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Top Rated Product
Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Rex sewing products have been used in manufacturing for over 75 years. Now you can create professional-quality clothing and crafts at home with Rex's portable version of their industrial RX-518 blindstitch hemming machine.
Made of cast iron to ensure industrial-strength productivity, this machine also has a lightweight 110-volt motor for portability. Blind hemming is ideal for skirt hems, pants cuffs, neckbands, sleeves, and knitted materials. The machine sews 1200 stitches per minute.
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.Features include:
- 1200 stitches per minute
- 7 mm presser foot lift
- 110-volt motor
- Knee lift
- Skip stitch setting
- Curved needle
- Tension dial
- Swing plate
Average Customer Rating:
out of
5
18 of 19(95%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Review 1 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
blindstitching machine,
August 18, 2009
By sewanna
from Florida
"This is a very well built machine. All metal, nice and heavy. Makes perfect stitches and most of all is portable. I am very impressed with how nice it is. If you are in the market for a hemmer,, this is the one you need. Clamps down to any table."
Review 2 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Rex hemming machine,
July 4, 2009
By jgl100
"I bought this machine for personal use. I have never used a hemming machine before. This machineis easy to thread , but the instructions are hard to understand, not written in good English grammer.It's made of good quality materials. Sews fast, so I had to practice a lot. Overall, it is doing what I expected and I am pleased."
Review 3 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Terrific Little Hemmer,
May 8, 2009
By ElizabethInMI
from Detroit Area
"I bought the Rex "portable" machine to use in a shop I run where we occasionally want to provide hemming services. (A uniform shop). We have NO extra space, so I bought for size, the name, and hopes it would work out...It did! Since then we have purchased three more for other locations.This machine isn't "lightweight" as far as lifting or carrying. It's a sturdy machine and has worked terrific at all our locations.One small problem we found is easy operator error because it's easy to lean against the knee-lifter while hemming if you don't position yourself not to. Once we realised we were doing this - some problems we had occasionally with stitching was solved.Two months of steady service - easy to use - and takes little to no space. I'm half-thinking of ordering one for my house - but it just seems like overkill after ordering 4!If you hem a lot of clothes (and I even sewed up a bunch of curtain hems - heh!) it is well worth the price."
Review 4 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Hopeful,
February 20, 2009
By Yukidog
from San Francisco
"I am hopeful I can figure this machine out. The instructions are pretty worthless. Perhaps we can start a blog on how to use this machine. I have only tried it one day since I bought it. Threading is easy. Is there an easy way to feed the fabric through the machine? If there's a foot lift, I can't find it. Would love to get on board with my new machine, taking someone's advice, practice, practice, practice. Or can someone post a YouTube video on the use of this machine? I would appreciate that a ton!"
Review 5 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
I LOVE this machine!!!!,
December 19, 2008
By pixiechic
"This has got to be the best purchase I've made in a long time!! This machine runs like a dream, it really feels like an industrial machine. It isn't flimsy at all, it even has a little motor in the back. Nice material too, cast iron, it feels so professional! Started hemming stuff right out of the box! I wish I had this when I was in design school, glad I got it now though! I LOVE THIS MACHINE!!!!!! ; ) My only negative comment about it is that the foot pedal is too light weight ( flimsy plastic) for such a lovely strong machine. I wish it was a metal pedal, maybe I can have it replaced."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Great Value,
August 15, 2007
By betty1188
from Alabama
Value:
5
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5
Appearance:
5
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Durability:
5
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5
"I am new in the drapery business and researched hemmer's quite extensively. This purchase was made for price and the reviews of others in all facets of the business. The machine was ready to go and I plugged it in and starting hemming. I would recommend this machine for its price and ease of operation. Now it's practice, practice and practice."
