How difficult is it to go from a serger to a cover lock with this machine? I have heard that it is a real pain to swap the combo machines over??? TY
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It took me a few hours over a couple of days to really get comfortable with the threading of this machine. I ended up watching a You Tube video to figure out a problem that I couldn't figure out with the manual alone. Now after a couple of months I would say it takes less than five minutes max for me to change the threading. Even though the threading is a bit fiddly, I am very happy to own this machine and use it regularly.
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Hi Karen, That's how Amazon list it. This serger is made by Janome. If you have any further questions feel free to call toll free at 800-442-8227 and you can ask for our sewing specialists either Fred or Paul. Thanks, Scott
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There are some good tutorials on YouTube for treading sergers, because you have to tread it in a certain order or the knife will cut the tread. I also found that tweezers help to get the tread through the small places. Mine came with strings already threaded through the machine you can tie your thread to the strings and pull it all the way through the machine that's supposed to be the easiest way. I had to take mine to a shop and the nice man charged me $25 to thread it. Good luck!
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the only other place to buy, was ebay. and you have to buy the whole machine. another suggestion is to look on the web for parts binging sold for singer tiny serger.
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UPDATE: I originally answered that the Distinctive Blind Hem Presser Foot would work with the Brother. Well, it does BUT NOT WITH THE BROTHER SERGER! My thanks to Margaret E. Hannibal whose answer pointed me to an overlooked fact: R.Eakin was inquiring about the Brother Serger, not an "ordinary" Brother sewing machine. The Serger is not a sewing machine as one (me) might ordinarily think: it is used to cut, sew, and edge fabrics in one step. My apologies, too, to R. Eakin for my terrific answer . . . sigh . . . that had nothing to do with the Serger. I am leaving my discussion of low-/high-shank presser feet under the heading of "General Sewing Machine Features." Regarding presser feet - in general. First some anatomy: when lowered, the presser foot sandwiches the material between itself and the feed dog (the toothy plate that advances the material); the presser foot snaps onto the shank; the shank is screwed onto the presser bar; the presser bar is what one raises and lowers to raise and lower the presser foot. For the most, there are two types of presser feet shanks: low (most) and high (some, e.g. a few singers). To determine whether the shank is low or high, with any presser foot attached to your machine, lower the presser foot all the way (no fabric on the machine) to the feed dog and measure from the feed dog (i.e., the bottom of the presser foot) to the screw hole (where the shank is screwed onto the presser bar). For low shanks, the distance will be approximately three-quarters of an inch (3/4"); for high shanks the distance will be approximately one and one-quarter inches (1 1/4"). The "Distinctive Blind Hem Sewing Machine Presser Foot" is for low shank machines. However, you can buy an attachment to adapt the a low shank machine to a high shank machine if you cannot find the appropriate high shank presser foot. Hope this is not too verbose. Ed
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The two bolts on the cover face are meant to go into two holes on the machine. The holes may not line up so you may need to drill two 1/8" (approx) new holes in the machine for the bolts to go through. There are no locking edges.My switch goes flat on the base casting of my machine. It is not in a separate electrical box. If you have a box that should make it easier.The wiring block should be similar in size to the one you are replacing, but may not be a perfect fit. I had to do some filing on the opening in my machine to get this to fit, but that was no big deal. If it looks like your old one and has the same specs it should work and save you a lot of money and further searching. The two bolts on the cover face are meant to go into two holes on the machine. The holes may not line up so you may need to drill two 1/8" (approx) new holes in the machine for the bolts to go through. There are no locking edges.My switch goes flat on the base casting of my machine. It is not in a separate electrical box. If you have a box that should make it easier.The wiring block should be similar in size to the one you are replacing, but may not be a perfect fit. I had to do some filing on the opening in my machine to get this to fit, but that was no big deal. If... » Read More The two bolts on the cover face are meant to go into two holes on the machine. The holes may not line up so you may need to drill two 1/8" (approx) new holes in the machine for the bolts to go through. There are no locking edges.My switch goes flat on the base casting of my machine. It is not in a separate electrical box. If you have a box that should make it easier.The wiring block should be similar in size to the one you are replacing, but may not be a perfect fit. I had to do some filing on the opening in my machine to get this to fit, but that was no big deal. If it looks like your old one and has the same specs it should work and save you a lot of money and further searching. « Show Less
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You can get an adapter, usually I see wooden ones that the spool goes on giving a firmer grip on the machine. I would go for a bigger spool for a serger since these don't have a lot to them. Great for one or two projects per color and a lot of colors in the pack. I use them on my sewing machine without an adapter, just put it over the spool pin thread and go. They aren't high quality, so not good for projects requiring stronger thread... But good for personal and fun projects. I haven't had issues.
