Sand In Consow

[kmendoza]

So I recently bought a Consow 226, in excellent condition, but my parent out of state decided to store it in a shed and it gathered sand over 2 weeks. Is this bad, should I get it serviced, or what should I do?

[kmendoza]

2 minutes ago, kmendoza said:

So I recently bought a Consow 226, in excellent condition, but my parent out of state decided to store it in a shed and it gathered sand over 2 weeks. Is this bad, should I get it serviced, or what should I do?

 

[nylonRigging]

40 minutes ago, kmendoza said:

what should I do?

( Don't Oil Anything ) .. till you blow all sand and grit off everywhere real well with a air compressor .Use a Vacuum Cleaner or Shop Vac to suck out all the open hole spots and just generally everywhere . Being stored and pretty Dry is a Plus for you right now . If you Lube it only going to attract and flow the grit into places you Don't Want, while making it a real job to clean, rather than looking like a pretty easy job right now .

.After you get it all blown off with Compressor, then you can do an assessment if the sand/grit is actually going to be a problem . It probably Not. If only sitting for a month, most likely all the contaminant is just laying on top surfaces only.

Also.. that is a Real Nice cherry looking Consew Head for it's Age. It older Made in Japan and, ' It is a Keeper ', so get it cleaned up.
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Edited April 20 by nylonRigging

[Tigweldor]

Yes, nice looking Consew.

Has a peculiar thin strip wear mark on the machine table - as if it only had to sew narrow strips for a long time - or maybe a many a mile of zippers.

I would use a vacuum over compressed air - and "choke" the hose of the vacuum cleaner at the end with a foot of garden hose taped air tight to it - makes for added/increased "suction" and you can get better access and real close into tight crevices - all for free - if you don´t count the half roll of good black electrician tape.

Edited April 21 by Tigweldor

[AEBL]

Unrelated ... but .... aaaaaaa! Your phone is almost out of battery!

[Mulesaw]

I'll second @Tigweldor, using a compressor has the risk of blowing sand/dust into places where it shouldn't go. 
A small brush used together with a vacuum cleaner would be my preferred method.

Brgds Jonas

[kgg]

On 4/20/2025 at 9:08 PM, kmendoza said:

Is this bad, should I get it serviced, or what should I do?

What I would do is vacuum the machine with a throated down (1/2") shop vac, wipe the exterior of the machine of with a damp cloth, inspect the internals and if you think there is sand in the internals I would then do a couple of complete flushes of the machine with diesel and then with synthetic transmission oil then wipe dry and oil everything.

kgg