Janome serger question

Lots of things will help. My serger sits on a bathroom rug/mat - a very fancy heavy-backed one from the bankruptcy sale store. The SMs rest on drawer liners. A hunk of leftover carpet will work too. One day we'll study acoustics but meanwhile, just something to absorb some of the vibration and racket will suffice. DO use something that will keep it from wandering. It seems like it was our own Kate XXXXXXXXXXX who had a serger leap off into her lap. Now, there's a picture. Polly

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This may not be much help currently but there is a formula used to calculate such matters ...

For each $10 more you spend on sergers you get ;

As an extra bonus the reduction in the dosage of frustration elixir further reduces the risks and hazards that befall (think hammer) such machines while operating the machinery under the influence of such elixirs.

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Thanks Polly. Maybe I could get an extra small baby bassinet mattress! Barbara

A good suggestion! I'll go in the morning and get a gallon of a fruit wine. Barbara

Yup, 'twas me! I've had two try that trick, and one was a Janome. The one that actually fell off the table completely was a Bernette. Verrrry disconcerting...

Neither of my current two sergers have tried this head-dive to obscurity. Even at its most rattly and noisiest, my Husqvarna also failed to do so, despite screaming like a Gatteling gun and vibrating like a tractor (it needs a new needle bar) the last time I used it.

Sergers ARE noisy compared with ordinary sewing machines. They move faster than most domestic machines and there's a lot less machine round them to damp the noise and vibration. That said, some are much better than others. As I have my main machines in an upstairs bedroom attached to next door, I have them on mats on the bench. This does cut down some of the noise. I have my Bernina serger on a mat to stop it sticking to the bench, as it's little feet are so effective! Everyone who has used it has said how quiet it is for a serger, and how smooth.

Right now I have my Brother serger set up on a plastic garden table in my conservatory. It vibrates a bit at top speed, but so far has signally failed to do anything more disconcerting than sew. It does seem a little louder there than upstairs on the more solid bench, and makes the whole table vibrate along with it, but is otherwise fine.

ah, you have chosen the frugal solution :)

My serger has rubber cup-like feet. It doesn/t wander. It's not terribly loud. BUT, my nextdoor neighbor says he knows when I'm using it (I live in a townhome)! He says he can't so much hear it, but he can feel the vibrations!! I was really surprised when I heard that!!