Rain,
Watched the first video yesterday, pretty darn good. I'd never seen the hand wheel taken off a 201 before. I'm used to the three finger washer. The 201 looks like the one in our 410A. I've got the second video loading now, but at 11:09 I probably won't get to watch it all. I'm on dial up and it will take the rest of the morning to download. Muv, A suggestion for your Serata. Turn the hand wheel till the oil hole is up then pour in either (if you can get it) Hoppe's #9 gun solvent or a 50-50 mix of ATF and Acetone. Use an eye dropper and just put in a wee bit at a time. The Hoppe's is mostly kerosene but will dissolve that old gunked up oil. The ATF/Acetone makes a wonderful penetrating oil. Stinks though and you'd have to make it yourself, but it does work. Joe |
Joe, don't forget that I am in England and that what you have there isn't necessarily the same as we have here. If I walked into our local hardware shop and asked for gun solvent I would get some rather strange looks.
I have already fed WD40 down the lubrication hole, I have yet to try a bit of paraffin, and I have already tried the hair dryer trick to try and get a bit of metal expansion. No joy yet. It can wait, I'm not going to bust my buttons over it. |
paraffin??? what would that do?
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Muv,
Understood on the Hoppe's. There's got to be a penetrating oil product you can get in the UK that would work. Joe |
Originally Posted by miriam
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paraffin??? what would that do?
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At some point I've got to write an anti-WD40 entry. People often use this on sewing machines, and you definitely do not want to. While it seems to deliver good short-term results, over time it dries into a gummy consistency and does more harm than good.
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Originally Posted by miriam
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paraffin??? what would that do?
AKA--- Kerosene |
It's all right Rain, I know the limitations of WD40 - to be used sparingly, small areas only, cleaned off once it has done its job, fresh oil to be applied if necessary... Perhaps a pros and cons of products thread is called for.
Totally changing the subject, I've started a new thread about German machines because they get me jumping up and down in my seat with enthusiasm. Want to join in? |
Rain, thank you very much for the video! That fixed the problem I had with my 15-91! Your video was very easy to follow.
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Hi Muv, I'd love to see the thread. But as I only truck with Singers, I'm afraid it's all up to you to provide the content!
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