How to clean and oil a vintage sewing machine Part 2
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See the results of an evening's work on an old sewing machine. It started out dull and creaky, now it is shiny and well oiled and ready to sew. Please note that when showing the underneath of the machine I did not show every point that needs oiling because the camera was in the way. Just apply the basic rule - if it moves, oil it!
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I just purchased 2 beautiful machines (picking them up Monday) and am watching everything I can so I can keep them in beautiful working condition! These videos are simple, yet thorough. Very handy! Thanks!
Excellent. I especially like the idea of taking a cotton string/thread, wrapping it around the shank or needle bar and cleaning them.
My new old 28K is running like a dream, thanks to you. You gave me confidence to take off all the parts---and get them back on! It is very good of you to share your knowledge this way. Thank you!
My project is calculating machine. The manufacturer’s instructions from the 1920s recommends sewing machine oil so I obtained some. I have 2, a Monroe Model K (could be 1920s or 30s) which works but is very stiff in some parts and the other one is a Monroe Model LA which has some issues, possible stuck or frozen parts.
It’s just amazing that those old sewing machines still work and have outlived generations of newer technology.
I got the model K from a thrift store. They put a price sticker on it, working on getting that off. The little model KA came from a private seller. I have under $20 invested in these things.
Thanks for the advice, cleaning an old1930s\40s BSM vibrating shuttle machine. All of the components seem to very similar. It now works smoothly and quietly, sews lovely. Thanks again for all the videos on cleaning and setup.
These are wonderful videos. I was given a 1900 singer 28 exactly like yours last week, and your video helped me get the lovely old thing sewing like a sweetheart again.
Such a joy to bring it back to life! Thank you so much!
+David Young Excellent news, David. These old machines are well worth the time spent to get them running again.
thanks a lot from greece. i finally make this present from grand-grandmother working again
Hiya. Once again thanks do much for your videos. I bought a 15k singer on ebay and was dreading the cost of getting it serviced particularly since it came with its own table. Your videos were invaluable and after 2 days it is running happily and I did it all myself :-)
Great stuff! It's not difficult, is it? Just time consuming. Two days is good going.
Victorianjediah Look further down the page...
@@Muvandfarve , thank you so much for this video, I have learned so much that I think I now can do this myself.
There are no sewing machine technicians where I live especially on the old sewing machines. You're much appreciated!!!! 😊
What do you clean the machine with?
Awesome!
"Absolutely filthy!!" ... "I can't take it off, so I don't care!!" 👍🤣💕💕💕
Use sewing machine oil and baby oil it clen up. Inside sewing machine oli
This was incredibly useful, thank you so much. I just bought a machine exactly like your model and am so excited to get it running smoothly again.
I am very grateful for these videos! They help me out a lot.
My Singer is from 1950. Many of the parts are the same. Your video was a big help.
Thanks much for your videos Lizzie. They are very well done. I just acquired my Grandmothers old Singer Model 127 and am learning how to operate it.
All good advice Lizzie and a very helpful guide for those new to it. Well done and thank you for posting it. John xxxx
Thank you so much. Just going to tackle a Fritzer. I have confidence now. Keep them coming.
That was very helpful! Thank you! I have one of the first electric versions and have been concerned about oiling it properly but after watching your videos, it doesn't seem as intimidating. Those old things were made to run forever as long as they are taken care of. Thanks again!
Thanks for these two videos, I just bought an old 1923 machine on Craigslist and am going to clean it up tomorrow, this tells me a few things I didn't know.
Wow.. so much information, and well presented. Thank you. I have a Singer Treadle Machine, and what to get it cleaned and working. You have taught me a lot, and given me confidence to dig in! I purchased a metal Brother machine, electric, that I also need to clean. I started that one, but need to go back and be more through. Wish I had seen this before I oiled it. Lessons learned! I've had the Singer now for too many years, but been afraid to touch it.. Wish me luck! And again, thank you!!!
