Gave the Knitmaster machine a good clean today!
- Cleaned all the needles on the main bed and the ribber
- Brushed away a lot of fluff from the bed and underside of the carriage
- Replaced the sponge bar on the main bed
- Re-oiled the needle butts and rails on the main bed and the ribber
- Cleaned the plastic casing
It runs much more smoothly now, with less force needed for each pass of the carriage. The sponge bar in particular was very worn out, so replacing that has made a huge improvement.
Just a note on daily maintenance, which I’ll also add to the tool page and induction:
Before and after use, please brush away any fluff from the needles and the underside of the carriage. Each time the machine is used, small fibres from the yarn are deposited on the needle bed - if these aren’t brushed away, they can build up on the inside of the carriage and damage the moving parts. There’s a 1/2" paintbrush in the drawer labelled ‘knitting machine equipment’ that you can use for this.
