Category: Pushbutton
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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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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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Empisal KH91 knitting machine
Empisal KH91, sometimes also called Empisal Computamatic KH-91, was manufactured in Japan in the very early 1970s. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm distance between the needles) machine with 200 needles. It can perform automatic needle selection with its patterning center, that contains eight pushbuttons, reverse knob It features eight push buttons and a patterning…
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ArtKnitter DX-2000 knitting machine
ArtKnitter DX-2000 is a standard gauge knitting machine with 8-pushbuttons to allow knitters to automatically select needles. I did not have a personal experience with this machine (yet) and it is also hard to find any information on ArtKnitter machines. However, there is a free manual online for ArtKnitter DX-2000. ArtKnitter DX-2000 was manufactured in…
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ArtKnitter DX-1000 knitting machine
There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter DX-1000. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. Knitting machine ArtKnitter DX-1000 was made in Japan. It is a standard-gauge pushbutton knitting machine, probably released to the market in the mid-1960s. Check out other pushbutton knitting…
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Empisal Vistamatic KH531
The full name according to this machine is ‘Empisal Vistamatic Push BUtton Automatic Knitter KH531″. It is identical to the vintage 4-pushbutton knitting machine Brother KH531. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine
The Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH110 machines (also fine-gauge). Thus, read the corresponding article. Differences between KH111, KH120 and KH110 are also described in the blog post for KH110.
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Brother KH511 knitting machine
I am about to become an owner of Brother KH511, so stay tuned for more first-hand insights! Brother KH511 is very likely the first push-button knitting machine to appear on the market. Its only 4-pushbuttons allow for a more automatic needle selection, activated by pressing the buttons and rotating the ratchet tool. The machine has…
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Brother KH811 knitting machine
Brother KH811 is a very unique knitting machine as it (to the best of my knowledge) is the only machine made by Brother (and maybe even the only one in the whole knitting-machine world) that combines punchcard and pushbutton needle selection and pattering mechanisms. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. It was…