tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post7954059616433852418..comments2024-03-27T11:01:06.106+00:00Comments on Lizzie Lenard Vintage Sewing: The Delights of ZaragozaMuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-18305912534274449462012-07-22T19:18:37.843+01:002012-07-22T19:18:37.843+01:00Lorna - absolutely delighted the toothbrush did th...Lorna - absolutely delighted the toothbrush did the trick.<br />I have already had a look at your blog and will be a frequent visitor... taking the machines to an Infants' School sounds a ripping lark.<br />MuvMuvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-79263106802476267872012-07-22T18:31:05.332+01:002012-07-22T18:31:05.332+01:00Muv I have released the drive shaft and its whirri...Muv I have released the drive shaft and its whirring away happily have dried it off and put on sewing machine oil ....i managed to do it with a toothbrush .yay thanks for your advice ........Lornaartymesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798834736698500712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-18380196507837978862012-07-22T09:08:19.483+01:002012-07-22T09:08:19.483+01:00Thanks Muv it's great to find someone else who...Thanks Muv it's great to find someone else who loves sewing machines too I have quite a collection now in various stages of working and my dream is to get them all working .......i love playing around trying to fix them so I was delighted to find your you tube channel and blog my main blog is Artymess (http://lorna-artymess.blogspot.co.uk) I have a few posts about my sewing machines i have recently taken 2 of my Singers into an Infant school where I am Artist in Residence and all 360 children had a go ...it was magic .......Lornaartymesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798834736698500712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-11981906930015949192012-07-21T21:57:43.143+01:002012-07-21T21:57:43.143+01:00Hello Artymess, Nice hearing from you, and thank ...Hello Artymess, Nice hearing from you, and thank you for signing up as a follower on this blog - only the second!<br />Jammed machines can be very frustrating. Usually the problem is caused by sticky dried up residue of old oil, often the result of using low grade oil, eg. 3-in-1, instead of proper sewing machine oil. WD40 needs to be cleaned off afterwards because it too carries the risk of drying and leaving a sticky residue. If you can get in there with a toothbrush give it a good scrubbing with paraffin, and once it is unjammed give it a very generous oiling and turn it like blazes. For unjamming machines Americans keep recommending stuff called Tri-flow to me, which you can find online. It's not cheap, I've never tried it.<br />Best of luck with the machine. It took me a fortnight to unjam the stitch length mechanism on one of my Frister and Rossmanns.<br />MuvMuvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734374133479479218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895516057450453227.post-48260331052385935412012-07-21T21:11:16.352+01:002012-07-21T21:11:16.352+01:00found your blog after finding your you tube video ...found your blog after finding your you tube video on cleaning a vintage sewing machine..i have spent all evening trying to release what I think is the drive shaft on a second hand machine I bought....I have failed so far but tomorrow is another day will kee trying I have used wd 40 to try and release it ....just watching your video nowartymesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798834736698500712noreply@blogger.com