Need help,choosing serger...
 

My daughter asked me about 2 models but I really domt know much about sergers. The models she is looking at are a Brother 5234 for $449 used. Also a Viking Husquavarna 2995for $499. Any ideas on these models or can you recommend a good option in the $500 range ...preferably self threading? Thanks for,the help.

Correct the Viking to model 2005.

I don't have one but really like the juki 654D I think it was when I demoed it, very nice stitch. I also like the brother your referring to, looked a little easier to use but he juki looked like it gave a nicer finish. I ended up spending my serger money on my scanncut so will be watching this to see what others say

My love is my Babylock

Make sure it is easy to thread the loopers. I love my babylock with the air jet threading system. I have an older serger and I spent an hour the other day trying to thread it correctly. I finally gave up and went to the babylock. (I didn't want to use the babylock at the time because I had it set up to do cover stitch and didn't want to change it.)

I bought a Babylock over 20 years ago and found out that it really creates fat seams due to the stitch when I used it for quilting so it just sits unloved in a box in the closet.

I love my BabyLock with the air threader. I use it all the time, and I never used my old Singer serger because it was too hard to thread. BabyLock sergers are great. Maybe consider a used one if you don't want to spend much. I'm not sure of the price now since I've had mine for a while.

I have an older bernina serger that take 4 spools of thread. The other day I had to get a ott-light out and two pair of twissers and 4 different colors for cone thread that was a close colors on the threading instructions and sat it up on the counter withe the book of directions. My DH help and we got it done and it works good. It is just a mess to rethread the older sergers. I bought it used from friend for $150 and I think it was about 7 or 8 when new. I don't cover it up when not in use because that is how it got messed up a couple times.

Me, too! froggyintexas

I too love my Babylock. I purchased one a few months back, one that self threaded. All I can say is wow , why did I wait so long. My 25+years Viking was properly retired. I just dreaded if/when it would become unthreaded and the inevitable hours of frustration to thread it again.