Review 7 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
rex portable blindstich hemming machine,
July 1, 2007
By rose248
from brooksville fl
Value:
5
out of
5
Appearance:
5
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5
Durability:
5
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5
"we own a mens clothing store an needed a new blindstich machine for hemming pants. everyone we looked at was very expensive, $700.00 an up. i did a search on line an found that you had one at a very good price!!!. i ordered it an my husbend and myself are very pleased. we attched it to a work table and it is everybit as good as our old table modle. it is not big but sturdy and does a very good job. i would order this machine again and highley recomend it to others. thank you overstock you came to my rescue agsin."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Time Saving Machine,
June 7, 2007
By JoSew
from Atlanta, GA
Value:
5
out of
5
Appearance:
5
out of
5
Durability:
4
out of
5
"Purchased this machine on a recommendation of a friend. After I figured out how to operate it I loved it. Instruction book is a lot to be desired. Translation from (I think chineese) is horrible. Manual needs to be updated. You have to know how to sew in order to figure it out. Not for beginners. Machine works great but had a problem with foot control. After about 20 hrs did not work, apparently a short. Went to local sewing machine company and purchased a new electronic control. Foot control is very cheap. Machine supposedly has 5 year warranty, but no where to call or contact if you have a problem. I have a home business doing window decor. This hemmer saves me lots of time. Would recommend to the experienced sewer."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
How did I live without it?,
June 5, 2007
By DDSull
from Peoria, IL
Value:
5
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5
Appearance:
5
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5
Durability:
5
out of
5
"I do a considerable amount of drapery work requiring 84" to 108" hems on drapery panels. This machine worked fabulously right out of the box. Instructions were not very complete as translated, however if you have any sewing machine knowledge at all it wasn't difficult to walk through it."
Review 10 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Rex blind hemming,
May 12, 2007
By P4300
from Rocky Hill, CT
Value:
4
out of
5
Appearance:
5
out of
5
Durability:
5
out of
5
"Good machine But please make sure you have an adequate and secure place to mount it and use it.
It does have a slight rev to it"
It does have a slight rev to it"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE,
December 4, 2006
By PERL
from WOODMERE, NY
Value:
5
out of
5
Appearance:
5
out of
5
Durability:
5
out of
5
""I've been a sewer all my life, This one is a dream! Smooth running...it just purrs! Threading it is very easy. I'm very happy with its performance. For this great price, I believe it's an outstanding deal. I only wish I had bought it sooner!""
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Rex blindstitch hemmer,
September 26, 2006
By lin123
from Morristown, Tennessee
Value:
5
out of
5
Appearance:
5
out of
5
Durability:
5
out of
5
"I love it. The hemmer is so easy to use and really makes my projects look professional. I would highly recomend this product to anyone who enjoys sewing."
Review 13 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
A Great Little Machine!,
September 9, 2006
By babs2
from VA
Value:
5
out of
5
"I'm using this for custom drapery making and it has already saved me tons of time versus hemming with my sewing machine. It was a little sticky when I first got it but this has improved with oiling and running it. However if you don't know already knowhow to use a blindstitch hemmer you will definitely NOT be able to figure out how to do it by reading the supplied printed instructions as they have been so poorly translated from chinese as to make very little sense."
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Review 14 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
February 1, 1900
By Lannie
from Concord/CA
"I have been sewing (clothes, drapes, curtains,etc.) for a long time and used to do the hemming manually to make it look descent. This machine is great and saves me a lot of time. My work now looks professionaly done. The only thing I had a hard time is threading the curved needle."
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review 15 for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Overall Rating:
out of
5
February 1, 1900
By Gordon
from Woodland Hills, CA US
"WOW WOW WOW !!I have an old REX blindstitch with the table and the big clutch motor and the whole nine yards, My wife Carolyn saw this machine on here and mentioned it to me, and I figured, I know REX is good so lets try it, this is one neat machine, it is same material( i think cast iron) and it is as strong and sews as good as my big one, it has a neat lil motor packaged in the back of the machine. I dont care if you'r a tailor like my self or dry cleaners or whatever, if you need a blindstitch get this one, you dont need the big one anymore,thats it.."
13 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Ratings-Only Reviews for Rex Portable Blindstitch Hemming Machine
Based on the average of (4) ratings-only reviews
Overall Rating:
out of
5
Would recommend? Yes 3 out of 4
