What should I know about getting a Brother BAS-416A embroidery machine?
My fiance and I run a screen printing business and came across a non-working BAS-416 machine. We have fixed it! Now we want to learn how to digitize images. Any insight and/or links to resources would be greatly appreciated!
I was going to give my usual answer in that you need a software program for creating your own designs and that it takes quite a bit of time to learn to digitize a professional quality product.
However, after viewing the manual for this model, I am beginning to think the machine is as equality difficult to learn. I cannot tell what machine embroidery format it requires.
http://www.brothercom.ro/docs/2-Partsbook%20-%20carti%20piese%20de%20schimb/Masini%20de%20brodat%20BROTHER/BES-1210BC%20BAS-401,412A,416A/BES-1210-BAS-416A%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf
Most owners of professional embroidery machines, have a company rep help them set-up and learn to use the machine.
The format appears to be .dst (Tajima). Finding a software program is not difficult. Most, if not all will save in the format of all embroidery machines.
Machine embroidery software requires a Windows OS.
If you do a search of free machine embroidery software or free machine embroidery trials you will get a sampling how to create your own designs.
Good luck in your adventures into machine embroidery.
I was going to give my usual answer in that you need a software program for creating your own designs and that it takes quite a bit of time to learn to digitize a professional quality product.
However, after viewing the manual for this model, I am beginning to think the machine is as equality difficult to learn. I cannot tell what machine embroidery format it requires.
http://www.brothercom.ro/docs/2-Partsbook%20-%20carti%20piese%20de%20schimb/Masini%20de%20brodat%20BROTHER/BES-1210BC%20BAS-401,412A,416A/BES-1210-BAS-416A%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf
Most owners of professional embroidery machines, have a company rep help them set-up and learn to use the machine.
The format appears to be .dst (Tajima). Finding a software program is not difficult. Most, if not all will save in the format of all embroidery machines.
Machine embroidery software requires a Windows OS.
If you do a search of free machine embroidery software or free machine embroidery trials you will get a sampling how to create your own designs.
Good luck in your adventures into machine embroidery.
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