Originally Posted by
OurWorkbench
Congratulations on getting it stitching.
I do not use WD-40 anywhere near my machines.
Since you were able to get it moving and cleaned out a bit, I would recommend getting regular sewing machine oil or Tri-Flow oil. From my understanding, WD-40 is a solvent which when left on the machine it can dry leaving a glue type film.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
I've never used it myself, but I haven't had a machine gummed up like this one before. I was a little surprised he said to use it, actually, just my normal experience with it just let me know not to use it on my machines. I was planning on wiping it out really good, thanks for reminding me to re-oil.