Members Teslabolt Posted January 21, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, dikman said: You don't have to have the wicks, many upholstery class machines don't have them. Just get into the habit of regularly oiling the moving parts. Perfect. Thanks! Quote Sewing Machines: Consew 206RB-1
Members Bert51 Posted January 21, 2020 Members Report Posted January 21, 2020 On my old machines they do not have wicks or sumps, I oil them each time before I sew and so long as I do not over oil, I do not have any problems and some are older then me and work better then I do. Bert. Quote
Members Constabulary Posted January 21, 2020 Members Report Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) All my machines are a older that me - one is even approx. twice as old as me.They will survive quite a while even if they do not get oiled regularly. But regular oiling should be a habit, thats true! The more you use em the more often you should oil them. I usually oil AFTER sewing so the oil has time to penetrate and before sewing I wipe of access oil so it is not sprinkling / dripping from the parts. When I haven´t used a machine for a few weeks or months or... I oil them before sewing too. But thats just me... Edited January 21, 2020 by Constabulary Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
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