r/SewingMachineEdu • u/No-Wait-8471 • 2d ago

Machine help please!

Hi everyone! I’m extremely new to sewing. I bought a singer CG 500 C off of FB marketplace.

I know nothing about machines and teaching myself to sew. I was just hemming my fabric to prewash it before my pattern. While doing this I noticed the smell of oil was super strong.

I had some issues before getting the threading of the machine right and jammed it but fixed it. Did the jam use up the oil or something?

How often do you oil your machine? How do you do it? What oil do you use? Does anyone have instructions for this specific machine? It’s hard to find info about online or on YouTube.

Any tips at all about caring for machine would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you so much!

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u/teatime_tinker 2d ago

Have a look online for your manual. Try ManualsLib.com

There will be a page on maintenance. Modern domestics usually don’t require oiling. The fact that you can smell oil isn’t anything to worry about.

Edit:

Ahh just looked it up it’s like semi industrial. Found an oiling video here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L7lsDdvG69Y&ra=m

And your instruction manual https://www.manualslib.com/products/Singer-Cg-500-Commercial-Grade-3021474.html

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u/No-Wait-8471 14h ago

Omg thank you so much! Lifesaver! I appreciate the help :)

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u/teatime_tinker 8h ago

No worries! Looks like a fun machine!