kathyst2 wrote:
thanks, Kathy! The boys all needed quilts, so......

I won't likely sew while we're in the US (but will shop!), but will do some sewing between the trip to visit and the move.

Gee Heather, you have been busy, girl! Your decision to buy the Janome sounds like it was a good one.
Hope you will have time to sew in between all your traveling and (maybe) moving.

Kathy

thanks, guys We leave in a few weeks, will spend 3 to 4 wks in the US, then back to Brazil. BUT we are (most likely, still not 100% certain) MOVING back to the US as of December this year Ahhh, to be in the land of convenient fabric shopping..... :dreamy sigh:

Kathy, I'll definitely check the wick more often once I get the oil and get back with it. I've had the machine about a year, but yes, somewhat heavy use....quilted a baby quilt, finished piecing then quilted a full size bed quilt, pieced and quilted a reversible twin bed quilt (flannel backed), pieced another twin sized quilt top.....with a tree skirt, Christmas stockings, denim placemats, and assorted other small projects in there as well. The amount of lint I pulled out once I got that throat plate off -- crazy!! Will take much better care now I've managed to loosen that screw (and probably the only time a loose screw is helpful, LOL!)!

Excellent,Heather! It's wonderful when we can get helpful info just at the right time. If yours has had heavy use you might want to check that wick more frequently at first, if it seems dry put another drop of oil on.

Safe trip!

Kathy

Safe travels Heather.

kathyst2 wrote:
thanks! So, I *finally* got the screw loose enough on the throat plate to remove it, and thus was *finally* able to remove the bobbin case and dust in there --- oh my!!! And, yep, a little smooshy wick thing in the hole in the center, just as you said.

Just getting all of *that* gunk out has helped the machine a ton; I'll be in the US in a few weeks and get some machine oil from my LQS/Dealer, now that I know where to put it. Very timely thread here!

Learning-As-I-Go wrote:
I have a top/drop in bobbin also. i checked on the internet, it looks like most top loading Janomes have the little wick underneath the bobbin case. When you take out the bobbin case, look into the machine where the case goes. There might be a little round hole with something that looks like fluff. That would be the wick.

I can ask Tim for info, he will definitely know.

Kathy

AS for a hook, yes its where you see an pointy hook going around when you turn the
wheel". place the oil ( A Few drops) on the pointy part. and run the machine without thread. All is lubricated.

Okay, for me I have a Husky qulter. Never oil it because it gets taken care of when I send her in to the spa about once a year. I also have an ABM Innova long arm. I don't have to oil her ever since i got the pro tension disc. Now the only oil I use is when I change the hopping foot. before I had to add oil to the pad with the tension disc every so often. I absolutely love my Roxy and she loves me.

kathyst2 wrote:
thanks, Kathy!

I have never seen any kind of wick down there; mine has a top/drop-in bobbin, not a front/side load bobbin, if that matters. It's the Janome Magnolia (7318 I think). My dealer when I bought it didn't mention anything, so I think it's not needed....I'll be there in the next month or so, though, and can ask.

Heather, does yours have a little wick thingy underneath the bobbin case? the first time I saw that I thought it was lint but it is an actual wick meant to be an oil reservoir. That's where I put the drop of oil. If it doesn't have the wick, then I don't know if it should be oiled.

My Janome dealer is very good and his tech is also very good. If you tell me which Janome you have, I can ask him if and where to oil, and let you know!

Kathy

Haven't ever oiled mine....my dealer didn't mention yes or no, and oil wasn't one of the add-ons he suggested, so maybe mine is no-oil machine (it is a Janome). I do use the little brush and de-fluff the bobbin area and the area where the thread thingy is (ummm, you know, the bit that raises and lowers as the needle raises and lowers???); my machine is open on the side up there, so I defluff that area often. Not every bobbin change, but before & after I start quilting each new thing, or more often as needed.

I'm going to ask the dealer though when I'm there in August. I do change needles whenever I switch from piecing to quilting and back to piecing. You guys taught me that, and it works well

Also figured out -- I had better make a cover for my machine, ASAP, or quit setting it on the floor where dog hair can get into it. Eek!!!! Had a major "de-fluff" session yesterday......think it's all clear now. Oops.

I oil and brush out machines pretty regularly. I use a large gauge (sp?) syringe needle to do the oiling. Very cheap at the pharmacy. I have one machine that the manual said not to oil. It started clunking. No place around here to get it serviced so I took a deep breath and started taking out screws. Discovery: I shouldn't be takin' stuff apart. I got it back together and out of a gozillion screws only had one left over. It still sews, but still clunks. Gotta find someplace to have it checked!