+Juanita Elizabeth Barton Good luck, Juanita!
Thank you very much for part 1 and 2, very informative. I've just got the bug and
this is my first peek (!) inside a sewing machine. Great stuff, thanks.
Great video and excellent presentation. If you saw me, you would NEVER believe i can stitch (barely) or even care about sewing, but i learned from growing up poor and the army, so that usually stops any insecure masculinity attacks from guys lol i restore old garden tractors and just got a 1966 Bolens with a very neglected canvas soft cab, i didn't think i would even take it off for fear of it crumbling. It not only came off, not a single stuck button ( metal snap?) or zipper problem and now its almost all hand scrubbed clean now. I asked my aunt to fix, but then just looked in classifieds for fun and found this EXACT model my mom always had in our dining room, A Singer 128 Treadle for 75 bucks!! Works, original manual and accessories, needs oiled and a belt (my specialty when it comes to restoring tractors)!! I love your presentation because it isn't annoyingly slow, but i have time to repeat part names to learn sewing vocabulary, etc plus you are blunt in a funny, non disrespectful way, but that's a common British attribute i love. Now i feel comfortable picking it up, plus i can FINALLY show my step daughter that mechanically complex, dirty, oily stuff isn't just on old tractors that weird stepdads fix. Thanks
Thank You very much for the tips. Now I was able to fix my mom's sewing machine.
Thank you for these two videos. They are an excellent tutorial with lots of information.
she sounds so sweet....thank you for sharing this..I can not wait to make my girl as clean and sweet sounding as yours!!
Jacquie from the quilting board!
Excellent, informative videos Lizzie. You've got that old machine looking fantastic and 'humming like a bee'. The metal polish is a great idea. Iv'e found that kerosene works well to clean off old varnished oil if you have no WD40. An empty Calidad inkjet printer refill bottle filled with sewing machine oil allows for better drip control than the Singer oil bottles.
i generally use one of my featherweight machines but have a treadle model 27 from 1910. thanks to your excellent tutorial, I know to shove some yarn or cotton string down that little hole to wick oil down to lube the shuttle. my hole had nothing in it. Your voice is beautiful to listen to.
thanks !
Ta ever so.
Thanks so much for informative and watchable videos which inspired me to buy and enjoy cleaning up a 1902 28K treadle version which is now looking (and sounding) really pretty. Took me a week and I had to wait for a couple of screws to soak and free up but wouldn't have known where to start before watching this.
Excellent news Suri! Cleaning a machine can take time - the first one I did took a fortnight - but it is well worth the effort. Once you start making things on your machine you will love it even more.
These two videos have been wonderfuI!! I freed my stop wheel. My feed dog plate has a frozen screw. I'm working on figuring out why my stitch regulator or feed dogs are only making very short or extremely short stitches.
I wondered what was down in that well, I dug that out and it was pretty scary in there. I thought it was auburn human hair.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I and looking to get my first sewing machine and I find this very useful
Thank you! I'm inheriting a Damascus treadle machine from my mother and would like to restore it. Even though it's a different brand, this is very helpful.
I have a machine nearly identical to this. This video was very helpful.
GREAT set of Videos Lizzie Lenard....Well done !
Liked/Subscribed !
Thank you for this video. I recently became a very proud, first time, Singer treadle Model 27 and the serial # tells me it was manufactured in Kilbowie Scotland. (I would love to know how it made its’ way to NW Washington, USA. )
I feel much more confident in getting this working but really filthy machine a good cleaning! Thank you! I’m heading to your website now and see what other info I can absorb! Blessings!
Wonderful tutorial Lizzie. Just bought my first, a New Home cabinet treadle. What would you recommend to condition and protect the cabinet wood? It is so very dry
Very well done set of video's. Thank you for the instructions.
thank you for the 2 videos. i shall get on and clean my sewing machine now
@DomP1989
Hello DomP1989,
The metal parts were polished by hand using Peek metal polish, which you can buy online. A tube lasts for ages.
