How to Oil a Sewing Machine?

You must take good care of your machine, whether it is industrial or regular. Taking care of sewing machine includes cleaning and oiling. Regularly oiling and cleaning your sewing machine will make it work better. Oiling will also reduce its noise. The performance of the machine will reduce drastically if you ignore proper cleaning or oiling.

Moreover, if you ignore its proper cleaning, there may develop a fault in it, and it became a pain to use. As sewing machine ahs lots of parts and components, if you don’t know how to oil your sewing machine, you may make a mistake that affects the overall working of your sewing machine. To avoid it, you have to learn the correct method to oil your sewing machine. In this article, we will provide you with all the details to learn the proper way of how to oil a sewing machine.

As you know, there are many sewing machines available in the market of different brands.  The machine of every brand has various quality, structure and functions. Each machine has different oiling instructions that are described briefly in the manual of the product. But somehow if you lost that manual.

This article will explain you detail the right way to oil sewing machines of all brands.

How to oil Janome sewing machine:

Janome is a popular brand in the market of sewing machines. The sewing machines of Janome can be oiled with a lubricant that is mainly designed for it. Along with that oil, you need two more things to oil it. The things are:

• A screwdriver
• Sewing machine oil

Steps to follow:

1. Remove the screw from the top faceplate of Janome using a flat head screwdriver.
2. Pull out the faceplate from the sewing machine carefully.
3. You can find a small cylinder attached to the side of the machine.
4. Grab oil bottle and pour two to three drops of oil into the cylinder.
5. Screw faceplate back into its place
6. Now remove the hook and ring from the bobbin case.
7. There is a small hole into the bobbin case apply one drop of oil to the hole.

That’s all now place all the parts into its place.

How to oil a Kenmore sewing machine:

You can find the way of oiling Kenmore machine by following the instruction manual that comes with it. It has step by step images with all the locations where oiling is needed.

The things that you need are:

• Instruction or user manual
• Q-tip
• Cloth
• Sewing machine Oil

Steps to follow:

1. From your user manual check the portion that has images of the parts to oil for your model. ( If you don’t have a manual don’t worry you can find it easily from website of Kenmore. You can also buy these manuals even for older sewing machines.)
2. Use Q-tip to remove the lid of your machine
3. Remove any lint or thread that may accumulate in or around the bobbin case before lubricating it.
4. Pour two or three drops of oils to the labelled parts that are mentioned in images.
5. Moving parts of the machine require more oiling as compared to other parts, make sure you oil moving parts properly. The base of the moving parts, bobbin case all need proper oiling.
6. Use the cloth to clean the excessive oil.

That’s all now your Kenmore machine is all set to use.

How to oil a Juki sewing machine:

Juki is the well known brand of sewing machine. It provide high quality sewing machines for home business and industries. Oiling a Juki machine is an easy task even for the beginners.

For doing this, the things that you need are:

• Sewing machine Oil
• Cloth

Step to follow:

1. Juki has a specified hole as shown in the picture for oiling hole
2. Pour 2 or 3 drops of oil into the hole.
3. Remove the excess oil using a cloth.

That’s all you need to do for oiling a JUKI sewing machine

How to oil a Bernina sewing machine:

Bernina is a  reputable brand of sewing machines over the last few years. If you have a Bernina sewing machine and wants to know how to oil it.

The things that you need  are:

• Screwdriver
• Sewing machine Oil

Steps to follow:

1. Open the bobbin case by turning the wheel. If you face any difficulty, then use a screwdriver to open it.
2. You see a copper wire into the bobbin case. Pour two or three drops of oil on the copper wire.

That’s all you have to do for oiling your Bernina machine.

How to oil a Singer machine:

The singer is a famous brand that has been around for a long period of time. It has made excellent quality machines over the years. The step by step guide for oiling your singer machine is mentioned below:

The things that you are:

• Screw-driver
• Sewing machine Oil
• Cloth

Steps to follow:

1. Remove the needle plate carefully. Turn the handwheel of the sewing machine until the needle is fully raised.
2. Unscrew the needle plate using a screwdriver.
3. Using a cloth, clean the feed dog to clean the area.
4. Apply two or three drops of oil in the area.

That’s all you need to do for oiling your singer machine.

Conclusion:

Irrespective of the sewing machine, you want oil, turn it off and clean it, clean the lubricating, and remove the fabric threads and lint before it. Also, take it to a technician at least once a year to have it checked and repaired. It will improve the overall performance and also increase the life of your sewing machine.