The feed dogs on my machine were going thump, thump, thump everytime I sewed. So I was going to take it to a repair man and I read this quilting site and couldn't remember if I ever oiled my machine. I love my machine and haven't wanted to give it up. It was purchased new in the early '70. Sooooo I brush off the feed dogs, oiled the little holes that was marked red, guess what! It purrs. Thanks gals. The money I saved on a repair guy I can buy fabric. Yeah!

The idiot had no idea as to what I was looking for and asked me to come back there. That and the fact I had my S&W .40 on my hip so he probably thought I was a cop or something.:lol: :lol:

Billy

If I put a drop of oil in my bobbin, my machine will grind to a complete halt. My manual specifically says to NOT oil. I've had it for about 4-5 years now and it use it almost daily...never oiled. :-)

Sooooo, after making that statement, I again read my manual and it doesn't mention anything about oiling or lubricating machine. Now I am absolutely positive that I did read it somewhere in the materials that came with the machine when I purchased it, because I was VERY skeptical when I saw it said to not oil. I had never before heard of a machine not needing to be oiled and I have been sewing for more than 30 years (some of it industrial). :-o

My Bernina tells me to oil it every 100,000 stitches, but I do it after every project. It starts getting noisier and oiling it keeps it quieted down to a nice purr. (Or maybe that was me.)

Anything that needs to be oiled every hour shouldn't even be on the market! That's ridiculous! Notice that it was still working just fine. My machine is 74 years old. I oil it once every 3-6 months - and I use it a lot!

And also regarding the post:
"I have had my brother for about 2 years and did not know I was suppose to oil it either. It was running fine so I didn't think about it. So I found my manual which was lost and found out it is suppose to be oiled every hour that I use it. Boy was I surprised it was still running."

So...how would you even know how to count 100,000 stitches (or does something tell you)???

And...EVERY HOUR??? Who was that instruction written for?

This has been a very interesting discussion!

I have a Baby Lock quest plus and I could not find out where to oil it in the manual. I looked online and I still couldn't find the information. Would someone post a picture of the oiling site? That goes for my Janome JEM platinum also. Bless you.

Hi new here,I have a brother CS6000, I have read the manual,and it does not say any thing about oiling .Do i oil it if so where what parts do i oil

Billy, I trust you, but the dealer(no longer in business locally) said not to oil my Janome 9500 sewing/embroidery machine. I did oil sparingly under bobbin, but not internally. What do you think?

Thanks. Really no need for embarassment. We are almost all guilty of this one.