Sorry, I'm on the wrong side of the Atlantic to be familiar with Minnesota machines. There is no need to remove the machine from the base or cabinet to work on it - just protect the wood with old newspaper.
love the sound of your voice... sounds beautiful ;-)
+Frank Deruyck You are too kind.
Thank you for this video! I got a treadle machine that had been rusted stiff for decades running beautifully. But could you do another video showing how to give a machine its routine oiling if it's already in working order? I don't know how much to put in the holes, what spots need frequent cleanouts, etc.
Thank you very much for making these cleaning videos. They helped me a lot with my own Singer 28. I have the same problem when attaching the handcrank to the wheel. How do you keep the cloth on the handcrank? And can you recommend some kind of cloth to use?
Thank you for the tutorial!
I have a 1901 Model 27. It's got a squeak; but, not in the machine. I took the belt off, and when I pedaled it, it let me know the squeak was coming from the treadle area. Soaked all the moving parts (oil was dripping off) ... and it still has the squeak. Everything else on the machine works great! Should I use a graphite grease to lubricate the treadle parts instead of machine oil? Also, out of curiosity, what type of metal polish were you using? I had to used Naval Jelly to clean the rust off my bobbin winder, and clean it off, and oil it.
Absolutely wonderful video on how to clean and lube old machines. I have a Free 1905 sewing machine, but can find little info on it, and the handbook is of no real help. So thank you for the encouragement. I am worried about taking apart the pressure plates assembley though. Will take a photo first and lay them all perfectly. you make it seem very easy.
Hello Kelley, It could be much easier than you anticipated. This blog post might help you. Good luck!
lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Tension%20discs
Excelente video, tengo una máquina singer similar es muy buena, saludos desde Perú
its soo satisfying to watch.. i bought my self an old sewing machine but i dont know the age, the brand is Husqvarna... dont know if its common or not...
Many thanks for such detail
you seem like ever such a nice lady :)
Hi, thanks for your videos they've been a great help and I've enjoyed fiddling about with my machine. I've followed number 1 but now I've found the handle/wheel really hard to turn and wonder if I've done something to cause this. I bought my old Jones Family CS a week ago. Something else I've noticed is that there is no thread take up spring on the tension unit. Can you please advise me?
Hello Lizzie, The answer is already on my blog...
lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/look-no-tension-spring.html
Good luck with your machine!
Thanks so much for a wonderful lesson. Any particular type of metal polish?
Just some for fine use, and be careful of the decals and don’t use polish on those parts.
A very informative video
plzz upload a video having the info about different types of foot in sewing machine
Perfect. Thank you!
Purchased mine at yard sale ..unbelievable dirty and was considering soap and water first …is that a good idea ..by the way what model are you using in the video because I’m sure i have the same one ……excellent video
FYI, I know this video is old, but have you ever used PB Blaster instead of WD-40? It penetrates better and can loosen up really crusty stuff, let alone dissolve old oil. It would probably make your life easier here!
I'm about to get an old heirloom "American" treadle working again. I can't find any information about it online, but your video is pleasantly in-depth and should help quite a bit. Thank you!
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Such knowledge, thank you for sharing it with us! Lovely kind voice to listen to!💗I've learned a lot watching your video's!!
! Thank you so much!
Thank you very much!
Yes, use metal polish on all the metal and chrome parts. I use Peek metal polish. Muv
how did your actually polish the parts? just by hand polishing? what kind of metal polish did you use? i have an old Minnesota A machine thats a hide-away how could i remove it from the cabinet so i can work on it? thanks =]
Thank you so much!
Thank you for doing this video. In all of the many videos I’ve watched on cleaning and maintaining this machine, no one has ever mentioned the oil pot and oil wick. I have heard them mentioned in various groups, but never in reference to my 27. In fact, I don’t remember reading about it in the manual. Is there only the one over the shuttle race or are there others? Thank you again
Hello Rebecca, That's the only place with a little wick. Every other oiling point you just put in a few drops of oil.
