used there's lots of test sewing and yet a few turns with oiling and cleaning. Then, a week or two later chance is the machine suddenly is a supersmooth new favorite. When I bought an old Elna Supermatic it took me a couple of months to get any good replacement parts, this too is a model where fancy oils make a difference. The fondness for this model gradually increased as it went through the stages of cleaning and fixing up. You get to know it quite well along the way :- )
Last edited by Mickey2; 04-04-2016 at 02:31 PM.