My machine is my dedicated FMQ machine. It does a nice job.

I'm not an expert on cleaning etc. My machine was pretty clean when I got it. I oil it regularly with sewing machine oil and use a silicone grease for the gears (I think it's silicone at least) I only do the grease every year or two.

I used hand cleaner (GoJo type hand cleaner) on my Singer machines that were painted. It works very well. It gets rid of all that stuff that appears to be nicotine. I used Brasso on the chrome. I pretty much followed the videos listed below. Your machine is painted, not shellac'd like the one she is cleaning. Do not use WD-40. If you need a solvent, use Gun Scrubber.

Good rescue!

How to clean an oil a vintage sewing machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bidpJ..._order&list=UL

Don't go away, relax, pour some more tea, and stay tuned for part 2!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKR5t..._order&list=UL

bk

I go by what Joe says, oil everything that moves. Grease on the gears. Clean, clean and more clean. Just use oil on cloth or cotton to clean the outside of it. I also put just a bit of oil on all the screws,[ just me]. I take the top off and the bottom off and oil and grease everywhere. I may need to wipe the dirty oil and grease off of stuff and re-apply.

OH B-Kay has the good videos too. these are perfect.

It is a Gritzner-Kayser made machine sold as the Domestic 691, probably the least common of the variants of this machine. These were make in 1956-1958. There are Kenmore, White, Domestic, Pfaff and Gritzner-Kayser labelled variants that I am aware of. There is at least one more version that takes a slightly different cam set that was make in 1959-60 but I've only seen it as a White and Gritzner

Oh, my goodness!!! YAY!!!! I think you got the machine I was so sad about missing yesterday! That makes me so absurdly happy, I can't tell you. (reference thread, "Stab me through the heart"!) So very glad it has gone to someone who will love and appreciate it!

That's funny! I'd also read your post CatD and thought it was interesting that this relatively obscure machine was mentioned two times in 2 days. You are in Oklahoma, is that where you are too Qatie?? Is it really the same machine?

I'm in Wichita, KS... which appears to be where CatD was browsing Craigslist ads. So, yeah, I think so. I went over to her thread and posted so as to ease all the troubled hearts over an abandoned machine.

Too cool!!

The people on this site are a fountain of information - I am always amazed at what people know!