Some 10 years ago there was a joke: I’ll buy an overlocker, at least I’ll find out what it is. And today it is no longer funny, since almost every woman who is interested in sewing knows about this wonderful sewing machine.
It should be noted that the popularization of overlocks began in the 90s, when Chinese overlocks with a small noisy motor began to be massively imported to the CIS countries. Prior to this, overlocks were only at sewing enterprises. And home couturiers sometimes bought a decommissioned “head” of a class 51 industrial overlock and found a craftsman who could connect the machine to a motor that could work from a home electrical network.
And at all times, happy owners and owners of an overlocker faced the same problem: how to fill it and set it up.
This video shows the easiest way...
And as for the choice of overlock...
It cannot be said that class 51 overlocks remain unsurpassed in terms of ease of maintenance and quality of stitching by machines for processing edge seams today. But when buying a Chinese analogue of an overlocker of this class, you should clearly understand that it is devoid of many adjustments and advantages that household overlockers have.
Firstly, he can only do one overcasting line.
Secondly, the width of this line is NOT adjustable. All you can do is change the thread tension.
Thirdly, manufacturers have saved on everything, even on thread take-ups! And the head of this overlock weighs about 15 kg.
Fourthly, this overlock is not suitable for mass production due to the low power of the motor.
But, if you have already bought it, learn how to refuel it and think about buying a new generation overlocker.
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