How do you clean your bobbin area?

[Gilligan]

Specifically on a PR-650 if you can but in general works as well.

I'm talking about where the bobbin goes in the machine.  All the trims and lint pile up in there and I was told (by a not so educated "trainer" not to use canned air).

What should I do then?

[mk162]

umm, canned air.

we use a blast from the air compressor.  it's easier.

[beanie357]

shop vac,pull bobbin, wipe oil, then canned air. Never had an issue. Tajima tech showed us.

[mk162]

Melco tech training years ago showed us.  Then everybody we know does the same as well.

[Socalfmf]

we do both like brad

sam

[inkman996]

Wipe then compressor air, or canned is fine. Sheesh can't be;ieve you were told not to use canned air lol.

[Gilligan]

I think it was because of the "chemicals" or some rubbish like that.

The lady was CLEARLY not qualified... hell she told me the little "thread bumper" piece that goes behind the needles (which does more harm than good) was my "camera".

The PR-1000 has a camera, not the 650... and it looks nothing like that.

[inkman996]

I think it was because of the "chemicals" or some rubbish like that.

The lady was CLEARLY not qualified... hell she told me the little "thread bumper" piece that goes behind the needles (which does more harm than good) was my "camera".

The PR-1000 has a camera, not the 650... and it looks nothing like that.

That some funny stuff considering canned air is advertised for cleaning electronics, yep qualified she was not.

[mooseman]

air, oil, brush, vacuum whatever .....you can't hut it with air & oil. the more important issue is to clean often and oil every 4-6 hours of operation. Another important point clean the air intakes on your power unit . you will be surprised how clogged with lint they get closing off the cooling air.
mooseman

[mk162]

you do need to be careful and filter your air from a compressor,

[bj]

She obviously doesn't have much experience with emb. machines then.  Everyone I have ever worked for, know and myself have used it for years without issues. 

[stitches4815]

I think Tajima sells canned air with their logo on it.   

[Gilligan]

I think Tajima sells canned air with their logo on it.   

That's probably "special" air in that can.

[stitches4815]

Seriously, we use canned air (normal canned air that you can purchase at Walmart) on our machine.  It is recommended by Tajima to use it.  There are areas a brush can't get into to clean. 

[shellyky]

brush out the big stuff, then canned air...i was told not to use canned air as well--their reason being, it shoves the threads up into crevasses that it shouldn't be in....so i just take the effort not to aim it into those areas...