OMG, I'm going to oil my machines TODAY!

:lol: Years ago my brother was getting ready to take my mothers car to the garage to have it serviced and "greased" and my mother said "Why? Didn't they do that at the factory?" :lol: Its been a family joke ever since. :shock:

Fleur, you are soooo lucky to have a resident machine repairman! Welcome to the board BTW

Thanks for the information. My Viking Designer isn't supposed to be oiled, but are you saying we should be oiling the needle shaft and bobbin on AlLL machines?

my brother 270D embroidery machine specifies NOT oiling...I put a drop in the bobbin once and screwed up the tension so had to major clean that up til it was back to normal...the machine is completely sealed...Now my Juki is a different story, always put a note on it when last oiled so DD willknow when she quilts something

Oh my I better get my manuals out and read. I never read those things. Thnks

Ditto. When I got my machine I was told it didn't need oiling.
Wow. It only gets oiled when I take it in for the yearly maintenance. :shock: Don't be embarrassed. Thanks for the helpful tip to check into it. I'm sure lots of us are heading to our manuals now. :thumbup:

My Bernina Aurora has this little automatic oil can that comes up on the screen when it needs to be oiled. So I oil the heck out of it -- right? THEN I read the manual -- didn't oil where I was supposed to.... :oops: :oops:

You are not alone. I am guilty of not oiling as I should.

I tried to oil my machine where the manual showed, but couldn't get the nozzle at the right place. Not sure if it's me or the manual pictures. My one complaint about the manuals is that they sometimes are written so technically that I practically need a dictionary to figure out what is meant. Why do they use a $50 word, when a dime word will do?! lol