Caring For Your Sewing Machine; Cleaning - Singer Fashion Mate 237 Instructions Manual

Caring for your sewing machine

Your sewing machine is a fine yet sturdy precision instrument, and it will serve
you perfectly for many years if you take a few simple steps to keep it in good
condition. How often you will need to clean, oil, and lubricate the machine will
depend on how often you use it and where you keep it. The following general
guidelines assume that you will be sewing two or three times a week. But, if you
use the machine continuously, clean and oil it daily. Or, if you keep it in very
warm or damp place, oil and lubricate it more frequently than the guidelines
suggest.
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every week or so: clean
Remove lint and fluff from exposed
parts. (As a matter of fact, you will
be able to see the lint and fluff
gathering on these parts, and we
recommend that you remove them as
they accumulate.)
With a soft cloth, clean:
● Tension disc
● Take-up lever and thread guides.
● Presser bar and needle bar
● Machine surface (arm and bed)
● If necessary, dampen the cloth to
clean the machine surface. Do not
use detergents.
With a lint brush, clean:
●Behind face plate (Disconnect
machine from electricity supply
before unscrewing covers and
plates.)
● Bobbin area
● Shuttle (Remove bobbin case and
throat plate, release latch, open
shuttle race gate, and clean
shuttle.)