Pity, I thought the miracles of computerization might now allow sliding in a new unit. Still, the computer controls instead of punch cards are good to know about.
Fran Andrew T Trembley wrote: > On May 14, 2008, at 12:23 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: >> The computer control sounds cool. >> >> Earlier I was looking at some bottom of the line machines where you >> had >> to get a machine for either fine, medium, or thick yarn--but you could >> not use all three on the same machine. Are there any machines that you >> can just adjust to your yarn thickness? > > Carol K appears to have far greater knowledge on knitting machines > than I do, but I can answer this one. > > Knitting different size yarns by hand requires different size knitting > needles. Knitting different size yarns by machine requires different > size knitting needles, and this necessitates different needle spacing. > The only way to "adjust" to different size needles would be to replace > the whole needle bed, and that's the largest part of the machine. > > Even the high-end machines have these limitations. > > It is possible to run thicker yarns on machines designed for thinner > yarns if the needles allow, but the needle spacing can still be an > issue. One of the tricks is to move alternating needles into the "non- > working" position to create extra space, but you're effectively > halving the size of your machine when you do this, and probably > wonking up the punch card or computer-controlled patterns. > > andy > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
