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    Old 04-25-2011, 04:11 AM
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    Yes....one of the itty bitty mini kits that attach to your vacuum cleaner. I also take the entire bobbin case apart on a regular schedule and clean the machine with canned air.
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    Old 04-25-2011, 04:16 AM
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    I use a pipe cleaner to get in the bobbin case and surroundings, a lot of lint comes out, imagine if I ddn't use it?
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    Old 04-25-2011, 04:35 AM
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    Originally Posted by tammy cosper
    Originally Posted by spartan quilter
    an attachment for your vacuum to clean your sewing machine of lint, fabric fuzz and threads? Do you like it? After having to take my machine for a very big cleaning, I think that I have to work harder to keep it clean. Thanks for any ideas, or suggestions or advice.
    I have a small air tank that I keep in my sewing room and once i finish a project I blow out all the machines real good. Including the tracks on my quilting machine with it.
    Does a very good job.
    Blowing isn't good because it just forces the lint in deeper. And NEVER use that canned air or any blowing type on an electronic machine. I have the little vacuum attachments but they don't fit on the vacuum I have in the basement, and I find them just something else to keep track of. I use clean old makeup brushes.
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    Old 04-25-2011, 04:53 AM
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    I've discovered that i regularly need to disassemble the bobbin race of my Janome about once a month an clean out the lint that get's trapped in there.
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    Old 04-25-2011, 05:17 AM
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    I buy the can of compressed air that I use for my computers and blow out the underside and top every time I change a bobbin. It works so well and because of the small straw that comes with the can you can get in small places.
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    Old 04-25-2011, 05:19 AM
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    Originally Posted by Grambi
    /clotilde has been mentioned a few time in this tread as having attachments. Is there some way to look up other member's profile to PM them. Thanks for any help.
    Clotilde is not a board member; it's an online quilting and sewing shop - http://www.clotilde.com/

    But you can look up members. At the top of the page is a link for User List. Click that, then enter all or part of the user name and a list will pop up of all the users that match what you entered. Click on the one you want to see, and you get another screen that shows information about that user, including links to their posts.
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    Old 04-25-2011, 05:22 AM
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    A lot of people have mentioned using compressed air to clean out their sewing machines. I use that on my longarm all the time, since the way the longarm is built the air blows any lint off into the room (where I guess I'm supposed to vacuum it up sometime - hah!) However, if you use compressed air on your DSM, make sure that the lint is really being blown out of the machine, and not further into the innards. Usually we are warned against using compressed air in a DSM for that reason.
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    Old 04-25-2011, 05:23 AM
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    You have given me an idea. I just purchased the shark vac and it has this itty bitty attachment which i wondered- why did they even include this the hole is too small to suck up anything. perfect! I may give it a try.
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    Old 04-25-2011, 05:25 AM
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    bought a kit at Harbor Freight of mini attachments that fit on my vac--have a Pfaff and was told not to use canned air on any computerized machine
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    Old 04-25-2011, 05:35 AM
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    [quote=dunster]
    Originally Posted by Grambi
    /clotilde has been mentioned a few time in this tread as having attachments. Is there some way to look up other member's profile to PM them. Thanks for any help.
    Clotilde is not a board member; it's an online quilting and sewing shop - http://www.clotilde.com/

    But you can look up members. At the top of the page is a link for User List. Click that, then enter all or part of the user name and a list will pop up of all the users that match what you entered. Click on the one you want to see, and you get another screen that shows information about that user, including links to their posts.[/quote


    Thanks for the info!
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