While it does tend to be noisy, a serger pad will drastically reduce that problem. The stitch quality is excellent and the cutting blade is positioned in the machine for maximum safety. The price is somewhat high for a machine without any bells or whistles, but it offers you an impressive array of stitch options, it’s well built, user friendly and compact.
This top-of-the-line Bernette b48 Funlock Serger Coverstitch combo model is a mechanical machine, although color-coding the entire thread paths do make the threading easier to master than other mechanical models.