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 find that the manual is written relatively well and that the setting it up is somewhat more straightforward than some of the Brother ribbers. Although both have their own pros and cons.

PROS:

easy to setup
manual is written well
compatible with a wider variety of Singer/Silver Reed/Studio machines

CONS:

when knitting on the full bed (all needles), especially when the ribber is dropped out of the way and you are knitting with a regular sinker plate), the sinker plate wheels catch a bit on the setting plates. SOLUTION: knit on all needles it only necessarily. When knitting not on all needles, do not move the carriage too far, pass the setting plates.

when the connecting arm is attached to the main carriage, you cannot move the carriage cam from L to stockinet. Just something to be aware of. The manual for the Singer SRP50 mentions it too.

Singer (and its sister models) also has ribbers to fit standard-gauge punch-card knitting machines: Siner SRP60, Singer SRP60N, Singer SRP20, Singer SRN321 and Singer SRP321. These ribbers are interchangible with most of the machines however, there are some differences between them.