Thank you for this information, I was going to get "can air".

I to was told no canned air!!!

Dont' do it...bet it would void a warranty.

Definitely do not use the canned air! I have the small vacuum attachments and use them every time I clean my machine. Also do not blow into the machine, as the moist air you blow in is not good for your machine.

I've been told to never use it because there is oil in the air used to put it under pressure. Not sure if that is true but I have never taken chances with it.

Ive been blowing in my machine~oops:eek:. Guess Ill pull out the Dyson he can get in there and clean it out for me.

I use a makeup brush. I don't use makeup so I'm not sure what it's called, I think it's for a light powder at then. Real poofy, it gets in all the little nooks and cranies. Clean the brush by just flicking it across the side of your sewing table and it's ready to go again.

I guess I should mention it doesn't have to be duct tape. I've used blue painter's tape on the crevice tool, and that would probably be easier to remove completely than duct tape or masking tape. Nowadays I always have blue painter's tape on hand in my sewing room because I keep a circle of it next to my sewing machine so I can lay my thread ends on it.

I never use canned air as it really only blows around any lint. Pipe cleaners are easy to fit into the machine. Then vaccume. It doesn't take much time and the machine will really be clean. Also remember to clean the feed dogs. On most machines these can be taken out so that you can clean under them. A toothbrush removes lint from the top.

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I have used the canned air, but was told to use it from the bottom up, and I found there is an opening on the bottom where I can squirt the can so lint comes up and out rather than being blown down. It works well that way.