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From: Apple Spice
Date: 06-08-2006, 09:05 PM (1 of 11)
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How good is a Juki Serger? I have been offered a free older model? Virginia 
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User: Apple Spice
Member since: 01-18-2002 Total posts: 39 
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From: wghmch
Date: 06-08-2006, 11:47 PM (2 of 11)
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Most were pretty good, Virginia, but you need to find out whether it is a 3 thread, 3/4 thread, or one of the old 4 thread with a safety chain that really did not stretch much. The Bernettes were made by Juki early on too. Biggest knock on some of the early ones was that they were difficult to thread. Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: bluebirdie
Date: 06-09-2006, 04:12 PM (3 of 11)
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Hi Virginia, I heard some older Juki sergers can be quite reliable. If you don't already have a serger and this Juki is working and free, take it. If it's hard to thread, your son or daughter can help assuming they have better vision at their young age. There is no better way to test drive a serger if it's free 
- Robin
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User: bluebirdie
Member since: 03-12-2006 Total posts: 139 |
From: plrlegal
Date: 06-09-2006, 11:35 PM (4 of 11)
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I have a new Juki, Pearl Line MO 654DE and I truly love it. I flip from regular over lock stitching to rolled hem by sliding one lever and adjusting the right needle tension. Otherwise, my settings never have to be changed or fiddled with. DH bought it for me last November when my Singer gave up the ghost in the middle of making 60 Christmas costumes and it has had literally hours of serging since then without a problem. It is very easy to thread and it will definitely let you know if you miss even the smallest part of a thread path. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: wee2
Date: 06-12-2006, 03:42 PM (5 of 11)
| The old Babylocks were made in the Juki factory and they were very reliable. I can only assume the juckis would be as good. |
User: wee2
Member since: 03-02-2006 Total posts: 3 |
From: wghmch
Date: 06-12-2006, 06:36 PM (6 of 11)
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"The old Babylocks were made in the Juki factory" Very confusing, but there are two different Juki(s), and the Babylocks were/are made at the other one, which broke off from the original Juki quite some time back. Both have produced pretty good products. Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: Apple Spice
Date: 06-25-2006, 02:02 AM (7 of 11)
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I did get the Juki Serger, and it's a 1983 model Mo-104 with four threads. I haven't attempted to thread it yet, and I don't know if it sews, but the motor does work. Virginia  
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User: Apple Spice
Member since: 01-18-2002 Total posts: 39
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From: Tom Land
Date: 06-25-2006, 10:20 AM (8 of 11)
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Virginia, That model is a workhorse. However, it is a little more difficult to thread and use than later made sergers. Keep it oiled and it ought to serve you well. If my memory serves me the mo104 & mo103 were the first sergers made for the home. Which got the ball rolling for the home serger market. Bill might know of another but that is the first I remember.
Have fun or don't do it, Tom
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User: Tom Land
Member since: 09-21-2005 Total posts: 514 |
From: wghmch
Date: 06-25-2006, 12:43 PM (9 of 11)
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"..it is a little more difficult to thread and use than later made sergers." If it's the one I'm remembering, Tom, that may go down as the understatement of the month. "If my memory serves me the mo104 & mo103 were the first sergers made for the home. Which got the ball rolling for the home serger market. Bill might know of another but that is the first I remember." I believe that these came out at almost the same time as the first Babylocks, and both were being distributed by Tacony. They really had the market "sewed up" for a short time. I don't believe that these early 4 thread models, with what they called a "safety chain," were very good for stretch fabrics, as they could not produce a 3 thread serged edge. Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: Apple Spice
Date: 06-25-2006, 03:16 PM (10 of 11)
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Thanks Tom and Bill for the information on the MO 104 Juki Serger that helps a lot. I don't sew stretch garments really unless it's to fix a seam in a garment that had came apart in store bought clothes, and that is where I hope that a serger would help better, than a regular sewing machine. I am a craft sewer, and quilter, use a lot of cottons, so I was hoping that a serger would help me in that area. I sew baby clothes too. My hubby wants to get me a new serger, but I don't know which kind to tell him to get. I am very new to serger sewing. I have seen a lot of patterns for sergers, and always wanted to get into it. What do you suggest for a new serger that isn't so expensive? Virginia 
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User: Apple Spice
Member since: 01-18-2002 Total posts: 39
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From: ClareSS
Date: 06-27-2006, 10:01 AM (11 of 11)
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Jennifer, take a look at the Janome 634D MyLock serger. I know 3 people that have them and love them. I'm going to get one for myself, as my current surger is very old, hard to thread, and doesn't even have differential feed. http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp08027-0854.html |
User: ClareSS
Member since: 04-05-2006 Total posts: 17 |
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