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Posted by Ron Anderson on March 2, 2008, 10:01 am
> Joy Beeson wrote:
>> I bought my main machine new in 1964. Time I took it in for a tune-up,
>> though -- the clutch is stuck and I
>> can't wind bobbins. But I don't want to do without it that long. I
>> never quite mastered the treadle, and the machine I found in the barn
>> got there by being a machine of the sort newbies here are always
>> having to be talked out of buying.
>>
>> Joy Beeson
>
> Do you mean the gnurled knob on the handwheel? If you can unscrew it,
> clean it out, take out the pronged washer and clean it, too (making a
> mental note of which way the prongs go), then grease it - not oil. If you
> don't have sewing machine lube, you can use a bit of petroleum jelly, put
> the whole thing back together and check to see if it works. If it doesn't,
> unscrew the knob again and give the washer a 1/3 turn, and try again.
> IIRC, it has three prongs, one of those is the right position.
>
> If it won't unscrew, start putting a big of oil, WD-40, or Break-free in
> the gap and letting it work until the knob comes free.
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Very poor idea to use grease on the hand wheel as a lubricant. Oil is the
best thing to use.
The reason is Grease will set up faster and harder than oil.
--
Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
18 Dingman Rd., Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
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