Cleaning your machines
#42
I clean my machine after every bobbin change and oil it , My machine has a much larger bobbin and a thread cutter, brand new 830.My older 930 from many years ago has never been cleaned in a shop, runs perfect still, I have done many years of sewing on it, but I make sure it is clean after every bobbin change, this helps me to remember when I cleaned it last , also put 1 drop if oil on the bobbin area, not on the bobbin itself, I have not always had a shop to take it to so I do it myself,Q tips and small brush works wonders I use and old electric razor brush works great According to my new dealer , I will take it in for a cleaning every year, so next year I will go to Flagstaff for an overnight stay and get it cleaned
#43
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I also have a Viking, and when I was using it all the time, I just cleaned the lint out and kept my area clean. If I did not use it for an extended period of time, I found that it just didn't work right and I would take it in to have it cleaned good and serviced, but it the cost was about $69.95. I just tried to use it after 7 years packed away and it only sews in reverse. I took it and my Feather-weight to be cleaned and checked. I have had my Viking for 33+ years and I miss it.
Someone in my quilting group said they were told not to use canned air because it can damage the electronics in the new machines.
Someone in my quilting group said they were told not to use canned air because it can damage the electronics in the new machines.
#47
Originally Posted by patsyo56721
I have been told that sewing over pins can cause the timing to mess up.
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