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Toyota K 506 knitting machine
Toyota K506 knitting machine is a turn-knob knitting machine manufactured in the mid- to late-1960s. Stay tuned while I look for more information on this machine and in the meantime below are my observations and pictures. Toyota K506 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. Its patterning and automatic…
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Knitking KH840 knitting machine…
… is the same as Brother KH840. Thus, read the corresponding post while I am looking for better pictures.
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Toyota NT-12 knitting machine
Toyota mod. NT-12 knitting machine seems like a standard-gauge knitting machine with 180 needles (judging by the picture of the markings on the needlebed). At the moment, I am not sure whether the needles are 5.5 mm (like some other Toyota knitting machines from that time) or 4.5 mm. It probably appeared on the market…
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Riccar RK-708A knitting machine
Riccar RK-708A is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. The look of Riccar 708A knitting machine is much more modern than its immediate predecessor, Riccar 708; although both machines have a knit-leader and a punchcard mechanism. Riccar 708A very much resembles its younger sister, Riccar…
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RICCAR 709 knitting machine
Riccar 709 is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. Riccar 709 knitting machine is identical (with some minor color differences) to the Studio mod. 360, Empisal Knitmaster 360/260K, Singer MemoMatic 360K, Silver Reed SK360, Silver SK360. Thus, refer to those detailed posts while enjoying the…
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Brother KA-800 transfer carriage.
Brother KA-800 is a mystery carriage: it is not mentioned anywhere. Yet, I found it on an online auction. It looks like a better-known Brother KA-8300 transfer carriage. I see some differences in the display pictures on the carriage itself, but I do not see any differences in their functional parts. There are videos on…
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Toyota K65 transfer carriage
According to a Toyota accessories brochure, the Toyota K65 transfer carriage works with setups for the KS950, KS901 ad KS858 knitting machines. I also see sources mentioning the Toyota K65 carriage working with the Toyota KS895. It also fits Elna EK2400 setup with ER2450 ribber because this is the same setup as Toyota’s, just under…
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Empisal Knitmaster RT-1 transfer carriage
Empisal Knitmaster RT-1 carriage is the same as Silver Reed RT1 carriage, already described in detail in another post.
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Silver Reed RT-1 transfer carriage
Like other transfer carriages, Silver Reed RT1 moves stitches from the ribber (SRP50, for example) to the main needlebed. RT-1 transfer carriages work with a wide range of punchcard and electronic Silver Reed (and other machines under this brand umbrella: Singer, Empisal Knitmaster, Studio, Riccar, Silver), such as Singer MemoMatic 210, Studio 260K, Silver Reed…
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KnitKing IN 91 intarsia carriage
KnitKing IN 91 intarsia carriage fits standard-gauge Brother, Defendi and KnitKing knitting machines with punchcard (except for Brother KH800 and KH801) and electronic capabilities. It seems to be equivalent to Brother KA8210 intarsia carriage. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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Knitking IN PCB Intarsia carriage
KintKing In PCB intercarriage, sometimes also sold under the KnitKing IN 9″ model name, is a carriage suitable for use with only Brother and KnitKing bulky (9 mm) machines: punchcard-based models (Brother KH260, KnitKing KH260, KnitKing PC bulky), as well as electronic ones (Brother KH270, and KnitKing Compuknit bulky). It is identical to a Brother…
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Silver Reed AG40 intarsia carriage
Silver Reed AG40 intarsia carriage fits mid-gauge electronic knitting machines. To the best of my current knowledge, there is only one such machine: Silver Reed SK860. I do not currently have this machine or the carriage. The information on AG40 intarsia carriage is also scarce… Well… Let’s put as much as we can on it…