Daily Machine Maintenance
Check Oil Wicks
Tools needed:
Paper Towels
Machine Oil
WD-40
Air Compressor or Canned Air
Time to complete:
Approximately 10 minutes
Your APQS machine does not require daily oiling. To avoid getting oil on a quilt, you may wish to check the
oiling wicks before you load a new quilt on the machine, and any time the machine has been setting idle
for a long time.
Use your finger and rub it across each one of the 4 oiling wicks. It should be wet with oil. If it is not, simply
put one to two drops of oil on that particular wick. Check each of the four wicks separately. Each wick will
absorb oil differently; you won’t need to oil each one every time.
Avoid over-oiling your quilting machine. Some signs of over-oiling include excess oil accumulating on the
needle bar or hopping foot, oil dripping from the light bar or out the side of the machine, or oil spots on
the quilt. Take time to wipe the needle bar and hopping foot before quilting, and do not leave the machine
parked on top of a quilt overnight or for an extended period.
Oil residue on fingertip =
NO OIL NEEDED
Rub your finger across each of the 4 oiling wicks; it
should be wet with oil. If any wick is dry, add one
to two drops of oil to that particular wick.
Oil Wicks on top of machine
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