Does this machine cut the edge of the seams?
1835509
No, it does not have cutting blades. You have to trim the seam before serging.
1283120
No. It's made to thin the edges on leather around the area you are sewing togeather
427370
No it does not and that is a bit of a pain. We keep a good pair of kitchen shears handy and that serves well. The machine works so much better and quieter than the other two we've had that I don't really miss the bag cutter.
1316804
It will trim things up to 1 inch. It cuts a little slower at that size but it does work well
1830609
No, it does straight stitch as well. You can do anything a regular machine would do.
1884143
not really, no. you drag the blade through the grooves... works best on a straight-edge.
1754346
Yes it does. Pages 44/45 of manual gives instructions for adjusting for thick seams. There's a presser foot locking pin that can be adjusted for this. Haven't tried that yet. Love this machine, I actually have two, one at each daughter's house. Manual is complete, clear and customer service if you need to ask a question is available forever. Take a look at http:solutions.brother.com.
1881446
Yes it does. This edger is great. I have a corner lot with a lot of area to edge. I use it every other time I mow. After one year the blade has worn down some but there is also a depth adjustment lever to compensate.
1816276
No the blade is just a straight shape edge. There are holes throught the blade above the edge so what you are cutting does not adhear to the blade.
1581723
Yes it needs to go all the way around. I couldn't get this machine to cut properly. Poorly made
566868
It will cut it easily. I've cut thicker material but if you plan on cutting a lot of heavy material you may consider a bigger machine.
1680711
Actually, no it does not have that feature, BUT it has sewed many long hours, and I absolutely love the ease of the machine. It is really durable and does very well for a straight forward basic machine with a few nice decorative stitches. It is an excellent machine for the money. Thanks.
1811291
No, it is not designed for that. It is designed for cross-cutting, not ripping.
23541
ye it do rip cuts up to about 8 inches from the blade. The sad part is that anything bigger than 8 inches will be to wide for a rip cut of a big piece. You can not go bigger than that on a rip cup, but you can go as long as you want on a crosscut. Both rip and crosscuts are really accurate.
2039752
Yes, I use it for a very close cut. Have had it for almost a year now. Still works great.
548013
Don't remember it coming with an edge guide. I haven't used it to make a clean 90 degree cut but if you're not coming from two outside edges I'd suspect it might be difficult. I would imagine you could make the 90 cut IF you cut the corner out to make the turn. It isn't a scroll saw but it is an excellent tool.
1168455
This is a serger, so it has different special stitches for edge work... it won't have straight or zigzag stitch. There are tons of sewing machines that have up to 300 different types of stitches that sounds more what you might be looking for when you say you want an all purpose machine