Category: 4.5 mm
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Silver SRN321 ribbing attachment
Silver SRN321 ribber is identical to Studio SRN321 ribber, I worked with (watch the video and read a blog). Thus, it is compatible with the same knitting machines: Studio mod. 321, Singer MemoMatic 321 and Silver SK321 standard-gauge 200-needle knitting machines. According to the manual, these ribbers are also compatible with with Silver SK305, Empisal Knitmaster…
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JUKI K 871, One Touch Auto, knitting machine
JUKI K 871 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. The machine has eight pushbuttons which activate (i.e., push forward) the needles are when the ratchet tool is turned. The pushed-forward needles then help to form various stitches depending on the carriage settings. There is no need to memorize…
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JUKI K 861 knitting machine
JUKI K-861 is a first JUKI knitting machine to offer semi-automatic needle selection, accomplished by eight push-buttons. It is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Thus, it could be considered a JUKI pioneer for the whole JUKI series of knitting machines. The screw-on carriage handle, S-shaped table clamps and slide-in tool holder…
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JUKI K-841 knitting machine
JUKI K-841 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Not much is available about this machine. Judging by its vintage row counter, JUKI K-841 was manufactured in Japan very likely in the early 1960s. Additionally, a unique tension mast is also seen in the machines manufactured up to the late 1960s…
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Studio SRP50 ribbing attachment
Studio SRP50 ribber was released to the market in the late 1970s to convert standard-gauge metal flat bed machines manufactured by Silver Reed and its subsidiaries (Singer, Silver, Studio, Riccar, Empisal Knitmaster) into double bed machines. Studio SRP50 ribber has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Studio SRP50 fits a large variety of Studio knitting machines,…
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Janome CH-1800 knitting machine.
Janome CH1800 knitting machine is a rebranded Corona CH-1800 and/or Genie CH1800 knitting machines. The same machine also came under as Koyo CH1800. Thus, read the corresponding posts while enjoying the pictures below. It looks like it could be accessorized with a ribber (stay tuned while I am figuring out the model number).
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Studio SR105 ribbing attachment
Although I do not see model number for this ribber on the needle bed or the carriage, it was posted on eBay as a Studio SR105 ribber with the Studio SK103 knitting machine. This ribber also looks very similar (except for the color) to the Studio SR302 ribber. Additionally, judging by the corresponding manuals, Silver…
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Knitmaster SR302 ribbing attachment
Knitmaster SR302 ribber is a rare attachment matching turn-knob knitting machines (Studio SK302, SK303, SK301, Empisal ES302, Empisal Knitmaster mod. 305, Silver SK305, Silver SK302, Silver SK301, and potentially some later models, SK313-315) to find as it was released to the market in the mid 1960s. Studio SR302 ribber model is somewhat similar to the…
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Studio SK313 knitting machine
Studio SK313 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1970. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical to the Silver SK313 model, on which I already wrote a detailed article; thus, refer to it while enjoying the pictures below. Studio SK313 has a very pretty green color…
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Studio mod. 327 knitting machine
Silver SK327 was released in the mid-to-late 1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical (with the exception of the branding and color combos) to the Silver SK327, Silver SK326 and Studio mod. 326 knitting machines: same type of vintage roll-based knit leader, built-in tool tray, stand-alone…
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Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 appeared on the market in the mid-1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, and with only basic/manual capabilities. However, Empisal Knitmaster mod. it has a needle selector (a mini carriage) to assist with patterning. Other machines with needle selectors are Studio SK101, Studio SK-102, Studio…
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Studio mod. 280 knitting machine
Studio mod. 280 is a standard-gauge knitting machines with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The same machines are Silver Reed SK280, and Studio by White mod. 280. Unlike many of its Studio/Silver Reed/Singer counterparts, Studio mod. 280 does NOT have a built-in leader and has a stand-alone tool box. The machine was released relatively late…