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tourist
 
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Date: 4/29/09 10:36 AM I have a tiny squeak coming from my machine. I oiled it, but then realized that it may be coming from my walking foot. It makes sense to me that, as it has moving metal parts, it will need a little oil, right? Just a tiny drop where the moving parts are?------
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diningroomseamstress
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| tourist (12/31/69 7:00 PM) |
Date: 4/29/09 11:51 AM I can't wait to hear the answer to this question. I noticed squeaking from my new Viking MQ and thought the machine had a problem, but then figured out it was my walking foot. Where should it be oiled?------
Carol - * I always have more time to sew *
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sewbluetiful
Missouri USA
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Date: 5/1/09 0:31 AM Yes, it does,,, mine didn't squeek,, it just wouldn't hardly move,, it isn't easy,, it takes patients,, but you can do it,, BECAUSE,, you have to take it apart,,,  at least I did,,,I have a Bernina brand walking foot,, there is one screw on the side,, i just opened mine, looked inside to see what it all looked like,, how it worked,, where the problem was,, oiled it,, then, put it back together,,, that was several yrs ago,, i have had mine for about 15 yrs,, it is still moving good from the last oiling,, thank God,,------
Mickie
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Doris W. in TN
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| tourist (12/31/69 7:00 PM) |
Date: 5/1/09 7:48 AM Yes, you can definitely oil it, just like Mickie said. Take it apart carefully, small drop of oil on all moving parts, etc.
This topic came up on a Bernina Yahoo Group and the repair techs in the group told us to go for it. Sometimes they need a little bit of cleaning out, too, from lint. Mine didn't, but it needed the oiling.------
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Bill Holman
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| tourist (12/31/69 7:00 PM) |
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Date: 5/1/09 10:03 AM This would be an excellent example of where Triflow would have an advantage, since it leaves a tiny coating of Teflon on the parts. It is altogether possible that the squeaking is actually caused by a coating of "plastic" on some of the parts, causing a drag as they move against each other. The "plastic" is from the polyester thread. The thread is seesawing back and forth thru the eye of the needle, very close to the walking foot, and this sends a small mist of the synthetic material into that local air. This in turn can coat parts, and cause squeaking.
I am a bit extra conscious of this, because it was a great annoyance on the Husqvarna machines that I worked on over 30 years. The Vikings had a floating hook, and once the poly thread came into common use, we started getting an epidemic of squeeks and squaks from the hook/BC area. It turned out that the plastic was coating the center post of the hook on which the BC connected, and when these two parts started getting a little resistance between them, they complained loudly. In this case we learned to apply a thin coating of grease to the post, both to remove the plastic and to act as an inhibitor.
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tourist
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Date: 5/1/09 10:31 AM Thanks everyone! Bill - I still need to open it up, though?------
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Bill Holman
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| tourist (12/31/69 7:00 PM) |
Date: 5/1/09 11:37 AM Quote: tourist
"I still need to open it up, though?"
That's probably best, because you could get the Triflow just where you want it. Your other option is to spray it in thru a nook or crannie, and then enjoy it dripping on your fabric. As always, remember to shake the Triflow regularly so that you are getting the Teflon suspended and not just the synthetic oil that carries it.
Bill Holman |
chrisquilts_2
USA
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Date: 5/1/09 1:28 PM Listen to Bill as I'm no expert but I found that a squirt of oil on any screw-hole, tap, etc I could find, fixed the "clank-clank" in my walking foot (Bernina brand) and it really didn't drip once I sewing with it for a few minutes. Now I do it regularly (at least 6 times) with no ill effects taht I can tell.------
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