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Empisal Knitmaster SRP50 ribbing attachment
Empisal Knitmaster SRP50 ribber is compatible with standard gauge Singer/Studio/Silver Reed/Empisal Knitmaster/Riccar knitting machine with pounchcard- and electronics-based patterning capabilities. Empisal Knitmaster SRP50 is a clone of Studio SRP50, Singer SRP50, Silver SRP50 and Silver Reed SRP50 ribbers. Thus, read the corresponding posts.
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Marusan CP-102 linking machine
Marusan CP-102 linker is a manual linker with straight comb for stitching together the knitted fabrics. It seems like it is still being sold new. It is very compact and light weight and easy to handle. The model below is a manual one but there are also electric versions of it. Straight comb allows for…
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KnitKing Baby linker
Baby linker under the Knitking brand name looks and operates very similar to the Knitking Belinky linker, with the same features, pros and cons. Thus, refer to a corresponding post. Other straight linkers are Marusan CP-102 (the post for which has the most pictures and the most detail list of pros and cons of straight…
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KnitKing Belinky linker
Belinky linker under the brand name KnitKing is a manual stand-alone linker. It has detachable comb (not shown on any of the pictures below) that the fabric is cast onto. It is excellent for textiles that will benefit from being set straight (instead of in circle like in Hague, Erika, Silver Reed or other circular…
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Empisal Knitmaster 700K knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster 700K might (or might not) be the same knitting machine as Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700. These wonderful machines have built-in knit leaders, intarsia capabilities and a tool box on top of the punchcard reading mechanism. Both machines are identical to other 700-series models: Silver Reed SK700, Silver Reed 700N, Studio mod. 700, Singer…
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Empisal Knitmaster SK313 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster SK313 knitting machine is a 200-needle knitting machine of standard gauge (which means the distance between the center of the needles is 4.5 mm). The machine has a very distinct features: stop-buzzer. Empisal Knitmaster is a clone of Silver SK313 and Studio SK313 knitting machines (except for the color), about which I already…
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Empisal KH-610 knitting machine
Also known as Empisal KH610 Computamatic, this knitting machine has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes is a standard-gauge. The pictures below so far are the only ones I could find. But it looks that this machine is similar to Empisal KH680, as well as Brother KH587, Brother KH588, and Brother KH601.
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Empisal KH680 knitting machine
Empisal KH680 knitting machine features 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Thus standard-gauge machine has a patterning center with eight pushbuttons to allow for semi-automatic needle selection. The machine comes with a lace carriage. The carriage handle is a screw on: Comptabitle ribbers are Brother KR580 (I used KR580 on KH585 and the needlebeds and carriages…
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Empisal Knitmaster mod. 100 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster mod. 100 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is capable of only manual needle manipulation so it can knit only basic stitches. The carriage is very simple too. When I tried to compare this machine to any other model but under a different brand, I could…
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Empisal Knitmaster 321 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster 321 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The machine has punchcard reader that allows for the automatic needle selection to knit patterns automatically. Empisal Knitmaster 321 is a rebranded clone of Studio mod. 321, Silver SK-321, Singer MemoMatic 321. Thus, read the corresponding posts. Other similar…
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Empisal Knitmaster 326 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaste 326 appeared knitting machine on the market in the mid-1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader and punchcard reading mechanism for creating patterned textile fabrics. It has two clone sisters – Silver SK-326 and Studio mod. 326 (with all the same…
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Singer SRP50 ribbing attachment
… in progress while I am working on one and discovering its pros and cons. Singer SRP50 ribber, similar to its identical sisters, Empisal Knitmaster SRP50, Studio SRP50, Silver SRP50 and Silver Reed SRP50 is compatible with a wider variety of Singer/Silver Reed/Studio/Empisal/Riccar standard-gauge knitting machines. I personally worked with couple of SRP50 ribbers and…