Sounds like you have it pretty much under control.
The 15 was a great old gal, in production for many, many years. Many
of them were used daily and on rough fabrics---twills, other denims,
and most fabrics were a lot coarser in times gone by---and still they
performed well. There are a lot of them still in daily service,
although not usually to their original masters.....
As to oiling, I oil any machine without a pump or oilpan once a month
or so, but my machines are in use most days, sometimes all day.
There's no chance you'll not want to oil it after sitting all that
time.
thing is what kind of oil.
Most of the machines that come here for repair have some sort of
tension issue (usually user-induced)
to the wrong kind of oil having been used and the whole thing feels
almost like it's seized. So using the right kind of oil according to
the frequency the manual calls for is the key.
Need any more info, holler.
OT from the OT: I had 107 of the old 'black' Singers, at least one
primo example of each major machine that Singer made, when the house
burned. All were up and running nicely and I loved playing with
them. Now I have a few that folks brought in for repair and then
abandoned, but nothing like the gang before.
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