Squeaky machine...

My sewing machine started squeaking a few days ago. I took the bobbin race all apart and cleaned everything out, went to put a drop of oil and.... I'm out. :( Shall have to order some.

After more poking around, I found the sound is not coming from there, but up in the workings, near the pressure dial. Seems to be the metal thingmy that makes the needle go up and down.

Now, I've had this machine since 2002 and while I've oiled down in the bobbin area, I've never oiled this place. Was I supposed to? Won't it drip onto the fabric?

Please advise. Feeling a little silly here in Dundee....

-- Jo in Scotland

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Johanna Gibson
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Taria

it's another of these "it depends on the machine" answers, my Janome had instructions to oil there and it really needed it, the performance change was significant. Never had it drip on the fabric, the only oil getting places it shouldn't that I seemed to have was occasionally on thread, but I think it was probably me missing the tension disks or something, it never happened such that oil was on thread in the middle of a perfect seam, there would be something wrong.

Anne

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Anne Rogers

Jo, I would use a drop of oil on the needle bar. And anywhere else there is metal rubbing against metal.It sort of makes sense that metal rubbing on other metal needs that oil occasionally. Then run the machine on a throw away scrap, no thread, for a bit. That should take care of it. Don't know what brand or how old your machine is, but you may need to take it apart, clean out the old lube and re lube it too. (Assuming it is a mechanical as opposed to an electronic machine.) I used to do this when doing a "service" on machines when I managed a sewing machine department. If you unscrew the screws and such then it is pretty much okay for you to do so. (I checked with my machine tech before I did this on others' machines. He said yep, pretty much. ) Lube is thicker than oil, sort of a white paste type stuff. When it gets old it turns yellow and "gunky". Use rubbing alcohol on a swab to clean it off. (If you can find the kind of swabs used by computer techs they are great, if not careful use of "Q-tip" type is okay, and a lot cheaper. ) If you have questions, please ask. Be glad to do what I can to help.

Pati, > My sewing machine started squeaking a few days ago. I took the bobbin

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Pati C.

...what make/model is your machine? Do you have the manual...?

-Irene

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IMS

What does your manual say?

I have a Bernina and it said that I never had to worry about any place except the bobbin area.

The class for the machine was taught by an older woman who had sewn on Berninas for many years. She taught us how to take those machines apart and oil many parts. The part you are talking about, on the head of the machine is one of those pieces that needs oiling. If you are concerned about oil dripping, oil it late at night and then place a tissue under the pressure foot. Let it sit until morning.

Then, sew a few minutes on some scrap fabric. I've never had any problems with oil--and, I use a lot of oil!

Happy oiling and then quilting!

Lenore

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Lenore L

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