Updated: February 2022
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Model |
When obtained/restored |
What has been done… |
Opinion |
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Miscellaneous machines |
Own? |
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Addi King 46 needles |
2019 |
Knitted sweater, scarves, hats, neck warmers |
(+) Excellent circular machine, very reliable, fast to knit (-) can knit limited items – hats might be too small for some, lots of hand-manipulation of finished garments required for more advanced items |
Yes |
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Add 22 needles |
2019 |
Knitted gloves, socks, toys for dogs |
yes |
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Brother |
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Fall 2020 |
Cleaned, changed sponge bar, replaced all needles, knitted two sweaters with cables |
(+) Nice, light, reliable, easy to maintain, parts easily available, takes bulkier yarns (-) too much hand manipulation for patterning. Limiting for those who want to do more advanced knitting |
SOLD, January 2022 |
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Brother KH551 |
October 2021 |
Deeply cleaned, refurbished, cleaned needle selection mechanism, full tested, knitted a sweater and neck warmers/scarves |
(+) Excellent for beginners, lighter than other metal bed machines, easy semi-automatic needle selection (-) still requires a lot of manual manipulation (but with the ratchet tool), manual might be confusing for some |
SOLD, December 2021 |
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Brother KH551 |
November 2021 |
Cleaned, replaced sponge bar, extensively tested, knitted two blankets |
SOLD, January 2022 |
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Singer/Studio |
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Studio/Singer 360K Memomatic |
September 2021 |
Cleaned, fully tested, knitted a sweater for mom (light burgundy) using tuck punch card |
(+) very reliable, easy manual, would keep it for sure for myself (-) none so far with the exception that it is not electronic and has limitation in that sense. Color change is still manual |
SOLD, October 2021 |
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Singer MemoMatic 210 |
November 2021 |
Cleaned, changed sponge bar, tested on full bed (made a blanket on all 200 needles). |
(+) very reliable, easy manual, would keep it for sure for myself (+) looks less overwhelming than 360K (+) light weight… (-)…because it does not have a hard case cover (-) none so far with the exception that it is not electronic and has limitation in that sense. Color change is still manual |
SOLD, December 2021 |
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Singer/Studio 700 |
November 2021 |
Changed the sponge bar, tested Knitted a patterned blanket. Knitted fair isle socks/leg warmers |
(+) The patterning drums make it very easy to move the carriage. (+) The manual is very well-written (+) All manuals and brochures are available online. (+) All tools fit nicely into a built-in storage box, the cover of which actually shows how to arrange them. (+) Easy-to find replacement needles since these models are relatively “newer” ones. (+) The tools are pretty standard and interchangible with other models. (+) built-in knit-leader (+) putting this machine to storage and opening and closing is very easy (+) built-in row counter (+) All parts fit into a case. The schematics on the case lid shows how to put away the machine and it is very easy to follow (much easier than on Brother). (+) Easy-to-learn patterning. The knobs on the carriage are straightforward – just follow the steps in the manual. (-) drums often get stuck if not oiled regularly. (-) setup does not contain cast-on bars |
Posted on Etsy , February 2022 |
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Second Studio 360K memomatic |
February 2022 |
Currently cleaning/refurbishing/servicing |
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Studio 326 |
February 2022 |
Currently cleaning/refurbishing/servicing |
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Soon to refurbish/test/clean |
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Brother KH260 |
yes |
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Brother KR260 |
yes |
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Brother KH840 |
yes |
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Brother KH930 |
yes |
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Brother KH910 |
yes |
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Brother KH860 |
yes |
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Brother KH890 |
yes |
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Brother KR810 |
yes |
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Brother KR850 |
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Toyota 747 |
yes |
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Toyota 901 |
Yes |
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Toyota 610 |
Yes |
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Singer 666 |
yes |
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Studio 327 |
yes |
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Singer/Studio 360 |
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Studio by White |
Yes |
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Studio SK740 |
yes |
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Singer HK100 |
yes |
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SR50 |
yes |
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Mitsubishi |
yes |
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Garter carriages (88, 89, 93) |
yes |
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Color changer, Brother |
yes |
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Knit Leader, KL116 |
yes |
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