This message was posted by Wishes on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/611/2.html#000018 I would like someone from Melco to chim in about oiling the machine more often if you live in a Super Dry Area. I ask because we live in southern Arizona and we oil when the timers tell us to. If we begin to hear a rubbing noise we add oil. We have very few issues. We also have been to a shop in Las Vegas where the operator was oiling the hook every morning becasue he did this on a previous brand of machine. The bobbin cardboard was soaked to the point of turing darkand the whole bobbin holder was coated in oil. The thread was getting soaked in oil. I hesitate to put in more oil than recommended in that the engineers who designed these machines have taken this into account. We don't oil our cars anymore than recommened by the manufacturer. Just don't want to create a mess with too much oil. Margaret =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================