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Posted by Pogonip on March 2, 2008, 3:39 pm
Ron Anderson wrote:
>
>>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/
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>
> 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.
>
Thanks, Ron. I usually find a bit of grease inside the handwheel on my
oldies, so it seemed like I should clean off the old and replace with
clean, new grease. Same with the cast-iron gears.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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