Sewing Machine Service
How Often

How often should your machine be serviced? Most home sewing machines have a top steel shaft and bottom shaft that run through steel bushings and they need annual lubrication to prevent them from freezing up (seizing up). The motor works harder to turn the shafts as they dry up and puts a strain on it and other parts in the machine. The motor can burn up, get hot and prematurely wear out the brushes. Newer machines today have a composite washer or felt to hold the oil longer but still needs to be recharged every year. By having your machine service annually you will ensure a much longer life for your machine and trouble free sewing.
When we service your machine we also do a lot of preventive maintenance such as oil and grease all moving parts, power air clean inside, check & adjust belt tensions, belt condition, brushes in the motor, remove any burrs on hook, check needle bar and bushings, presser foot alignment, inspect and clean build-up in gears, check and calibrate tensions, adjust tension release, check needle plate for burrs, check hook timing and adjust, check and adjust reverse, check bobbin winding, check light, and much more. All of this will keep your machine running properly and give you the best sewing experience. Most manufacturers require this to maintain your warrantee. Even though your manual may say it doesn’t need oil that means the operator doesn’t have to oil it on a daily basis, ALL MACHINES NEED OIL at some point. If your manual says it does need oil, it is only referring to what you as the consumer can oil such as the hook one drop for every two whole bobbins but the inside still needs to be oiled by a service tech annually. If you haven’t had it serviced it will break down just like a car without oil!!
Most machines today, the manufacturer doesn’t want the consumer inside the machine because of the electronics and circuit boards. They don’t want oil on the boards and in some of the sensors, ect. Not any dealer can service machines anymore. The trainings that we go to teach us how to make adjustment to the electronic components and calibrate them all. An average machine today has 4 to 5 motors in them that control such things as the zigzag, stitch length, bobbin winder etc, this eliminates many moving parts and makes the machine more reliable and more precise. The new Bernina 830 has 9 motors in it all controlled by the electronics. It is truly the ultimate sewing machine.
If you have embroidery machine the emb. Module also needs to be serviced. We only charge $15 to service the module. The arm moves in the X & Y direction and has two different motors to move it with each arm on a shaft that needs lubrication. There are also gears & belts in all modules that need grease.

Tech Dept.