The New Hotness

Mary gave her Juki TL-2010Q sewing machine a deep cleaning & oiling, deputizing me to remove & replace the covers.

For the record, standing the machine on its left end is the least-awful way to get the bottom cover off and on:

You must remove all six of those husky screws; the black feet remain firmly stuck in their recesses. It’s not particularly stable in that orientation, so keep a firm hand on the top to prevent an expensive fall.

I laid it down for the rest of the session:

She was unenthusiastic about wearing my headband light. Maybe next time.

It reassembled in reverse order and, after a brief tussle with the bobbin winder finger in the upper covers, runs smoothly.