BabyLock 5360E Overlocker Serger

 BabyLock 5360E Overlocker serger 

BL4-5360E

4/3 thread mock safety stitch (a mock safety stitch the upper looper does not get caught in the left needle), only the lower looper catches the left needle, on the bottom. Sergers which make the mock safety stitch, do NOT sew wide flatlock stitch, or 4 thread overlock stitch. This is on purpose, it is not an accident, it does NOT mean your machine needs fixed. While it may be possible to retime the upper looper to sew the 4 thread overlock stitch, it does not work, the upper looper is slightly shorter (about 2mm) shorter than the upper looper on the models which sew a 4 thread overlock.

3 thread overlock narrow

3 thread flatlock narrow

3 thread rolled hem

2 thread flatlock (must use upper looper subsidiary looper wire)

2 thread blind hem

2 thread rolled hem (must use upper looper subsidiary looper wire - manual)

Needle type DCx1F

Stitch length 1mm to 5mm

Stitch width from 3.5 mm to 7.5 mm dial

Self threading lower looper

Rolled hem adjustment built in

Snap on presser foot

Elastic and Tape guide built into presser foot

1500 stitches per minute

Built in light

If it has a D or E after the model #, it has Differential Feed- the 5360E in my photos does have differential feed.

Differential Feed is a lever on the right side of BabyLock sergers, which can adjust the front feed dog to either gather + up to 2, or stretch fabric -.7, as you serge.)

A serger, or overlocker, trims the fabric, sews the seam, and finishes the edges, to prevent fraying, all in one quick step.

 

BabyLock 5360E thread tension controls are calibrated, but you need to stand up, and look down on the tension knobs, to read the settings.