Bringing a 99k back to life. :-)
 

Hi Group!

I just got a 99k, and I spent this morning (and, well, half of the afternoon!) cleaning her! Some of this is going a bit farther than I have before on other machines, so it has been great fun. Following are a few before, during, and after photos. I still need to disassemble, clean, and asses the light, foot pedal, and motor. For now, she is a hand-wheel-operated body! :-) I cleaned -everything-. The only thing I did not clean is the flat spring in the bobbin area, which I have a question about; so for now I am posting the progress photos, and then I will post the bobbin flat spring photo and question.

Okay, here are a few 'before and during' photos:

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A couple more before shots:

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And, now, for the ingredient which I find even more helpful than Tri Flow and Sewing Machine Oil:

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And now, some 'after' shots!

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I am sure I can get things cleaner; i.e. inside the bobbin business. But for now, that's good enough start for me :-)

Wow! Great job!!! How many bottles of oil did it take?? :D

Very beautiful!

What ingredient is that? I have a 185K that I'm going to clean up. It's my 1st one to tear into and I don't really know what to use. My 301 came already cleaned up so I just basically oil it. But I've been wanting to try my hand at a little cleaning.

Beautiful job! I so admire your skill and perseverance. Although, i think you meant assess and not asses:). I hope you didn't pay much for that machine in such cruddy condition.

You did a beautiful job! Is your secret weapon a homemade latte?

Colleen