This machine was horrible, as you can see. Picture two I took after I cleaned it with Kerosene. What a headache and I am sure my liver is pissed.
I left the machine next to the wood stove in the shop for a few days. Yesterday after I finished with the 306 I needed some satisfying, mindless work. Plus I really want to get this machine stitching because I have a free motion project I want to finish.
I tried to avoid taking the presser bar mechanism apart. But I just had to. I could not get it clean enough without removing it. So I set to that task. I loosened the set screw. Here you can see how the gunk "flaked" away from the screw as I loosened it.
I scrubbed and scrubbed this machine. I used a combination of Awesome LA cleaner and denatured alcohol. The Awesome left a greasy film that the alcohol rinsed away. I think I will keep rinsing with alcohol. It certainly is clean now.
I also took the tension assembly apart and cleaned and dried all of those parts. It is so much better now. I still have to clean the outside around the tension assembly, though. The tension stud was stuck pretty well in there. I managed to wiggle it out. Again, rinsing with alcohol and turning this back and forth. AFTER I loosened the set screw, of course.
This saga will continue. The machine is a mess.
You deserve a medal. I have never seen a machine as gooped up as this one, and I've seen a lot of them! Good job! I can't wait to see it all dolled up. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteBe careful with the LA Awesome. Straight it can remove paint.
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