How to Clean and Oil Your Sewing Machine
Every sewing machine would require some maintenance work after a certain period of time. You would need to oil and clean the machine in order to get rid of debris, dust and bits of lint. This will not only increase the life of the sewing machine but will also make sewing on the machine much easier. Cleaning and oiling your sewing machine would ensure that it does not jam or create any other problems while sewing.
Things Required:
– Manual for your sewing machine
– Sewing machine oil
– Can of compressed air
– Tweezers
– Screwdriver
– Lint brush
Instructions
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Remove the power cable of the sewing machine for the power source. This is important to ensure that you are working a safe environment with no risk of an electric shock. Furthermore, you would need to remove the machine’s needle and foot by unscrewing them. Make sure that put the needle and foot in a safe place.
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Remove the throat plate. You may have to make use of a screwdriver to unscrew the plate and then raise it with the help of a throat plate lever before you can remove it. Refer to the instructions manual that came with your sewing machine for detailed instruction about removing the throat plate.
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Threads, debris and dust particles may have been trapped in the machine. Make use of a pair of tweezers and a lint brush to remove these things.
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Focus compressed air from a can of compressed air on the foot plate and bobbin area to clean these machine parts. Avoid blowing further debris because it may create problems later on.
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Locate all the oil spots on the exterior of the sewing machine. Pour a drop of sewing machine oil in each of the oil spots. Again, it would be best to refer to the sewing machine’s instruction manual to locate the oil spots. Distribute the oil uniformly on all the machine parts by turning the hand wheel a number of times.
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Reattach the foot plate that you removed earlier and lower the foot place back into place by pressing the lever downwards. Replace all the screws that you had removed to detach the foot plate.
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Reattach the foot and needle. Absorb excess oil by sewing with a piece of scrap piece of cloth or paper towel.
