Ugh, cleaning the old machine. <br /><br />
The presser foot on my Singer 99 was lowering really slowly so I've taken out the presser bar and it's soaking in kerosene (nasty nasty stuff) to scrub later. I also cleaned the holes it goes through. I'm mad that the shop's "premium service" on an 84 year old machine doesn't include un gumming everything. And I had to twist q tips dipped in alcohol in and out of one of the oil holes so I could screw in the seam guide I got. I need to do the other ones but didn't feel like it tonight. Then tomorrow I might wipe the dirt off the outside so eventually I can put on new clear coat cause the old shellac is all gross and flaking off. Oil is like my least favorite thing to have on my hands so this has been an Ordeal. Oh I also have to clean out the grease ports on the motor and put new grease in there and it should run better. It sucks cause I wanna sew with it :/
But since the new grease in the motor it isn't getting stopped by the bobbin winder being engaged anymore, and the vintage bobbins I got on ebay are working a lot better than the plastic ones from the store. And everybody knows singer's new metal bobbins are terrible