Originally Posted by
Onebyone
If you have a self oiling machine, the manufacturer assumes you will be taking it in for check up as the manual suggests. The machine will get a good oiling or dose of silicone to last until next maint check up. The machine will not last forever with no lubrication to keep it self oiled.
Exactly! My Babylock Espire manual states not to oil but when I took a class about machine maintenance we were told to put a drop of oil in the center of the bobbin area periodically.