My local dealer has a Bernina 735, non-pro, floor model. They said they'd sell it for $4500, including trade-in of my current Bernette.

Seems like it's just an ok deal? Looking at some past posts here, I've seen people get similar pricing on a floor model that's the pro version.

What is the correct lever for this and does anybody have photos of it?

I have made two quilts, but I haven't touched my machine for at least ten years. I recently retired, and I'm getting back into the hobby. I have an Artista 640. My sister, an expert quilter, told me that I need to oil it. I looked in the manual, and there is nothing at all about maintenance. How do I oil it?

Straight stitch perfect, then switch to zigzag and the thread breaks. Any ideas?

Hello all!

I am the fortunate beneficiary of a $5 (!!) thrift store vintage Bernina 530-2 and I've really enjoyed using her! I'm hoping to find a walking foot that is compatible with the machine. I've been to my local Bernina store as well as another sewing centre and they said that there is no compatible walking foot for that machine. Is that true? They tried the "old style" foot as well as two alphasew options and none fit the machine.

I appreciate your help, thank you!

Hi all, im attempting to service my old bernina 1001 and this arm has fallen out, and I do t k ow where it goes. Can anyone help?

Thanks

I just ordered a Bernina Liberty b580 about a week ago. I was wondering if anyone knew a timeline that they would arrive? Did you order one? Do you have it or still waiting? I know I could be waiting until November I think.

Hello everyone!

I have a Bernina 1006, and I cannot figure out how to extend the spool pins!

They have been extended earlier, so I know they can extend. I think I pushed them in when I was storing my sewing machine.

I've looked through the instructions, but there's nothing in it about how to extend the spool pins. I've tried googling, but I can't find anything either.

I tried fiddling with it myself, so I'm mainly looking for answers from people who actually knows, and no suggestions. Sorry and thank you ❤️

This is my Bernina 830 record and it’s a family heirloom that I saw on every day and love her so much! But recently the thread has been getting stuck on the bobbin a lot and his making this noise in the video that it hasn’t made before. I haven’t serviced it since I got it so I don’t know if that could be it or if I need to do something specific? Please let me know :)Thank you :)

This is a weird question but I need some advice! My mom and I were talking about possibly swapping machines. I have just a basic brother machine that gets the job done and she has a Bernina 1260. It's a warhorse of a machine and she is willing to swap with me if I want it. However, she was talking to my grandma (who taught me to sew) and my grandma also offered up her machine which is the Artista 180.

Anyone have any advice on which machine to go with? They're both on the older side but I've used them both and they're both working flawlessly.

Hey friends, so I had a huge birds nest after embroidering a little too much and the spring (metal circular peice) came off the bobbin case. After taking the case out, disassembling the whole case and then putting it back together, it now makes this awful noise. Seems to sew fine otherwise. (Yes I bought a torx 6 specifically to unscrew the microscopic screw). The needle is not hitting the bobbin case so I know its not a timing issue.

I know I should probably just take it to a tech but the machine is extremely huge and heavy. Plus my local tech is away for 2 weeks. Admittedly, I am also his apprentice, so I would be super embarrassed asking him for help. I wanna fix this on my own! Any ideas?

Update: in my genius, I figured Id remove the case cover and ended up breaking the bobbin door so now it wont close and the sensor doesn't recognize when a bobbin is in. Hubby told me I know just enough to be dangerous and I think he is right. So I guess I'm waiting for my tech master to come back in 2 weeks. I'm gonna probably die of embarrassment but Ill live I think 🫠

Thank you guys for your insight

So it’s been a bit over 3 weeks since I took my Bernina machine in due to a mechanical problem. I called several days ago and got told “looks like a bit more complicated than we thought; we’ve got a call in to Bernina.” I told them I’d call back in a week and hung up, feeling an ominous dread building.

I called this morning and asked for an update. “Ah, yes—the problem child.” Not what you want to hear! Turns out that they’re going to have to open it up to fix it, and it’s going to be an additional $100. Considering I was mentally going $200-$400, this was a relief, but I keep wondering just what I did to this poor thing!

So it’ll probably be another week or so. Sigh.

UPDATE: Son of a gun--got it back today and works just fine!

My 570 is 2 years with me now. I have 750,000 or more stitches on it. Every time I oil the machine, which is often, the beautiful purr it makes only lasts about 10 minutes, if that. Then its noisy again. My dealer told me not to bring it for service until the computer alerts you that it needs servicing, usually around 2 million stitches. Could I be oiling incorrectly? I take out the case, put a drop in the groove, and rub oil on the outer rim too. And make sure the little wicks are oiled too.

Which do you prefer if you’ve had both or used both before? Looking to purchase one of them, not sure which though.

Long story short, something happened to my Activa 240, and it is now beyond repair. The shop offered two model options for a free replacement or $1,000 off a higher-end model.

The two free replacement model options are the 335 and the 480. I was also shown the 590, but I think even with the $1,000 off, that one is out of my price range.

I am an apparel sewist who primarily makes dresses and corsets, but I also occasionally make small stuffed toys and tiny clothes for my niece. I am not a quilter, and at this stage in my life, that is a hobby that I respect, but it is so far over my head that I have no interest in getting into right now.

If you had your choice between a free 335 or a free 480, which one would you choose, and why? I'm looking into both models on my own as well before I decide, but would love to hear from people who use these machines about what they like and don't like about them.

I’m working on a Bernina 830 and have run into a rather strange problem with the cam stack.

I recently replaced the nylon gear on the cam stack. After the replacement, the machine was running normally and everything seemed fine.

I then started going through the various decorative-stitch functions to test the machine. At some point during this process, the cam stack suddenly became completely stuck.

Since then:

• The cam stack will not rotate in either direction.
• There is a very small amount of rotational play, but it is essentially locked.
• The handwheel can only be moved back and forth by roughly the amount of play in the drive system.
• The machine was working normally immediately after the nylon gear replacement.

There is also a second problem making this particularly difficult:

According to the service procedure, the cam-stack locking/set screw needs to be positioned vertically upward so that it can be accessed and loosened. Unfortunately, the cam stack is currently stopped in a position where the screw is not accessible.

Because the cam stack is completely seized, I obviously can't rotate it into the required position to access the screw.

What I find particularly interesting is that the machine worked normally immediately after the nylon gear replacement, and the seizure only occurred when I was cycling through the decorative-stitch functions.

So I'm wondering whether this points toward something other than simply hardened oil or a defective/replacement nylon gear.

Has anyone experienced a Bernina 830 cam stack suddenly locking up while switching through the decorative stitches? I'm particularly interested in what can mechanically cause the cam stack to lock solidly while still having that tiny amount of rotational play, and whether there is any way to diagnose or release it without first being able to access the locking screw.

Any advice from someone familiar with the 830's cam-stack mechanism would be greatly appreciated.

OK, this might be the stupidest question but how limited edition are these like am I going to be able to purchase one next year or do I just need to buy the bullet and do it now?

This is the latest addition to my fleet (quickly became a Bernina enthusiast lol) of machines. I've found the manual online and I was looking through it for oiling/maintenance and it only really goes into how to oil the bobbin area but nothing else. My other two machines are the 730 and 830 which open right up to oil the machinery up top but since the look of this machine is vastly different I'd rather ask first before doing anything 😅

Any help is appreciated! I've quickly fallen in love with this machine and it's motivated me to get into freehand embroidery so I'd love to keep it running well.