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If you were to begin a sewing machine Hall of Fame, the original few inductees might include the Singer 221 Featherweight and perhaps a Singer 201, but … it would unquestionably include a Bernina 830. This industry and sewing proven machine has a huge and committed following … and more and more sewists want to join the 830 club. As a result, even though it was only formulated from 1972 through 1977, it’s probably more in demand today than it ever has been. Prices regrettably reflect this — there’s not a outstanding supply, but there is a outstanding demand. Expect to compensate amongst $350 and $800 for a good used machine! The Bernina 830 is one of those rare and happy mechanical occurrences where the manufacturer plainly got everything right (kind of like a 1957 Chevrolet!). These metal and mechanical marvels purr along as with no problems or difficulties today as when they basi left the merchandiser showroom. The manuals are long out of print — altho copies are effortlessly found on the Internet. There are online aid groups as well (like I said, there’s a dedicated following!) The 830 is a sturdy mechanical machine — no computers or chips. It offers 21 stitches — with 15 of them being decorative. It has 5 dissimilar needle positions and you may vary the stitch width and length up to 4mm. You’ve likewise got a Five Step Buttonhole; this is the same as a four step buttonhole, with a fifth straight securing stitch down one side of the buttonhole stitching. Controls manage the stitch length (including reverse), the stitch width, and the stitch selection (straight/zig-zag mode or ornamental stitch mode). There’s a dial for the 5 step buttonhole as well as selections to drop the feed dogs and to slip into a “slow speed/high torque” mode for extra punch! Finally, there’s a socket that accepts Bernina’s presser foot lift arm. Nudge it with your right knee to raise the sewing foot (you may also raise it manually with the frequent lift arm behind the sewing head.). To actually use the knee lift properly, you will have to use your left foot for the foot control! This takes a tiny bit of getting-used-to, but is nice once you do so. The 830 is a free arm machine — though there is a sewing “table” that slides and locks onto the free arm — that uses old style Bernina feet. These are bayonet mount feet that pop on and off fantastically effortlessly (that’s what sold me on my original Bernina). The old style foot is a little shorter than the new style. Once you join the Bernina family, you’ll find yourself in ceaseless foot acquisition mode! There are dozens and dozens of feet — but you may get by with only a few. Standard feet on an original 830 include Zigzag, Embroidery, Overlock, Blindstitch, Buttonhole, Small Darning, Tailor tacking, Hemmer 4mm, Pintuck (7-groove), Lap Hemmer, Zipper, and the low Shank Adaptor. Bernina “Old Style” feet are readily available. List price have a tendancy to be $20 to $30 per foot; applied feet may only be a few dollars on Ebay. I’ve once in a while had bobbin woes on Bernina models — but never on the 830 series. It plainly works all the time. The Bernina 830 is a simple machine — but there’s something particular in regards to being simple. If you’re simple and easy-to-use … then you have to be really, actually good! The Bernina 830 passes this test without apparent effort — as attested by the legion of fond owners. If you get a chance to commence your own Hall of Fame, you couldn’t go defective by including the Bernina 830 as an early member! Most helpful customer reviews 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. To the mechanics of the foot itself, it attached perfectly to my older Singer. The bit of metal that goes ‘in the ditch’ guides you really well, but it has enough ‘give’ that excessive pressure to it just nudges it over a little. You move the foot back, and the metal bit just goes back to center. Basically, I hit a few spots where it got tripped up by there being something to push against (my own mistakes in putting the quilt together) and the bit didn’t bend. I was really afraid I’d ruined it a couple times, but it sprang back like a champ. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. |
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