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baby lock serger
« on: July 07, 2010, 10:43:26 AM »

My local sewing machine store has a traded in baby lock 550 serger, does anyone know anything about this model?  this would be my first serger.  any suggestions?  thanks!
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Re: baby lock serger
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2010, 03:57:12 PM »

hmm i dont know.  Sorry!!  Hope you figure it out!
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Re: baby lock serger
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2010, 08:39:49 PM »

they already sold it...he said it is comparable to the Lauren model.  Has anyone heard of the white speed lock serger?  he said it is the better grade one.  anyway....i'll keep looking.
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Re: baby lock serger
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2010, 04:35:43 PM »

sorry i am no help here!!  i just have a singer that i got on sale at walmart rolleyes
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Re: baby lock serger
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2010, 06:47:28 AM »

I am a fan of Babylock sergers.  Personally I think any Babylock serger will do.  I had no luck with any serger except Babylock when it came to sergering 4 layers of hemp.  I currently own the wave and love it but I have also owned one of the mechanical machines with all manual tension and threading and it also serger 4 layers of hemp on a curve like butter.
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Re: baby lock serger
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2010, 04:09:32 PM »

I ended up getting an Eclipse SX and love it! Plus they had no interest for 18 months.  It works great and easy to use.
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Re: baby lock serger
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2010, 05:08:13 PM »

Cool you will not be disappointed.  I am a Viking Sewing Machine lover but their sergers do not hold a candle to the babylock.
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