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I have my sewing machine and serger sitting on it and sew with no problems. It works great for me. Because it is slim it fits well in my room but it is not the best if you want it to cut large items on. For my machine use and cutting small items it is perfect.
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It is just a serger, but sergers are nothing like a sewing machine. This serger is wonderful, especially for the price. There are sewing machines who have "serging attachments" but they really do not serge. A serger is a unique machine, and I use it for all my quilt blocks, when I do alterations, for decorative finishes on items, but never for seams, it finishes seams, and things like that. Hope that helps you.
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Izzy, if you can thread a sewing machine, you can thread this machine. I carefully followed the directions in the booklet and to my surprise I got it on the first try. I also took the beginning serger class on Craftsy.com which helped. The difficulty with threading the machine is tight space. But with the tweezers its manageable. I would do it when you have an hour of uninterrupted time to concentrate on it the task at hand. Then go step by step. I never used a serger before. I was very leery when I started, but it was easier than I thought. I think this is a good basic machine for beginning to use a serger. I made a simple knit skirt using the serger. It was fast and I got a good result. I really recommend the Craftsy class which I watched prior to using my machine. Hope this helps.
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Turn the handwheel until the needle is all the way to the left position and the green dots are lined up vertically. Making sure the thread guide is at its highest position, put the thread through the loop. Bring it down and thread it through the top hole, making sure the thread is ABOVE the stitch length dial. After threading through the top hold, bring the thread around and thread it through the bottom hole, also from back to front. Drape it over the thread tension adjuster, making sure the tension is not too tight. It must go through there easily. In front of the thread tension adjuster is another hole. Thread it through that and into the hold just on the other side of it. When you see the thread coming through into the machine, using tweezers, put it through the hook to hold it in place and then, using a needle threader, pull the thread through the needle from back to front. Thread should come out of needle facing you. I have found that using cone thread is easier than spool thread, although with some playing around with the adjustments, spool thread will do if its your only color match to the fabric. Make sure you double check the threading procedure as sometimes the thread goes under the stitch length dial or its not threaded through the thread tension adjuster properly. It's hard to explain without a drawing, but I'm not sure how to scan and put it on here for you. Also note that a blind hemmer has no bobbin thread. Hope this helps!
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Have you tried to push the round wheel in and turn it at the same time? That's if I'm understanding you correctly.If not please let me know .my serger is out in my sewing shop. If you still need help I will gladly go and recheck it and let you now what I find.
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I haven't tried yet.... and I actually want a second one. I really like them and want to mount one over my serger too. I am sure that if you have something the bracket can be mounted to you can pretty much make it *do* anything you want with a little ingenuity and power tools.
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You have to read the error code ( 4 beeps ) in the trouble section guide. Then follow their instructions step by step. I have a singer 6180 and one time I forgot to switch the bobbin stick back after filled the thread. It did not sew as well. Good Luck, Paul
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Wow, thanks for asking this question. I never thought of that, and that fact that the combination has to be set to close the lock helped me choose not to buy this lock. Thank you.
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I wish I could answer that! I have forgotten and have forgotten my combination. I know I wrote all this down "somewhere" and hopefully will find the information before traveling again. Sorry!! P.S. I had no trouble with my lock, but my husband's lock stuck and then did not recognize his combination.