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--- tools:sewing_machine:tech [2024/05/25 19:48] – [Safety] workshop
+++ tools:sewing_machine:tech [2024/05/25 20:04] (current) – [Maintenance] workshop
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 ===== Maintenance =====
+Annually, the consumer sewing machines should be opened up, cleaned of lint (use a vacuum not a can of air), and oiled. We can either send them out to be serviced ([[https://www.thorntonco.com/|Thornton]] is reliable) or train techs to do it. This would probably need its own dedicated techs session.
+If we do the annual servicing ourselves, then every ~5 years, the consumer sewing machines should have their timing checked and adjusted. I've never done this on a machine newer than 1950, so I'd recommend professionals -- especially since botched timing can lead to broken needles, damage, and injury.
 ===== Safety =====