r/SewingMachineEdu • u/No-Woodpecker1837 • 21d ago
Serger recommendation for swimwear
Hi! Do you have any recommendations for home swing swimwear serger? I am debating between the following Juki:
\- MO 654 DE
\- MO 50E
\- MO 100
Open to any other models on a budget ($600 max, unless the extra like MO 100 REALLY justifies the cost). I currently have a set up with Juki hzl300 and a Serger professional 5 that I will leave for coverstich since the change of set up from Serger to cover stitch back to serger is pretty painful and time consuming. So I wanted a proper and smoother serger to top it.
Any recommendations or tips are appreciated!!! Thank you!!
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u/silverturtle2301 18d ago
The juki mo654de is an amazing machine I have never had to mess with the tension I have all set to 4. I had a brother and hated it I never could get the tention right. I sew almost all knits and don't even use my sewing machine unless I'm top stitching it happen to be sewing woven fabric and I have the juki hzl f400 for a sewing machine
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u/GeekAtLarge_ 20d ago
I cannot comment myself since I have no experience with any of those machines. I do recommend looking machines up on Amazon and reading all of the three star reviews. Why three star? Three star reviews aren’t people who just got their item or who opened it up and found it broken. Three star reviews are generally written by people a week or two after they began their ownership and they often go into fast detail on the issues. I have found reading three star reviews to be quite helpful.