Ticky, Ticky, Ticky....

[rhodielady_47b]

I now have my sewing machine's top off and its innards have been cleaned and oiled with close supervision from my Hubby who gave me lots of very helpful information and guidance on how to do this stuff.

She's running like a top now....

Comments

[mairi_dubh]

"She."

Have you named her?

And good on your hubby! I'm betting this machine is entirely mechanical, electric motor notwithstanding, not a computer chip anywhere in sight.
Isn't that a good feeling? A great feeling! Machine's just humming, veritably singing, no ticks, no clicks (that oughtn't be there, anyway)

[faunhaert]

congratulations!!
nothing like a us project <3
Tadah!

[rhodielady_47b]

You are so right!
We were both happy and content working on it.

:^)

[rhodielady_47b]

I guess I never told you.

Back when I first started dating my Darling, he was a maintenance man at a Frito-Lay factory in Jackson, MS where we both lived. He could and did repair literally everything that place had to offer be it machinery or electrical.

He was in his element when I asked him to step in long enough to loosen up the top screws for me. He also provided me with a bunch of Q-tip swabs, paper towels, pipe-cleaners, and both a strong overhead light and a small handheld light as well as the penetrating oil spray that made itself so handy.

My Darling also did something for me that I could not do for myself--he closely looked over all the moving parts along with me as they moved and looked for signs of metal fatigue and wear and tear. We scrubbed everything with oil soaked Q-tips to remove dirt and lint while Hubby looked for metal specks and flakes--I'm happy to report that none were found. He told me that he thinks the sewing machine was only lightly used going by the lack of signs of hard wear on the moving parts.

Judging

[howlin_wolf_66]

[spikesgirl58]

Yay!!!

[rhodielady_47b]

And in thinking over what I did, there wasn't any of it that was what I'd call "hard to do". I just took my time, and wiped it all down and tried not to miss any spots.

So Simple!

:^)

[spikesgirl58]

Excellent! What a great outcome!