Tri Flow; Pros and Cons
10-02-2013, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by miriam
When you buy a bottle of T-F do you open it up and drop in a nut or a screw so you can hear it shake around? That stuff needs to be shook up.
10-02-2013, 04:00 PM
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During the recent visit to Miriam and Phil's home, Miriam gave me a bottle of T-F to try. I cleaned a machine of all the gunk and lubed it with T-F and it was great as a lub. Now I am working on an old Standard and will see how well it will loosen the hard oil deposit and will let you know. If your oiling a clean machine that is used often so far can't tell the diff between sewing machine oil and the T-F. Now remember all my machines are used regularly so no standing oil on them.
10-02-2013, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by miriam
When you buy a bottle of T-F do you open it up and drop in a nut or a screw so you can hear it shake around? That stuff needs to be shook up.
Originally Posted by SteveH
Yepper, I picked that trick up from Cathy. Make sure it is stainless steel, NOT plated brass... really really...
10-02-2013, 04:48 PM
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I use both Tri-Flow and regular sewing machine oil, and have gotten parts unstuck with one or the other, and as long as you are oiling a good running machine on a consistent basis, either one is fine.
Then again, I generally don't buy machines that require extraordinary measures to reverse years of neglect, so my experiences are likely different than others.
Then again, I generally don't buy machines that require extraordinary measures to reverse years of neglect, so my experiences are likely different than others.
10-02-2013, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Vridar
It would be interesting to know if any old jewelers (are there any around?) might have some.
10-02-2013, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mlmack
I use both Tri-Flow and regular sewing machine oil, and have gotten parts unstuck with one or the other, and as long as you are oiling a good running machine on a consistent basis, either one is fine.
Then again, I generally don't buy machines that require extraordinary measures to reverse years of neglect, so my experiences are likely different than others.
Then again, I generally don't buy machines that require extraordinary measures to reverse years of neglect, so my experiences are likely different than others.
10-02-2013, 05:23 PM
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I'm thinking that the chain oil was meant to cut rust or something. I had to get it off after - I just wasn't too sure about it. I don't think I shot an after pic of that machine. I'm thinking it may need some more TLC. The shellac was powdered, too.
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