Re: Your favorite SM cleaning tool?

my sewing machine place told me to use a big blusher brush (unused!!) to
clean out fluff from everywhere - it works like a dream!

I also use oil to clean my treadles/handcrank - on the metal outside it gets
all the gunk off nicely when you first get them then a good quality car wax
to keep them nice and shiny

I'm pretty much a keep it simple person when it comes to cleaning LOL
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Jessamy
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Both of my Berninas have a bright shiny smile on their faces and do a
beautiful stitch. A new needle in each and all the fuzzy things gone. The
very best tool I've found is a silly chenille pipe cleaner sort of thing. I
have no idea (and don't want to know) what their purpose is - nope, don't
tell me.
The chenille cleaner is a bit wider than what you'd think of as a pipe
cleaner. They, themselves, are a little fuzzy to begin with but you can
fluff off their excess fuzz by running them between your fingers rather
ruthlessly.
I also use Oral-B Ultrafloss (dental floss but seriously fat and fluffy)
to softly sneak in and around the needle take-up lever area.
Next, I put the merest smidge of Sewer's Aid (a silicone liquid that's
really great) on a thread and lead it down through the threading process.
Gently. Jerking will get you in Big Trouble.
What do you use to keep your SM happily purring along? Polly




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