Hi Lizzie, I found your tutorials very helpful.However, I couldn't figure yet that what is wrong with mine. I am using vintage Singers which I had been using for the past year and now suddenly shutter do no pick up the upper thread. Without shuttle putting it in, the mortor and machine goes well. When I put the shuttle, it jumps out and jams inside, (of course I do not cove the lid to see what's going on inside). Can you pls help figure it out what is wrong? I have been using it a lot and it worked well until last week. Thank you for your help.
Khine Khine Hello Khine Khine, I hope your problem has been solved by now. Without being able to see your machine it is impossible for me to say what might be going wrong.
thank you very much
Just purchased a "Pathfinder" Treadle machine. Do you know who originally made this machine. I am having a hard time finding a manual. Oh, I loved your video and will be anxious to get this machine working properly.
Sorry Robina. If it is an American machine, try the websites for Treadle Lady and Treadle On.
Thank you for this video! I'm cleaning up a 1936 201K hand crank that I found on eBay.
What should I be using to clean the inside surfaces of the stop motion screw and the area into which it was screwed? Is it ok to use Peek on those "internal" parts too, or should I switch to sewing machine oil?
Hello Elizabeth, Peek is polish for the exterior metal parts. To clean the muck from the inside use paraffin, but make sure you don't get it on the black japanning.
Thank you. It looks like I'll need to get some paraffin/kerosene!
Sorry, dumb question...is the backside of the stop motion screw (just
the screw, not the shaft into which it is screwed) considered exterior
(use Peek), or interior (use paraffin)?
Thanks!
GOOD...
I have a antique 1800 hand crank sewing machine who has a piece of needle stuck in the tube needle nestler.
There is nos a little piece that can I grasp with a nose pliers.
I applied oil, oil remover with no results.
Have you experience something like this.
How do you resolve it.
Thanks Lizzie.
Hello Elizabeth, Try doing something like this:-
lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/using-paraffin-to-unstick-stubborn-parts.html
I don't know what country you are in - we call it paraffin, the Americans call it kerosene.
Good luck!
The stubborn piece of needle stile in there.
I feel like to drill it.
Where to get parts of this macine
Too bad you couldn't get the wheel off. There is a mark on the crank shaft that show top dead center and on the 27k there is a lump on the wheel to line up with that, The earlier vs2 doesn't. The top dead center( tdc) is at the place where the needle is at it's downward stroke. Place the simanco part 2020 (the washer with the 3 bumps) with 2 lumps to the left and tangs inward. You will notice at this point the groves on the shaft will be horizontal for the part 2020. I used a spark plug universal gap tool to hold the washer in place. It must stay in place and this is the trick when re-installing. Tighten the stop motion in place and tighten the small screw carefully. If the screw doesn't go in all the way, the lug washer has moved. I hope this helps as she doesn't show that part. I am not sure of the other singer types (127k / 128k, 66k, 99k etc.) but I have found they used what works. Well that is how I re-installed my stop motion.
I believe my ol' buddy Malcom Merriweather would say that's a regular Bobby Dazzler!
8-)
Can you recommend a product to polish ?
Thank you.
Elizabeth Moreno Hello Elizabeth, A small tube of Peek metal polish is what you need. It goes a very long way
www.tripeek.com/
Super ! Thanks Lizzie.
Greetings from Los Angeles, California.
It won't take you long - perhaps a couple of evenings - and you will be sewing before you know it!
Great video, really informative, absolutely "luv" your pronunciation of "u", but cannot quite place the region! salutations!
Thanks Mr Phelps! My "u"s are very dear to me. Just about the only person who has got my accent right first time was an oven repair man who replaced the element about five years ago.
Somewhere in the Midlands I would guess @@Muvandfarve
I just got a white family rotary and when i tipped it back to see the underside there were dead spiders under there O.O
Well at least they were dead.