Repair Tech: This maintenance routine will SAVE your sewing machine (my exact process!)

Sewing machine maintenance at home, explained step-by-step by a professional repair technician. In this video I share exactly how I clean and oil a sewing machine at home to keep it sewing great. We’ll cover: what type of sewing machine oil is safe, what products to avoid (is canned air safe?), how to clean the bobbin area, remove lint from the feed dogs, how to safely clean your tension discs, how to check your “check spring”, and where to apply sewing machine oil. ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 🧰 Get the FREE Clean Machine Toolkit PDF 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/toolkit-yt/ 💚 Use code LISA20 for 20% OFF Sewing Doc Academy courses! 💚 Learn from Sewing Doc Academy 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/sewdoc 🔧 Try Orderry, the BEST Repair Shop Software: https://orderry.com/?r=rKFLu9NoyITGno... ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 🪛 TABLE OF CONTENTS 🪛 00:00:44 At-home sewing machine maintenance vs Service shop 00:01:18 Supplies needed 00:05:03 Removing needle plate 00:06:34 Cleaning under the bobbin case 00:08:12 Inspecting bobbin case and needle plate for burrs 00:09:33 Where to apply sewing machine oil (top-loading bobbin, vertical bobbin) 00:11:15 Cleaning the tension discs 00:13:34 Inspecting and cleaning the needlebar area 00:17:00 Checking the check spring 00:18:30 Outtro ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 💚 The BEST Online Sewing Machine Repair Courses 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/sewdoc 🧰 Get the FREE Clean Machine Toolkit 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/toolkit-yt/ 🧵 Get the FREE Tension Rescue Toolkit 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/tension/ 💰 Get the FREE Sewing Machine Repair Income Calculator 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/income/ 📬 Subscribe to my newsletter 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/newsletter-sign-up/ 🧵 METRO-DETROIT: Let me service your sewing machine 👉🏻 https://seamswell.co/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 👩🏻‍🔧 ABOUT LISA After a corporate layoff rocked my world in 2023, I traded Zoom meetings for sewing machines. I now operate Seamswell, my small-but-growing sewing machine repair business out of my home workshop in Northville, MI. I eager to share what I’ve learned about sewing machine service and repair, and inspire others to better care for these wonderful machines. ⟡ Website: https://seamswell.co/ ⟡ Instagram:   / lisaseamswell   ⟡ E-Mail: lisa@seamswell.co ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ ♫ Thank you Louie Zong for use the awesome music: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/ ** Affiliate Disclaimer ** Links in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase through my link, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It's a great way to support my small channel. Thank you!