Bernina 830 service manual ?
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ish) that I literally found in the street. Aside from a few cosmetic
problems, it works very well. Only issue is that the lever to adjust the
stitch length doesn't want to lock in the shortest setting. Um, if you
know what I mean.. So, I can't get the decorative stitches to look very
nice. As far as I can tell, this model has no adjustment for the stitches
beyond width and length.
Does anyone know if there is anyplace I can buy or download a Bernina 830
Service manual? I have a printout of the users' manual, but that doesn't
help much...
There is a Bernina Dealer/service center 'nearby', about 10 miles away,
but I don't currently have a car. I am also a little nervous about getting
it serviced. ('It can't be fixed... They don't make the parts... How about
this $7,000.00 combination sewing machine / serger / coffee maker / alarm
clock / rotisserie? )
So, I'd be grateful for any advice. :)
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Kate XXXXXX
> Hello everyone, My very first post... I have a Bernina 830 (1970's -
> ish) that I literally found in the street. Aside from a few cosmetic
> problems, it works very well. Only issue is that the lever to adjust the
> stitch length doesn't want to lock in the shortest setting. Um, if you
> know what I mean.. So, I can't get the decorative stitches to look very
> nice. As far as I can tell, this model has no adjustment for the stitches
> beyond width and length.
>
> Does anyone know if there is anyplace I can buy or download a Bernina 830
> Service manual? I have a printout of the users' manual, but that doesn't
> help much...
>
> There is a Bernina Dealer/service center 'nearby', about 10 miles away,
> but I don't currently have a car. I am also a little nervous about getting
> it serviced. ('It can't be fixed... They don't make the parts... How about
> this $7,000.00 combination sewing machine / serger / coffee maker / alarm
> clock / rotisserie? )
>
> So, I'd be grateful for any advice. :)
>
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> Mad? Possibly....
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lucky thing, you!
You may find that all it needs is a bit of oiling... For basic old
Bernina oiling, take off the free-arm cover and the top, and oil all the
red painted dots. Clean out any lint and fluff that has fossilized
rounf the feed dogs. While you have the top off, take a look and see
what you see happening as you waggle the stitch length lever up and
down... If any grease on the mechanism has gone dark and waxy, pick it
off with something like a plastic toothpick and replace it with sewing
machine grease or Vaseline.
Meanwhile you might also like to join the Yahoo group wefixit, dedicated
to getting old sewingmachines back into working order. If someone
knows of a copy of the workshop repair manual, they'll let you know.
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Ron Anderson
"marcfrick2112" <marcandre_at_ea...@foo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello everyone, My very first post... I have a Bernina 830 (1970's -
> ish) that I literally found in the street. Aside from a few cosmetic
> problems, it works very well. Only issue is that the lever to adjust the
> stitch length doesn't want to lock in the shortest setting. Um, if you
> know what I mean.. So, I can't get the decorative stitches to look very
> nice. As far as I can tell, this model has no adjustment for the stitches
> beyond width and length.
>
> Does anyone know if there is anyplace I can buy or download a Bernina 830
> Service manual? I have a printout of the users' manual, but that doesn't
> help much...
>
> There is a Bernina Dealer/service center 'nearby', about 10 miles away,
> but I don't currently have a car. I am also a little nervous about getting
> it serviced. ('It can't be fixed... They don't make the parts... How about
> this $7,000.00 combination sewing machine / serger / coffee maker / alarm
> clock / rotisserie? )
>
> So, I'd be grateful for any advice. :)
Very simple device. The lever has a knob on the end you turn it in (tighten)
to shorten the stitch length or loosen to lengthen them.
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marcfrick2112
http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-Bernina-830-service-manual-50880-.htm :
Thanks for the advice Kate! I'm pretty sure I didn't oil everything that
might need it. And I'll take a look at everything, and see what's up.
Ron, thanks also. I can adjust the stitch length by turing the knob, but
only up to a certain point. The lever just won't move up to the
recommended setting for the decorative stitches.
Marc
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
> How very wise of you on all points. A rescued classic Bernina! You
> lucky thing, you!
> You may find that all it needs is a bit of oiling... For basic old
> Bernina oiling, take off the free-arm cover and the top, and oil all
> the
> red painted dots. Clean out any lint and fluff that has fossilized
> rounf the feed dogs. While you have the top off, take a look and see
> what you see happening as you waggle the stitch length lever up and
> down... If any grease on the mechanism has gone dark and waxy, pick it
> off with something like a plastic toothpick and replace it with sewing
> machine grease or Vaseline.
> Meanwhile you might also like to join the Yahoo group wefixit,
> dedicated
> to getting old sewingmachines back into working order. If someone
> knows of a copy of the workshop repair manual, they'll let you know.
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Betsy
> marcfrick2112 had written this in response to
> http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-Bernina-830-service-manual-50880-.htm :
> Thanks for the advice Kate! I'm pretty sure I didn't oil everything that
> might need it. And I'll take a look at everything, and see what's up.
>
> Ron, thanks also. I can adjust the stitch length by turing the knob, but
> only up to a certain point. The lever just won't move up to the
> recommended setting for the decorative stitches.
>
> Marc
My 530 has another lever on the right end of the machine. If that lever
is up, the stitch length lever behaves like yours. If it is down the
stitch length lever can move through its full range. I don't have an
830, but I think it may work like this too.
--Betsy
Ron Anderson
"marcfrick2112" <marcandre_at_ea...@foo.com> wrote in message
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Try putting it in place where you want it then tighten the knob
Is a very simple system. just moves a slide block inside not much at all
that can go wring with it. You might pop the top and look in there to be
sure nothing foreign is jammed in it. You would be surprised at what I see
inside machines. Children and mice seem to love storing things in sewing
machines.
Found nearly 5 pounds of raisins in one old singer for a customer. She could
not imagine where they went and suddenly her machine just would not move. We
both got a chuckle on that one.
yvonne.fi...@gmail.com
> Hello everyone, My very first post... I have a Bernina 830 (1970's -
> ish) that I literally found in the street. Aside from a few cosmetic
> problems, it works very well. Only issue is that the lever to adjust the
> stitch length doesn't want to lock in the shortest setting. Um, if you
> know what I mean.. So, I can't get the decorative stitches to look very
> nice. As far as I can tell, this model has no adjustment for the stitches
> beyond width and length.
>
> Does anyone know if there is anyplace I can buy or download a Bernina 830
> Service manual? I have a printout of the users' manual, but that doesn't
> help much...
>
> There is a Bernina Dealer/service center 'nearby', about 10 miles away,
> but I don't currently have a car. I am also a little nervous about getting
> it serviced. ('It can't be fixed... They don't make the parts... How about
> this $7,000.00 combination sewing machine / serger / coffee maker / alarm
> clock / rotisserie? )
>
> So, I'd be grateful for any advice. :)
>
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> Marc Frick
> ----------
>
> Mad? Possibly....
>
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BEI Design
> On Friday, January 8, 2010 at 12:50:03 AM UTC-5, marcfrick2112
> wrote:
>> me, I just inherited a Bernina with beautiful wooden
>> desktop and removable machine. I can't figure out how to
>> lift the machine to the table top. It looks like it is
>> attached to two metal roller bars, yet it won't move. What
>> do I do to be able to bring the machine up to use it? my
>> email is Yvonne.fi...@gmail.com. thanks so much.
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