ArchaicArcane

That's why I mentioned above as well that the triflow and super lube products didn't look viable. But there has to be an alternative if Singer insists on changing / reformulating or even discontinuing the lube. Maybe Petroleum Jelly is the only option, but I suspect there are others too. Petroleum based, for low "flow" or melt temperatures, but something....

That said, looking at the number of wicks I've pulled out in the last year,... I don't truly think the wicks work that well. I've had about a half dozen wicks that were "wet" on the top, with a crust of lube above them, and dry and white on the bottom, looking like they've never seen lube... yet their armatures sure said they'd seen a lot of use.
Says a lot for the resilience of the motors that they live through that.

Nowadays, I replace the wicks, make sure that there's a little grease at the bottom, "soak" the wicks in grease (add grease, roll them around in my fingers til they're saturated), install them, then do the 5 second squeeze thing that Dave McCallum recommends with the featherweights.

J Miller

Tammi,

Two questions:

1: Do you use the wicks like Sew-Classic sells?

2: Does the little grease tubes that hold the wicks unscrew or pull out?

Joe

ArchaicArcane

1. Sometimes, but for the smaller tubes (BAJ3-8 motors, etc) I use this one: HP30135. It's possible Jenny can order it for you. The other thing that has been discussed is making your own out of wool felt - http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...l#post5534571- just make sure it's real wool, I don't know what the synthetic stuff would do. We tried 2 "felts" today, one that was sold by the meter, it was wool - smelled of burning hair when touched with flame, and the spool felts most shops sell now - it was a synthetic that melted like plastic when burned.

2. Most of them can be wiggled out with a pair of needle nose pliers covered with something soft to protect the tube. FWs are not the same, they'll just crush.

J Miller

Tammi,

Thanks.

Joe