# sewing machine oil as lube? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 21, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sewing-machine-oil-as-lube/36098 "2012-03-21T21:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gabero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gabero/32/968_2.png) [@gabero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gabero)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sewing-machine-oil-as-lube/36098/1 "2012-03-21T21:51:50Z")
I was using my PGM just like any other normal day. The bearing seized up completely and ran about 20 seconds before stopping. SO a friend handed me a bottle of oil for a sewing machine. First i checked out the bottle and made sure it wasn’t anything that would damage my bearing, after that I put just a tiny bit on the bearing. as i applied it to the bearing i noticed that it had a very low viscosity and had a slight smell to it but nothing bad. I put the yo-yo back together and it worked great! has anyone had any similar experiences like this? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sewing-machine-oil-as-lube/36098/2 "2012-03-21T22:40:10Z")
Should be fine. A lot of people used it w/o problems before specialized yoyo lube was marketed to the masses. ---
**Author:** ![gabero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gabero/32/968_2.png) [@gabero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gabero)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sewing-machine-oil-as-lube/36098/3 "2012-03-21T22:56:23Z")
That’s really cool. i don’t really like lube but on the other hand playing dry can be bad. i haven’t added anymore to it and it still works fine maybe i just had some lint in the bearing?