Anyone have a '70s Bernina 830 record with nice decals?
 

Hi all. I bought one of these beautiful machines a few weeks ago but the top cover's decals have partially been rubbed off (no doubt lovingly, and over forty two years). Can someone take a clear picture of them as they should be preferably from, say, six feet away (to avoid the fish eye effect of being too close)? My plan is to re-make them and print onto clear waterslide.
Here is what I have right now:
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I don't have this machine, but I know someone who does. I'll be seeing her next week; if you haven't got a picture by then, I'll bring my camera and take one for you.

I found this page http://edsmum.wordpress.com/2010/11/...d-circa-1980s/

It had this image:
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You're wonderful, thank you Jennifer.

Thanks foufymaus, but it's not face on. I could trace this out on illustrator (or open source equivalent Inkscape) but I'd have to adjust it so it wouldn't look funny.

The path of least effort is what I'm looking for, and a nice clear picture face on would be really easy for someone (Jennifer23 most likely). Once I have done the job I'll put the file somewhere, maybe with instructions, so that anyone else can use it if they need it.

I've got one sitting upstairs, so I can take all the pictures you want. However I won't be able to do so until Monday. If you are still looking then, send me a PM and I can email as many pictures from what ever angle you desire until we get it right.

Though I'm not sure about the "face on" as these are on top of the machine - but I can stand on a ladder to get them, not a big deal either. I have a high resolution DSL camera too, so can get very high resolution pictures if you want them.

I have several, but I'm not sure what face on means(like Macybaby). I see the photo posted is slightly angled. Is that what you can't use?

That's right Candace, I need it to be not angled and not a close-up, because cameras tend to go fisheye and bend the outsides a bit.
Face on was how I think of it, like looking straight at someone in the face. Actually, if I had the good one I'd remove the top plate and pop it on a flat bed scanner, but I wouldn't ask someone else to do this: Taking a clear picture will be perfectly fine, and I can quite easily make a waterslide printable image out of it.

Thanks Macybaby. If you can I would appreciate it and Jennifer will be spared the embarrassment of explaining to her friend why she needs to take a picture of her sewing machine for an Irishman/Australian she's never met :p

Let me know if you still need the pics. My 830 Record is ready and willing to be a model for a photo.

Well I'll take the first one when I get it. The sooner the better, and everyone else who's kindly offered will be off the hook :)

It sounds like Macybaby has a better camera than me, and quilter1 has a machine in search of fame, so chances are you'll get good pictures before I could do it.

Haha... asking to do it and explaining why are actually the parts of this little project I was most looking forward to! I'm pretty hard to embarrass, I guess.

I can wait then, if you really want to do it. We could turn it into a competition for the sexiest 830 :D
"Here they come in their bathing foots. Oh! And it seems they've all chosen to wear red tonight" <wolf whistles and cheers erupt>

How much did you pay for your 'new' 830? You will love it. Mine does FMQ wondfullllllly!

Probably shouldn't say but it was way under the current prices and I got it at a garage sale. Apart from the top decals, it's in amazingly good condition and sews like a dream. Yes I do like sewing with it - extremely smooth.

I also have a 530-2, and it seems almost identical to the 830, but without being worth a gazillion bucks. I don't understand why the 830 is worth so much. There was one in Australia in "as new" condition that went for over $1,400 last week! Ludicrous that the 530-2 is almost the same machine but is practically worthless (lucky I got it for nothing then, isn't it?).

I have both models as well and the 830 has electronic components in the speed control or foot control that the 530-2 doesn't. It makes for a smoother feeling machine and FMQ's a bit easier and better because of this (IMO). The 830 caught on better with quilters and although I do agree with you that the 530 is a great machine, I'd still pick the 830 over it.

If you still need them I'll get pictures Monday. Can try the scanning too. Right now I'm 500 miles away from the machine.

Thank you Cathy. I'd hate to be 500 miles away from any of my machines. You must be sad :(

I would love to find a Bernina in my area to buy that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. I have a friend who has one and she swears by it, but won't sell even tho she doesn't sew anymore.

Mine doesn't have "electronic" written on it and it's from 1972 (I have the receipt). I'd hope it has no electronics inside, because I'd rather stay self-sufficient. It did come with a darning hoop though, so certainly it seems to have been made with free motion as a feature. The manual that came with it is in Italian, too. The lady who owned it was Italian of course, but the receipt says she bought it in Melbourne. Doesn't make it any easier for me to read it though. Don't really want to learn Italian. Don't suppose anyone has a PDF manual too? They seem pretty rare on the 'net

EDIT: Just to make it clear, I want one in English, not Italian - amusing images popping into my head now :D

If yours has the min/max. switch it has a fuse of some sort or diode?? under the switch. The 830E has the electronics in the foot control.

Yes it has that switch. No pesky electronics is good in my book :)

As luck would have it, I just brought home my 3rd 830 this afternoon. Here are a few pics. Hope you can use them.

Thanks Candace. I'm sure I can make some new ones from your picture.

It's taking too long, possibly due to lack of talent with the tool (Inkscape).
I could do it but if I can get a scan or high resolution pic it'd be much less work.
Thanks

Anyone else have any luck with a good picture of the decals?

Mike,

I know this is not what you are looking for, but if you cannot get someone to get a photo which suits you, then can you cut and paste the appropriate stitches from something like this?

http://www.berninainireland.com/images/430%20card2.jpg

I know nothing about decal making, so maybe that was a dumb-dumb suggestion.

Good luck!!!

I forgot! I've got to be in the office tomorrow, so if you can wait until Wednesday - I can send you very high resolution digital pictures.

Send me your email via PM so I can send them to you - otherwise they'll be resized to something quite small.

Cathy

Oh how exciting! Thanks Cathy, I'll PM you immediately. I've already waited over a week so no problem.

Thanks to Cathy, I made a printable version of the stitch pattern decals for the 830.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?...mZ5OFN0Y2FIRG8

Mike, I think you have just given us all a marvelous idea, should we ever want to get a tattoo.

;-)

I am intrigued by this process. It would be nice to do that with other items with worn decals. Is it difficult? What program, tools, etc. does one need to do this?

To make the pdf I just needed inkscape, which is free, and it wasn't difficult. Can't tell you how well the decals look yet, since I haven't done it yet.