Milford chronicle., 1952-03-21
ABOUT SUSSEX
HOMEMAKERS
BY Nancy e. RatliH
Home Demonstration Agent


Since last week we started toI
clean our sewing machines for our
spring sewing, lets continue. to
finish the job this week.
Clean the clutch on the hand
wheel if the wheel does not turn
freely without operating the rest
Of the machine when the lock nut
is loOsened. To clean the clutch,
loosen screw in the lock nut that
holds the handwheel tight when
sewing. Unscrew the lock nut, re-
move the adjusting washer or
washers, and take off the hand
wheel. Clean and oil the handwheeI
bearing. Replace the wheel, the
adjusting washer, and lock nut.
Tighten screw. Now turn the lock
nut backward until the end of the
screw bumps a lip on the adjusting
washer and see if the handwheel
turns freely without running the
machine. If not, again remove the
lock nut, remove the adjusting
washer carefully, and rotate it one
half turn. Replace the parts and
tighten screw. Check to be sure
the handwheel turns freely when
the lock nut is lOOsened.
Now, If you have expert instruc-
tiOn or assistance, open the needle
bar housing on a machine without
faceplate. Be especially careful
Of those machines that have no
feed dog. Be sure to unscrew only
those screws that actually hold to-
gether the two parts of the needle
bar housing.
Watch carefully how the needle
bar, presser bar, and small roller
in the needle-bar cam drive come
apart, so that you can remember
where and in what order to put
them back. Brush and clean these
parts with the cleaning fluid; wipe
them dry. Also clean and wipe dry
the inside of the needle-bar hOus-
ing.
Oil all parts freely, wipe away
the excess oil and put back the
rarts Immediately If the roller is
worn it must be put back without
reversing; otherwise it may turn
hard or stick.
TREADLE MECHANISM: Now
clean the driving mechanism of q
treadle machine while the head is
drying. Remove all threads and
dirt from the five or six bearings
of the mechanism. Usually there is
a bearing at each end of the
tTeadle, one at each end of the pit
man, or connecting rod, and either
one or two bearings supporting the
band or drive wheel. Remove any
thread from these bearings.
Squirt cleaning fluid into each
bearing, run the machine with the
treadle, then wipe dry. When they
are thoroughly dry. oil each bear
ing, run the machine, and wipe
away any excess oil.
OIL THE MACHINE HEAD: II
is better for bearings to be thor
Oughly dry before they are oiled
II kerosene is used as a cleaning
fluid, let the machine head dry for
about "a hours. Or wash the kerO-
sene from the bearings of the
machine by using extra amounts OF
Oil.
Squirt Oil freely into all oilhOles
and wherever one surface rubs
against or turns within another
Use oil freely, because all oil has
been removed from the bearings
by the cleaning process. Never oil
the tensions!
Run the machine to work the
oil thoroughly into all the bear
ings. When Oiling is completed
wipe all excess oil from all parts
of the machine. This excess oil
collects dust. And too much oil Oh
the shuttle race or needle car
cause skipped stitches.
Be sure to oil any wool or fell
that feeds oil to the shuttle race
Put oil on the wool in the OilhOl,
under the shuttle slide plate o