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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-08-2013, 01:22 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,957
    Posted By J Miller

    You're welcome. Glad to be of help. Joe

    You're welcome. Glad to be of help.

    Joe
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-07-2013, 12:31 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,957
    Posted By J Miller

    Keep cleaning it, the cam should just slide in...

    Keep cleaning it, the cam should just slide in and out easily.

    I see about 7 or 8 places to oil ....... if it moves against another piece of metal, if it's hinged, if it pivots, oil it.

    Joe
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-05-2013, 08:10 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,957
    Posted By J Miller

    Yep, float it in oil, mount it on the machine...

    Yep, float it in oil, mount it on the machine and run it slowly till the movement works the oil into the mechanism.

    That should do it.

    Joe
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-31-2013, 08:26 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,957
    Posted By J Miller

    I have used Hoppe's #9 gun solvent on heavily...

    I have used Hoppe's #9 gun solvent on heavily varnished accessories like that. It won't hurt them and it works wonders for dissolving the old solidified oil.
    I lieu of that, Tri-Flow is your best...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-31-2013, 08:17 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,957
    Posted By J Miller

    Ellietow, I have two of those ZZ...

    Ellietow,

    I have two of those ZZ attachments. The cam simply lifts out after you open the cover. There is nothing mechanical holding it in.

    Perhaps some old oil has glued it in. A bit of...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-30-2013, 06:22 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 1,957
    Posted By J Miller

    What kind of "zigzagger"? A ZZ machine or a...

    What kind of "zigzagger"? A ZZ machine or a Singer ZZ attachment?

    Most but not all machines that use cams have a lever, button, or control position that releases the cam. For anyone to help...
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