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Posted by S R Glickman on July 26, 2005, 12:17 pm
On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:20:12 +0100, Kate Dicey
>Worth it if you are going to use it a lot on projects where you will
>need to swap back and forth between the two settings. I have a Toyota
>SL3404E, a 3/4-thread machine which needs the alternative foot and
>stitch-plate change. It does a brilliant 3 thread rolled hem (at least
>as good as my Huskylock 910*), but it does take 5 minutes to change it
>over, so on projects where I need to swap over, I've been known to
>thread and set it up for the rolled hems and use the Huskylock for seams
>to avoid the swap-over. The Huskylock has the facility for swapping
>without the stitch plate and foot change, and generally this is a lot
>more convenient.
>
>*Both machines are made by Toyota, but while they share the same 'brick
>netty' build quality, they share no parts! The Huskylock is much easier
>to thread and not so temperamental about woolly nylon threads, and its
>top speed is about twice that of the Toyota. On the other hand, the
>Toyota was cheap (£160 slightly used, with a 1 year guarantee)
I can get the better machine ex-demo for £179, or £149 for the cheaper
one. Both with full 3 year guarantee.
>If you are on a more restricted budget, this is your first serger,
Yes to both of these !
or
>you think you may never bother with the free arm, the Toyota will give
>many years trouble free service, so long as you de-fluff and oil it
>regularly, and get it properly serviced at regular intervals. I would
>suggest for light use, once every two years. For heavy domestic use
>and/dressmaker use, get it serviced every year. I use BOTH sergers
>enough to get them serviced at least once a year.
That's not a problem as the dealer is fairly local.
Many thanks for replying.
Susan
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